Hike Ltd

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17 November, 2017

India's youngest unicorn Hike says bye-bye to monetisation

Hike Pvt. Ltd, the messaging app operator that touched $1.4 billion in valuation last year, has a problem—it has no ......

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26 October, 2017

SoftBank Group joins ecommerce lobby group Indiatech

Japanese internet and telecom giant SoftBank Group has joined the Indian industry body Indiatech.org that aims to represent local ventures ......

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28 September, 2017

Flipkart, Ola, others launch lobby group for Indian e-commerce firms

A number of prominent Indian consumer Internet companies, headed by e-commerce firm Flipkart, ride-hailing service Ola, and travel portal MakeMyTrip, ......

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22 August, 2017

Instant messaging platform Flochat secures funds from iSquare Global

Mumbai-based instant messaging platform Flochat has raised an undisclosed amount from iSquare Global, the venture capital arm of Apex Advisors, ......

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17 August, 2017

Why SoftBank's Flipkart bet demands a look into its India strategy

Over the past two years, SoftBank Group Corp has not only emerged as an aggressive investor, globally, and in India, ......

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30 June, 2017

Hike Messenger acquires social networking app Pulse

Hike Messenger Ltd, which is operated by Bharti SoftBank Holdings Pte. Ltd, has acquired InstaLively Livestreaming Pvt. Ltd-owned social networking ......

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20 June, 2017

Messaging app Hike rolls out payment wallet

Instant messaging platform Hike Ltd has launched India’s first in-app payment wallet, as it seeks to gain an early-mover advantage ......

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28 April, 2017

SoftBank likely to invest $1.9 bn, pick up 20% in Paytm

Masayoshi Son’s media and Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group is likely to put in $1.9 billion (Rs 12,000 crore) into One ......

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16 August, 2016

Tencent, Foxconn lead $175 mn round in messaging app Hike

Messaging app Hike Ltd has raised $175 million (Rs 1,170 crore) from China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd, Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group ......