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Indian chat app Hike clones Snapchat following US$175m funding round in August

The round was led by Tencent and led to a company valuation of more than US$1bn. The new update to the app introduces a new camera design, live filters and a ‘Stories’ feature. The company says that it has more than 100 million downloads.

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