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Homegrown messaging app Hike Messenger on Tuesday said that some of the world’s topnotch tech veterans have invested in the company in their personal capacities and are playing advisors to it.
Some of the top veterans include Adam D’Angelo, Founder and CEO, Quora; Aditya Agarwal, Vice President Engineering, Dropbox; and Matt Mullenweg, Founder and CEO of Automattic Inc and Co-Founder of WordPress.
“It’s great to have the world’s top brains in tech share Hike’s vision; and not just entrust us with their investment, but more importantly, also advise us on our product and strategy,” Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, Hike Messenger, said.
He said each of the advisors brings with him/her a core area of expertise, which Hike can them useful as it grows in India.
The company has seen growth in India over these last three years, having acquired 70 million users and transacting over 30 billion messages per month.
Over the last year, Hike had brought on board some leadership from brands like PepsiCo, Amazon, Unilever and Zynga to power its next phase of growth and has been hiring top global talent.
“As an online social media entrepreneur myself, I have keenly observed India. I believe in Hike Messenger’s vision and I can see the team gearing up and are well positioned for aggressive growth in the country,” Mullenweg of WordPress, said.
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