[3] Kavin interned at McLaren Racing, Google and Goldman Sachs while studying at Imperial College London.

At McLaren Racing, he helped the Formula1 team embed a technology that would show the track flags on steering wheels.

[4][3] After moving back to India, Mittal founded Hike in 2012 as an Indian internet company that developed social communication and entertainment products.

[6][7][8] In 2019, Hike decided to shut down the app [9][10] citing that the market dynamic had shifted with cheaper data coming in and smartphone prices dipping sharply.

[citation needed] In 2024, WinZo - a one-time partner of Hike- alleged that Hike had violated its intellectual property and copied its app.