Snabbit, the Bengaluru-based quick service startup founded in 2024 by ex-Zepto Chief of Staff Aayush Agarwal, is shaking up the on-demand domestic help market with an approach as fast-paced as India’s quick commerce boom. In less than 18 months, Snabbit has raised an impressive $30 million in Series C funding led by Bertelsmann Nederland BV, with Lightspeed, Elevation, and Nexus Venture Partners doubling down as repeat backers.
The fresh capital will fuel expansion to 200 micro-markets, scale up its AI-driven logistics engine, and recruit thousands of workers—pushing Snabbit closer to true national scale.
From Zero to Scale: Funding and Founding Story
Launched with the insight that home help in India was still informal and patchy despite digital revolutions in grocery and food delivery, Aayush Agarwal built Snabbit as a tech-forward, quality-assured platform for “domestic help in 10 minutes.” It started by targeting premium Mumbai neighborhoods, offering cleaning, kitchen prep, dishes, and other household chores—all bookable through an easy-to-use app. Every worker undergoes rigorous screening, digital onboarding, and training in behavioral, social, and technical skills, ensuring professionalism that’s a notch above the traditional maid network.
Within its launch year, Snabbit had already raised a $1 million seed investment (Nexus Venture Partners) and soon after bagged $5.5 million in Series A funding led by Elevation Capital, Nexus, and high-profile angels like the founders of Meesho, Unacademy, and Spinny.
A $19 million Series B led by Lightspeed in May 2025 enabled Snabbit’s entry into Bengaluru and Delhi NCR, further refining its model and tech stack. The new Series C round brings total disclosed funding to over $55 million—an extraordinary war chest for the sector.
Sector Surge: The Quick Help Arms Race
India’s $45 billion instant home services market is in the midst of an investment and product boom. Major players include:
- Urban Company’s InstaHelp, which connects users to certified house-helps within 15–30 minutes in top metros. Backed by scores of institutional investors, Urban Company is driving rapid growth, and its InstaHelp category alone saw a 100% month-on-month transaction jump during October’s festive season.
- Pronto, a nimble home services challenger that re-domiciled from Delaware to India and recently raised $11 million from General Catalyst, Glade Brook, and Bain Capital Ventures. Pronto’s model leverages AI and operational efficiency, aiming to scale to all major Indian metros within 18 months while onboarding over 10,000 professionals.
- Snabbit itself is now present in 3 major cities, serving 6,000+ families, and aims to expand its reach tenfold following the Series C round. Its revenue and customer base are seeing high double-digit monthly compounding.
Overall, the quick-service segment is now seeing over 8 lakh monthly transactions across the top three providers, with service partners earning as much as ₹20,000–₹25,000 per month, plus access to benefits like insurance and bank-linked income.
The Future of Fast, Trustworthy Home Help
Snabbit’s advantage lies in its full-stack approach—ownership of sourcing, skilling, onboarding, and logistics—backed by AI-driven dynamic routing. For urban India’s time-starved, quality-conscious families, a trustworthy cleaner or cook within 10–15 minutes is the next frontier of convenience.
