Vishal Gondal

Vishal Gondal (Hindi: बिशाल गोडांल) (born 14 July 1976) is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor.[1] He is the founder and CEO of GOQii (pronounced Go-Key), and previously founded the game development and publishing company Indiagames, which he sold to DisneyUTV Digital, The Walt Disney Company (India) in 2011 for $100 million after which he briefly served as the Managing Director of Digital division of The Walt Disney Company (India) from September 2012 to June 2013.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Vishal Gondal
Vishal Gondal at Ra.One Press Conference in October 2011
Born
Vishal

(1976-07-14) 14 July 1976
Mumbai
NationalityIndian
Other namesVishy, VG
Alma materMumbai University
OccupationEntrepreneur/ Venture Capitalist
Home townMumbai
TitleCEO GOQii, Ex CEO Indiagames

History

Indiagames

In 1999, Gondal founded Indiagames, a video game development and publishing company.[3][11] By 2009 the company had approximately 300 employees and offices in Mumbai, Beijing, London and Los Angeles.[12] Gondal sold a majority stake (76.29% of the company) to TOM online Games, a subsidiary of TOM Online Inc, in 2009 and retained his position as CEO.[13] In 2011, Indiagames was acquired by Disney for around $100m.[12] At the time of acquisition, Indiagames was making an approximate profit of $400,000 on revenues of $11 million.[12]

Other activities

In 2008, Gondal launched Sweat and Blood Venture group to invest in startups at a seed level.[14][15] The organization has invested in Instablogs and Docsuggest, among others.[16]

In August 2012, The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd. restructured its digital assets under a new division, DisneyUTV Digital, with Vishal Gondal as its managing director.[17]

In March 2014, Gondal launched GOQii, a fitness technology company based in Menlo Park, California.[18][19]

Gondal has presented at the INK Conferences in Mumbai.[20]

Awards
  • In 2005, Mobile Entertainment magazine listed Gondal as listed as one of the top 50 executives in the mobile content space.[21]
  • In 2005, Indiagames was listed by Red Herring among Asia's Top 100 companies.[22]
  • In 2012, techcircle.in included Gondal in a list of the top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business.[23]
  • In 2019, "Entrepreneur Magazine" awarded Gondal Entrepreneur of the Year Award. [24]
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gollark: Hypothetically speaking, but it's good to get ahead of it.
gollark: Not cognitohazards.
gollark: > honestly my theory that libright is actually authright in disguise is probably true...
gollark: My thinking on social policy and whatnot doesn't run entirely utilitarian-ly, but I think if you go around giving organizations power to censor and manage speech a lot it is much easier for them to slide into authoritarianism.

See also

References
  1. http://archive.vccircle.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/
  2. Fitness as a service, or Faas, is what Vishal Gondal banks on in his new venture, GOQii. Is he ahead of his time?, businesstoday, retrieved 10 February 2015
  3. Vishal Gondal: The Ideas Man is Onto a New Trend, Forbes India, retrieved 10 February 2015
  4. Walt Disney Company to restructure digital assets
  5. "GOQii band adds the human element to wearable fitness trackers- Technology News, Firstpost". Tech2. 4 March 2014.
  6. "Indiagames' founder Vishal Gondal's new venture GOQii adds human touch to fitness devices". Techcircle. 28 February 2014.
  7. Meet Vishal Gondal, India's king of gaming
  8. Pix Special Fitness Band from Vishal Gondal to Take on Gyms, Rediff, retrieved 12 February 2015
  9. I Love Chaos and It Is Where I Thrive says Vishal Gondal, LiveMint, retrieved 12 February 2015
  10. India Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Challenge Mindrush, Business Today, retrieved 12 February 2015
  11. Vishal Gondal on GOQii New Venture Fitness As Service, Business Today, retrieved 12 February 2015
  12. Disney Set to Acquire Top Indian Game Developer Indiagames, AllThingsD, retrieved 20 February 2015
  13. Why did Tom Online's (TOMO) Indiagames welcome new partners? Seeking Alpha
  14. Vishal Gondal Turns Startup Saviour; Forms Investment Group
  15. Vishal Gondal Turns Startup Saviour; Forms Investment Group, GigaOM, retrieved 20 February 2015
  16. Sweat And Blood Venture Group
  17. The Walt Disney Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  18. "Indian entrepreneur launches fitness band GoQii, backed by Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit Nene". dna. 28 February 2014.
  19. Temple, James (26 February 2014). "Introducing GOQii: Startup Pairs New Fitness Tracker With Human Coaches". Recode.
  20. Fifth INK Talks to begin October 28; to focus on innovation, The Economic Times India, retrieved 23 February 2015
  21. Vishal Gondal in top 50 mobile executives list
  22. Red Herring Puts Indiagames In Top Asia 100 List, GigaOM, retrieved 20 February 2015
  23. Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business
  24. "Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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