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Indian Messaging App Hike Acquires YC-Backed Zip Phone

From TechCrunch

By Catherine Shu

January 7, 2015

Indian Messaging App Hike Acquires YC-Backed Zip Phone

Indian Messaging App Hike Acquires YC-Backed Zip Phone
Hike, a messaging app based in India, announced today that it has purchased Zip Phone, a Y Combinator-backed startup, for an undisclosed amount.

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