Pronto Founder Launches Provision Labs, Entering Physical AI Data Infrastructure
Anjali Sardana, founder and CEO of Indian home services company Pronto, has founded Provision Labs in San Francisco, focused on providing data infrastructure for AI systems that perform physical tasks; she will continue to serve as head of Pronto. Provision Labs' investors include Lachy Groom, General Catalyst, Bain Capital Ventures, and Glade Brook Capital, but the funding amount, valuation, and initial customers have not been disclosed. Provision Labs plans to collect data to train and test AI systems that enable robots and other physical devices to perform tasks in real-world environments; whether there is any data sharing between it and Pronto's Pronto Verified project, which uses wearable cameras to record home service processes and can anonymize the data for robot AI training, has not been publicly confirmed by either party.
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Anjali Sardana, founder and chief executive of Indian household services startup Pronto, has launched Provision Labs, a San Francisco-based venture focused on data infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) systems that perform physical tasks.
Sardana will continue to lead Pronto while also serving at Provision Labs.
Provision Labs lists Lachy Groom, General Catalyst, Bain Capital Ventures and Glade Brook Capital among its backers, according to its website. The company has not disclosed its funding amount, valuation or initial customers.
The launch comes as Pronto develops a separate initiative to record household service sessions for AI training. It remains unclear whether Provision Labs will use that data or establish its own collection arrangements.
According to The Economic Times, Provision Labs will collect data to train and test AI systems that use robots and other machines to perform tasks in real-world environments. The report, which cited people familiar with the venture, said the startup will work with developers building models for robotics and other applications.
Pronto has introduced Pronto Verified, an opt-in programme that records household service sessions using wearable cameras. The company said it can anonymise the recordings and use them to train AI systems for robotics.
Provision Labs' stated focus on physical AI data makes the relationship between the two businesses a key unanswered question. Neither company has publicly confirmed that Provision Labs will access Pronto's recordings or that a data-sharing agreement exists.
The startup has not announced any commercial partnerships or explained how it will source data across industries. Its website describes its focus as the data, evaluation and deployment layer for physical AI.