Sources say Lachy Groom is backing India startup Pronto at a $200 million valuation

Pronto, an Indian instant home assistance startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about $200 million after investment, TechCrunch has learned.

The deal is expected to bring about $20 million in new capital and would represent a sharp jump from the $100 million valuation at which the company raised $25 million in a Series B round led by Epiq Capital in early March, doubling its valuation in a matter of weeks, two people familiar with the matter said.

Bengaluru-based Pronto completed about 500,000 orders last month and is currently handling about 24,000-25,000 orders a day, up from about 18,000 daily bookings in March and about 1,000 last year.

Founded in 2025, Pronto connects families with on-demand home help for services like cleaning and housework, promising fast delivery times through a managed network of workers.

In March, Anjali Sardana, founder of Pronto, told TechCrunch that the startup had expanded from one city to 10 cities — including Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Mumbai — and from five to more than 150 micro markets. However, much of its activity remains concentrated in a few markets, with the National Capital Region accounting for about half of total bookings.

The startup has more than 4,500 active professionals on its platform, about 99% of whom are women, Sardana said last month, adding that demand has continued to outpace numbers of new workers with bookings increasing by about 20% weekly.

Prior to this funding, Pronto had raised about $40 million in total. Its investors include Epiq Capital, Glade Brook Capital, General Catalyst, and Bain Capital Ventures.

Pronto and Groom did not respond to requests for comment.