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hiku. shopping simplified. hiku turns everyday grocery shopping into something modern, magical, and fun. hiku recognizes both voice and barcodes, instantly adding items to your shopping list. No typing. No scribbling. Just touch one button and you’re done. Learn more on Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/934651649/hiku-lets-simplify-the-way-we-shop
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Jose
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$1.5M
Founded date
2012
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 6
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| Nov 4, 2015 | Hiku’s New Connected Grocery Scanner Lets You Order Groceries From Walmart And Peapod | Amazon may be leading the internet-of-things market when it comes to push-button ordering via hardware devices like its Dash grocery scanner and Dash buttons, but it’s not without its competition. Today, a company called hiku announced the ... |
| May 28, 2015 | The eight latest and greatest Internet of Things gadgets | Too lazy to flick a switch, want a drone to follow your kids on the soccer field or connect your fridge magnet to the cloud? Paul Wallbank visited the recent Internet of Things World forum in San Francisco and reports for SmartCompany on th... |
| May 28, 2015 | The eight latest and greatest Internet of Things gadgets | Too lazy to flick a switch, want a drone to follow your kids on the soccer field or connect your fridge magnet to the cloud? Paul Wallbank visited the recent Internet of Things World forum in San Francisco and reports for SmartCompany on th... |
| May 5, 2015 | Coles trials voice-recognition ordering tech | Coles is testing out a piece of hardware that allows shoppers to use voice recognition to add items to their online shopping baskets. The supermarket giant has offered 50 of its customers a Hiku - a puck-shaped device which transmits voice ... |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Hiku’s Connected Grocery Scanner Is An “Amazon Dash” For The Rest Of Us | In April, Amazon announced it would begin testing a new connected hardware device called the “Amazon Dash,” which lets you order groceries from AmazonFresh by either scanning a product barcode or speaking a product name into the device. But... |
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FAQ about hiku
When was hiku founded?
hiku was founded in 2012.
How much funding has hiku raised?
hiku has raised $1.5M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about hiku?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning hiku, among them “Hiku’s New Connected Grocery Scanner Lets You Order Groceries From Walmart And Peapod” (Nov 4, 2015) and “The eight latest and greatest Internet of Things gadgets” (May 28, 2015).
Is hiku still active?
Yes, hiku is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 8, 2017.