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Hike (Mosaic)

Legal entity: Hike Limited (Rush gaming)

Instant messaging app

Creator EconomySeries D+Media / Content· New Delhi, Delhi· Est. 2012Website ↗

Hike Messenger, aka Hike Sticker Chat, is a multifunctional Indian social media and social networking service offering instant messaging (IM) and Voice over IP (VoIP) services that was launched on December 11, 2012, by Kavin Bharti Mittal. Hike functioned through SMS. The app registration used a s‍tandard, one-time password (OTP) based authentication process.

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Kavin Bharti Mittal
Internet entrepreneur

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