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Hike is a mobile app that enables its users to communicate with each other. It enables its users to communicate through voice calls and text messages. It enables its users to access group chats, pin important messages, send and receive attachments, and connect on both online and offline modes. It provides several features such as chat themes, online and offline privacy, and other related features. Hike is available globally on iOS, Android, Blackberry, WP, and S40. It was founded on December 12, 2012, and is based in New Delhi, India.
Investors
SoftBank Capital
Alibaba, SoFi, Ola, Compass, Snapdeal, Plenty, Guardant Health, BuzzFeed, Fitbit, Lemonade
Tencent Holdings
Flipkart, Swiggy, Ola, Reddit, Nubank, Discord, Miniso, SoundHound, Airwallex, Blockstream
Tiger Global Management
Flipkart, Delhivery, Ather Energy, Databricks, Grab, Chime, Ola, Quikr, Palantir Technologies, CoinSwitch Kuber
Funding History
| April 2013 | $7.0M |
|---|---|
| March 2014 | $14.0M |
| August 2014 | $65.0M |
| August 2016 | $175M |
Management
CTO
Rajat Bansal
Founder & CEO
Kavin Bharti Mittal
Press
inc42 - Aug, 19 2023
After MPL & Hike, Spartan Poker Follows Suit, Lays Off 40% Of Workforceincubees - Aug, 12 2023
22% of the workforce at Hike’s Rush Gaming Universe laid-offbusinessinsider - Aug, 11 2023
Hike lays off around 55 people after GST hike on online gaminginc42 - Aug, 11 2023
28% GST Shakes Hike’s Boat: Gaming Startup Trims 22% Workforcenextbigwhat - Dec, 18 2022
Hike Revenue Climbs to Rs 19 Cr in FY22, Losses Reach Rs 1,775 Crbit - May, 7 2022
Hike raises fresh capital for second time in 3 monthsbusinessinsider - May, 7 2022
Kavin Bharti Mittal’s Hike raises fresh funds for its web3 play-to-earn blockchain gaming projectthehindubusinessline - May, 7 2022
Jump Crypto, Tribe Capital and Republic Crypto invest in Hike funding roundstartuparound - May, 7 2022
Hike Secures Investment To Build Its Web3 Gaming Platform ‘Rush Gaming Universe’techinasia - May, 6 2022
Exclusive: SoftBank-backed Hike raises funds for Web3 gamelivemint - Feb, 28 2022
Hike introduces NFT avatars on its blockchain gaming platformtechcircle - Dec, 24 2021
Hike offers Ether-based job referral payouts for its blockchain gaming platformyourstory - Nov, 26 2021
[Funding alert] Hike onboards Elad Gil, Mark Pincus & Shishir Mehrotra as investorsbusinessinsider - Nov, 26 2021
Kavin Mittal’s Hike bags another funding to experiment with gaming, cryptonewsbytesapp - Aug, 25 2021
#FundingAlert: Tinder's co-founders invest in Indian social platform Hikeyourstory - Aug, 24 2021
[Funding alert] Hike raises undisclosed round from Tinder co-founders, Binny Bansal, Kunal Shah, otherslivemint - Aug, 24 2021
Tinder co-founders, others invest in Hikebusinessinsider - Aug, 24 2021
Hike raises money for the first time in five years to experiment with crypto and gamingbusinesswireindia - May, 21 2021
TMT Law Practice Advises WinZo on USD 12 Million Buyback from Hikeyourstory - May, 17 2021
How Raaho is connecting shippers to carriers and digitising the trucking industryyourstory - May, 17 2021
Hike announces COVID-19 support initiatives for employeesinc42 - May, 3 2021
Winzo Gives Hike 4X Return After $13 Mn Series B Fundingift - May, 3 2021
Hike exits WinZo through $12 million buybacktechcircle - May, 3 2021
WinZO gives 4x RoI to Kavin Bharti Mittal’s Hike in $12 mn buybackift - Apr, 19 2021
Hike appoints Manav Arya as head of its online gaming platform Rushdlvr - Apr, 10 2021
This unicorn week, find out about the Indian startups that lost their wayentrackr - Mar, 6 2021
Hike posts Rs 13,000 in operating revenue with a loss of Rs 193 Cr in FY20livemint - Feb, 18 2021
Kavin Bharti Mittal's Hike now wants to take on Facebookgadgets - Feb, 18 2021
Hike CEO Aims to Rival Facebook With Vibe Social Networking Platform and Rush Gaming Portaltechinasia - Jan, 19 2021
WhatsApp’s Indian rival Hike shuts down its messaging appyourstory - Jan, 19 2021
Hike no more; Second chances elsewherem - Jan, 19 2021
Hike shuts messaging app, shifts focus to new social offeringslaunchticker - Jan, 19 2021
has shut down; reasons for the closure unknown, but Bloomberg notes Hike has struggled to compete against WhatsApp; the app, founded byinc42 - Jan, 18 2021
From Super App To Shutdown: Hike Gives Up On Chat App In Yet Another Revampmybs - Jan, 18 2021
SoftBank-backed Hike shuts down, vanishes from app stores in Indiaift - Jan, 18 2021
Hike shuts down Hike Sticker Chat to pivot to other social productsindianexpress - Jan, 18 2021
Hike, the Made-in-India messaging app, is officially gone: Here’s what happens nextfirstpost - Jan, 18 2021
Hike messaging app pulled down from Google Play Store and Apple App Storedigit - Jan, 12 2021
Hike Sticker Chat messenger app shutting down on January 14: How to export all your chatsbgr - Jan, 11 2021
Hike Messenger to shut down this month; amidst the WhatsApp privacy policy controversyinc42 - Nov, 10 2020
