# Team: Hike & Hike Labs

## **Team: Hike & Hike Labs** <a href="#p96um0z1v7kj" id="p96um0z1v7kj"></a>

*The Hybrid Force: Web2 Scale Meets Web3 Innovation*

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### Hike <a href="#u707ne97s8fn" id="u707ne97s8fn"></a>

Our Hike serves as the core contributor to the Hike Protocol, bringing proven expertise from scaling Hike Messenger (12M DAU, 2B daily messages) and the Rush App (5M+ MAU, $480M Gaming Volume).

Under founder Kavin Bharti Mittal's leadership, our Hike transitions from sole operator to ecosystem cornerstone, leveraging our game development prowess to seed the platform with high-quality content and also develop the underlying infrastructure.

#### **Strategic Advantages:**

* Instantly activates 5M+ existing players for immediate adoption
* Sets industry standards for fair PvP design and Web3 integration
* Maintains continuous dev pipeline through 100-member development team
* Aligns success with ecosystem growth via significant $HIKE token stake
* Ensures global regulatory compliance and secure token decentralization

#### **Hike Leadership:**

* **Kavin Bharti Mittal** - Founder & CEO (Product & Design) → [X](https://x.com/kavinbm), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kbm/)
* **Gaurav** **Arora** - VP & Head of Engineering → [X](https://x.com/aroragaurav1985), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-arora-27b12521/)
* **Karan** **Chadha** - VP, People Operations & Recruiting → [X](https://x.com/manish_kuin), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-kumar-9bb75856/)
* **Manish Kumar** - CFO (Legal & Partnerships) → [X](https://x.com/karankchadha), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/karan-chadha-b9013422/)

#### **Investors: Backed by elite investors including the following**

* **Strategic Investors**: [Tiger Global](https://www.tigerglobal.com/), [Softbank](https://group.softbank/en), [Tencent](https://www.tencent.com/), [Foxconn](https://www.foxconn.com/en-us), [Bharti](https://www.bharti.com/index.html), [Hero](https://www.herocorp.com/hcspl-group/hero-enterprise/)
* **Crypto:** [​Jump Crypto](https://jumpcrypto.com/)​, [​Republic Crypto​](https://republic.com/), [Tribe Capital​](https://tribecap.co/), [​Polygon​](https://polygon.technology/)
* **Founders & Super Angels:** [​Justin Mateen](https://justinmateen.com/) (Co-founder, Tinder), [​Sean Rad](https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanrad/) (Co-founder, Tinder), [​Rajeev Misra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeev-misra-vision-fund/) (CEO, Softbank Vision Fund), [​Arjun Sethi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/asethi/) (Tribe Capital), [​Mark Pincus](https://x.com/markpinc) (Founder, Zynga), [​Elad Gil](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eladgil/) (Investor & Founder), [​Aditya Agarwal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/) (South Park Commons), [​Bhavin Turakhia](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79/) (Founder Radix, Zeta, Flock), [​Shishir Mehrotra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shishirmehrotra/) (Co-founder, Coda), [​Binny Bansal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/binnybansal/) (Co-founder, Flipkart), [​Kunal Shah](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunalshah1/) (Founder, CRED), [​Kunal Bahl](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunalbahl/) (Co-founder, Snapdeal), [​Rohit Bansal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitkbansal/) (Co-founder, Snapdeal)

### **Hike Labs** <a href="#id-3j3a0v1dq5kp" id="id-3j3a0v1dq5kp"></a>

Our team incubated by Hike and operates as an independent entity focused on building economic rails and technical infrastructure to scale PvP gaming globally. This specialized team brings deep Web3 expertise and blockchain development experience.

**Hike Labs Leadership:**

* **Kavin Bharti Mittal** - Founder → [X](https://x.com/kavinbm), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kbm/)

This powerful combination of Web2 scale and Web3 innovation creates a uniquely positioned team capable of bringing crypto gaming to billions of users

> **🚀 We're Hiring**
>
> PMs, Engineers, Designers, Economists, Mathematicians & more! Come join us → [work.hike.in](http://work.hike.in)

**Got Questions? Ask our GPT →** [**gpt.hike.xyz**](https://gpt.hike.xyz)