Hike shuts messaging app, shifts focus to new social offeringsHike has so far raised over $260 million from investors, including Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings, manufacturing firm Foxconn Tech...
19 Jan, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
Kavin Mittal's hiring tip for entrepreneurs: Great people make great companyThe Hike CEO revealed the one assumption he regrets making.
03 Oct, 2019, 02.28 PM IST
Kavin Bharti Mittal's fitness mantra: 60% plant-based foods, no dairy or sodasThe Hike founder supplements his daily workouts with a strict diet.
03 Jan, 2019, 01.22 PM IST
Kavin Bharti Mittal may be in need of some R&R once he comes from DavosAfter returning from Davos, Mittal will head to IIT Bombay for a talk with budding entrepreneurs and students.
25 Jan, 2018, 01.00 PM IST
Want to work with Ramit Mittal, Airtel founder's nephew? You have to pass the B&B test!The CEO of Gourmet Investments is very clear when it comes to hiring talent.
19 Jul, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
Now, Messaging app Hike Messenger launches video calling featureFirst announced in September, the feature will be available to all the Android users of the app by the end of this week.
27 Oct, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
Hike raises $175 mn from Tencent, Foxconn; joins $1-bn clubThis is the fourth venture capital round and the biggest to date for Hike, founded by Kavin Bharti Mittal, son of Bharti Enterprises Chairm...
16 Aug, 2016, 11.23 PM IST
Shravin Mittal weds school sweetheart Sakshi ChhabraIn a private do last month, Sunil Mittal's son married Sakshi Chhabra, a Wharton School alumnus with stints at Pfizer and Epic Private Equi...
13 May, 2015, 08.43 AM IST
Hike messenger launches free voice callingThe free hike calling feature has been launched on Android, which contributes to over 90% of its user base.
28 Jan, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Messaging app Hike aims to reach 100 million users next yearThe company also plans to monetise the platform once the 100 million customer mark is reached through paid stickers or games.
16 Sep, 2014, 06.00 PM IST
Bharti SoftBank invests $14 mn in mobile messaging app 'hike'hike, a free cross-platform messaging app, was launched in Dec 2012 and is run by Kavin Bharti Mittal, son of Bharti Group Chairman Sunil M...
02 Apr, 2014, 04.54 PM IST
Instant messaging app Hike to get $14 million funding from Bharti SoftBank HoldingsInstant messaging app Hike is set to receive another $14 million in funding from Bharti SoftBank Holdings to scale up its operations.
31 Mar, 2014, 03.59 AM IST
No plans to join family’s top companies for next 5-10 years: Kavin Bharti MittalAt 26, Kavin took to business early when he founded a start-up AppSpark to explore the possibilities in mobile applications space.
06 Dec, 2013, 08.17 AM IST
Bharti SoftBank forays into mobile gaming, launches two gamesBharti SoftBank (BSB) forayed into mobile gaming with launch of Tiny Mogul Games & is targetting a user base of over million by year-end.
01 Sep, 2013, 12.37 PM IST
Bharti's next-gen Kavin Mittal says, his apps 'Hike' and 'Hoppr' will be good for them in the long runHoppr app, to be launched next month, will use proprietary geo-fencing technology to know when a consumer walks into a particular mall and ...
06 Jul, 2013, 06.33 AM IST
Kavin Bharti Mittal's Hike works magic, user surge causes outageHike, the newest kid on mobile instant messaging scene, has had such a wild welcome and adoption rate that it brought the servers down caus...
09 Feb, 2013, 10.32 PM IST
- Bharti Enterprises, SoftBank in joint venture to push mobile internet
Bharti Enterprises and Japanese internet company SoftBank on Thursday set up a 50:50 JV firm — Bharti Soft-Bank Holdings, to work on mobile...
21 Oct, 2011, 04.54 AM IST