Hike Adds Gaming To HikeLand, But Will Its Latest Revenue ‘Experiment’ Come Good?trak - Oct, 20 2020
for 48 lakh employeesbwdisrupt - Aug, 28 2020
Hike Names Suvesh Malhotra as VP, Head of Engineeringtrak - Jul, 28 2020
Current Job Openings At TCS, Wipro, Google, Hike, Intel For Experienced IT Employees Across Indiayourstory - Jul, 18 2020
Thyrocare CEO breaks down healthcare's battle against COVID-19yourstory - Jul, 17 2020
[App Fridays] Made-in-India messaging unicorn Hike is on to something big with HikeLandinc42 - Jun, 18 2020
HikeLand Looks To Spruce Up Virtual Hangouts, But Content Will Determine Successtnw - Jun, 17 2020
Tencent-backed messenger Hike now lets you watch videos with friends in a virtual worlddlvr - May, 23 2020
Hike looks to strengthen product, design, engineering, user research teamstrak - Apr, 24 2020
Govt Stops Dearness Allowance Hike Of 49 Lakh Govt Employees; 60 Lakh Pensioners: Find out Why?inc42 - Apr, 21 2020
Despite FAME II Hurdles, India Records 20% Hike In EV Salesarkansasonline - Apr, 19 2020
Trail leads to lagoons built by beaversmarketwatch - Apr, 18 2020
Flavored Spirits Market to Receive Overwhelming Hike in Revenues by 2027trak - Apr, 14 2020
#Lockdown: This Indian Company Is Giving 20% Salary Hike For All; Hiring Increased!bgr - Apr, 9 2020
Hike reports 33% surge in daily time spent on its platformcointelegraph - Mar, 16 2020
Court Backs County for Electricity Price Hike Targeting Crypto Miningsaltwire - Mar, 14 2020
CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Hike along the rivertechmoran - Mar, 13 2020
Jumia Delists 390 Products After Price Hike Warningjapantoday - Mar, 12 2020
Japanese companies tighten belts, declining to offer base pay hikesjapantoday - Mar, 12 2020
Japanese companies tighten belts, declining to offer base pay hikesvariety - Mar, 11 2020
Spotify, Amazon to Argue Against Songwriter Rate Hike in Court of Appeals Todaytrak - Mar, 5 2020
Tata Sky Increases Tariff For New Users, Multi-TV Plans; Stops Selling SD Set-Top Boxes, Only HD Available Nowmarketwatch - Mar, 5 2020
Global Digital Transformation Market To Receive Overwhelming Hike in Future | Adobe, Capgemini, Oracle, Google, Broadcom, SAPoklahoman - Mar, 4 2020
Urban Hike from Myriad Botanical Gardens to begin in Marchpamplinmedia - Mar, 2 2020
Education Newsmarketwatch - Feb, 24 2020
Cloud Computing Market to Receive Overwhelming Hike in Revenues by 2027digit - Feb, 24 2020
Hike announces official roll-out with 1,200+ new components, user-generated stickers and morefinance - Feb, 24 2020
Coca-Cola (KO) Cheers Investors With a Hike in Dividendbostonherald - Feb, 23 2020
Hike, ride, kayak – 3 ways to see the Arizona desertajc - Feb, 22 2020
Hiker’s body discovered in Dawson County, authorities sayibtimes - Feb, 19 2020
Disney Will Survive Last Week's Theme Park Price Hikesun-sentinel - Feb, 19 2020
Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike intent on preventing veterans’ suicidesyourstory - Feb, 19 2020
Hike wants to create your virtual clone and tap into a new economybenzinga - Feb, 16 2020
Will Coronavirus Hike Rates For Backhaul US-To-Asia Cargos?voanews - Feb, 15 2020
Iran’s November Gas Price Hike Fails to Ease Fuel Smuggling to Pakistantech - Feb, 14 2020
Expensive.com! Most Popular Website Domain Poised for a Price Hikepymnts - Feb, 13 2020
Data Shows 41 Pct Hike In Ransomware Attacks In 2019blogs - Feb, 12 2020
Amid Big Proposed Cuts to K-12, Trump Seeks Major Hike for Career Educationgamespot - Jan, 16 2020
Three Of 2019's Best Indie Games -- A Short Hike, Eliza, Anodyne 2tucson - Jan, 6 2020
10 free fun fitness events to do around Tucson this Januarytrak - Jan, 1 2020
Big Shock! Indian Railways Increases Passenger Fare Upto 4 Paisa/Km; First Hike In 6 Yearsbgr - Dec, 18 2019
Hike Sticker Chat: Top 5 features introduced in 2019lightreading - Dec, 14 2019
Looking Back at 2019 in India: 5G Miss, AGR, Price Hikes & Moreajc - Dec, 12 2019
Opinion: Power rate hike would hurt low-income folkstrak - Dec, 11 2019
Infosys Will Hike Salaries Of 25,000 Mid-Level Executives Based On 32 Digital Skillsinc42 - Dec, 4 2019
India’s Hike, Meesho, Vedantu Emerge As 2019’s Best Apps On Google Playtennessean - Nov, 28 2019
Winter Middle Tennessee hikes offer stark beauty and some good exercise toodeccanchronicle - Nov, 20 2019
Hike introduces customised HikeMojis and stickerslivemint - Oct, 31 2019
Hike reports 33% fall in FY19 revenue even as expenses shrink- Dec, 21 2017
Hike Wallet crosses 10 million transactions per month- Dec, 21 2017
HIke Messenger announces that its Wallet has crossed 10 million transcations per month- Dec, 15 2017
Hike messenger brings new features to groups- Dec, 11 2017
How apps are simplifying file sharing- Nov, 28 2017
seven Hike Messenger features you won’t find anywhereTechCrunch - Jun, 30 2017
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