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Urban Company’s fastest-growing vertical is also its biggest drag

Insta Help, Urban Company’s on-demand, quick housekeeping service, is fuelling growth but also bleeding money. The Rs 44-crore loss in Q2 FY26 pulled the company back into the red. The next few quarters will test whether it becomes UC’s biggest moat or its costliest experiment.

Urban Company’s fastest-growing vertical is also its biggest drag

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