Snabbit Story is an inspiring example of how solving everyday problems can turn into a massive business success. Founded by Aayush Agarwal in 2024, Snabbit transformed the way urban India manages home services. From humble beginnings to securing ₹500 crore in funding, this startup’s journey shows how innovation, trust, and speed can redefine an entire industry.
The Founder & How It Began
Snabbit was founded in 2024 by Aayush Agarwal, a former executive at Zepto.
Aayush noticed something that many of us living in Indian cities feel: while everything else (food, groceries, cabs) had become instant, reliable home-help and cleaning services remained clunky, informal and unreliable. So he asked: why can’t we apply the same speed and trust to home services? That question became Snabbit.
The Problem They Tackled
In urban India, finding a reliable maid or helper at short notice, managing scheduling, trust, payment—all that still felt old-school. Many helpers were informal, untrained, uneven quality, and customers often faced delays or unreliability. Snabbit’s mission: build an on-demand home-services platform where a trained professional could show up quickly, quality is assured, you pay simply, and everything is transparent.
Early Days & Starting Small
When Snabbit began, the team was small, the operations were hyper-local. They focused on a few micro-markets, building the full stack: sourcing workers, training them, building an app, managing bookings, building trust in a category that was largely offline and informal. The startup model is not just tech + marketplace—it’s also logistics, workforce training, quality control.
How Big Is the Market & Why Now
The market for on-demand home services in India is large and under-penetrated. As more households in cities look for convenience and time savings, a platform offering trained help quickly makes sense. Reports show the category is poised for strong growth. For example, Snabbit’s own commentary says they are “leading the biggest disruption in Indian consumer internet today” by solving trust, quality and speed in home-services.
Funding Milestones & Valuation
Snabbit has advanced quickly. In early rounds they raised smaller amounts (for example, a Series A funding of about US$5.5 million.
Then in late 2025 they raised around US$19 million (₹150+ crore) in Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and others. Most recently, Snabbit raised US$30 million (≈₹265.4 crore) in another round led by Bertelsmann India Investments with a reported valuation of about ₹1,500 crore.
Who Are the Competitors
The on-demand home services and quick-service segment is competitive and evolving. Key players include Urban Company (former UrbanClap), which already has presence in many Indian cities. Newer startups like Pronto and Broomees are also emerging in the 10-15-minute home-help category.
Snabbit’s differentiated focus is on ultra-quick service, hyperlocal full-stack model, and workforce quality.
Key Lessons for Entrepreneurs
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Find the friction point: Aayush spotted that home services were still informal and slow—many overlooked this huge gap.Build full stack when needed: Instead of just being a marketplace, Snabbit invested in training workers and quality control. That builds trust.
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Start small & scale fast: They focused on a few markets, proved the model, then scaled across micro-markets.
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Quality & speed win: In consumer convenience businesses, reliability and speed matter a lot—users will switch if you deliver consistently.
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Workforce matters: Snabbit didn’t just look at customers; they looked at the workers (who deliver value), improving their lives, training them, giving them earning potential—this helps build sustainable operations.
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Timing & funding go hand-in-hand: With solid traction and team, they were able to raise successive rounds quickly and at higher valuat
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Why This Story Matters Now
For founders in India—especially in consumer/servicing spaces—the Snabbit story shows you don’t need to invent a completely new category. Sometimes you need to rethink an existing one and apply tech + processes + trust. In India’s vast market, categories like home services, health services, elder care, etc., are still ripe for disruption. Snabbit is proof.
What’s Next for Snabbit
With fresh funds, Snabbit is expanding to new micro-markets, improving app/tech, adding more service categories like cooking, elder-care, child-care, and deepening its workforce base. Their goal is to become the go-to platform for quick home-services across Indian cities.
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Final Word
From a simple idea: “What if my household help could be booked like a ride?”, to tens of millions in funding and thousands of customers, Snabbit’s journey is inspiring. For any startup founder—whether building platforms for Bharat, or local offline-to-online conversions—the formula is: identify real pain, deliver reliability, scale smartly, invest in people, and raise at the right time.
Snabbit didn’t just upgrade home help—they upgraded trust and convenience. And that’s a model worth learning from.