Hicare was founded in 2004 as part of the Godrej Group.

[1] Its managing director was Arumugham Mahendran, who had previously founded a mosquito repellent company, Transelektra Domestic Products, which was acquired by Godrej in 1994.

[2] In 2017, the company expanded into the house cleaning and air purification markets,[1][4] in partnership with the Swedish firm Blueair.

[5] In April 2024, it was announced Hicare had been acquired by the British business services group, Rentokil Initial for an undisclosed amount.

[6] In 2014, IVFA formed a partnership with Hicare's founder to make acquisition of the pest control company from Danish multinational ISS Global.