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Pronto Faces Privacy Backlash Over In-Home Video Recording for AI Training
Bengaluru-based on-demand services startup Pronto, valued at $200 Mn after a $20 Mn extension round from Glade Brook Capital and Lachy Groom, drew scrutiny after reports revealed worker-worn cameras recorded inside customer homes to train physical AI models, with investor memos eyeing data commercialisation.
Outlook Business · 5/25/2026, 7:56:24 AM
Pronto pilots opt-in home camera recordings to feed investors' Physical AI training data ambitions
The 2025-founded Indian household services startup, backed by $60M from Glade Brook and a $20M Lachy Groom round at a $200M valuation, is using its 25,000 orders/day footprint across top 10 cities to capture household task footage for robotics labs like Physical Intelligence. A 48-hour deletion policy is cited, but DPDP Act consent and purpose-limitation questions loom.
Entrackr · Newsletter · 5/22/2026, 12:14:10 PM