India, Aug. 12 -- Update | August 12, 07:00

Over a couple of months after Inc42 exclusively reported that Pronto was in talks to raise fresh capital, the home services startup has bagged $11 Mn in its Series A funding round. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital, along with participation from existing investor Bain Capital Ventures.

The 10-minute on-demand home services startup plans to use the capital to expand beyond Gurugram to Mumbai and Bengaluru over the next 12-18 months. Besides, the fresh capital will help it train and onboard 10,000 additional professionals on its platform.

Pronto competes against the likes of Urban Company (with its Insta Help offering) and Snabbit in the nascent on-demand home ser...