Kavin Bharti Mittal

Indian WhatsApp competitor Hike raises $175 mn (Rs 1169 cr) through funding

Instant messenger app Hike on Tuesday announced that it raised financing of over 175 million led by Chinese company Tencent and Taiwanese company Foxconn.

Hike 3.5 for Windows Phone 8.1 brings major revamp

India's first home-grown messaging platform on Thursday announced the launch of Hike 3.5 for smartphones running the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.

Hike Messenger to support eight Indian languages

Hike messenger will now launch its app in eight Indian languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu, on December 23.

Hike messenger just got a Hindi news feed; has 35 million registered users

Hike messenger, an instant messaging platform, on Monday launched a Hindi news feed in its app after seeing a hit rate of 100 million English news stories per week.

Voice calls on messaging apps can open new revenue streams for telecos: Hike CEO Kavin Mittal

With mobile operators getting wary about messaging apps eating into their voice call earnings, Hike messenger says such services in fact can open a new ‘fat revenue stream’ for the full-fledged telecom firms.

Hike Messenger acquires US-based voice calling app Zip Phone

Home grown chat application, Hike Messenger today said it has acquired US-based voice-calling company Zip Phone for an undisclosed amount.

Messaging app Hike aims to reach 100 mn users by 2015 end: Kavin Mittal

Hike is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Corporation.<br />

Indian messaging app Hike crosses 15 million users, brings the fight to LINE, Viber and WeChat