New Delhi, August 20: Home service marketplace Urban Company has partnered with e-commerce enablement SaaS platform Unicommerce eSolutions Limited as it looks to strengthen its presence in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East after winding down its subsidiary there in June this year. Under this partnership, Urban Company will deploy Unicommerce’s Uniware platform to coordinate real time inventory visibility, warehouse management and fulfillment routing across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
“The Middle East is an important growth market for us, and operational excellence is key to delivering a reliable experience for our customers. Having seen the value of Unicommerce’s platform in India, we are pleased to extend our partnership to serve customers across Middle East’s fastest growing markets. Uniware will help us simplify our operations and build a scalable fulfilment backbone for our growing business.” Nitesh Agarwal, SVP – Middle East at Urban Company said in a press release.
For Urban Company, this development comes at a time when the company reported a net loss of ₹161 crore for the last quarter of FY26, mainly due to increased investments in the on-demand domestic help segment, InstaHelp.
Routinely compared with similar but divergent startups like q-commerce and delivery major Swiggy and Zomato, Urban Company has been away from the limelight for quite some time now. Following its blockbuster IPO in September 2025, the company has decided to balance profitability with growth, even after it expanded internationally to Australia, Singapore and the Middle East.
Given its first-mover advantage in the home services segment, Urban Company has relatively better unit economics than Swiggy or Zomato, but the company has had to make increased investments in marketing as fresh competitors enter the fray, while word of mouth references also affect the business.
The company’s stock price has declined 19.5% since listing, but has risen 26.2% to ₹148.65 since.
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