Vishal Gondal

Vishal Gondal

Vishal Gondal at Ra.One Press Conference in October 2011
Born Vishal
14 July 1976
Mumbai
Residence Mumbai
Nationality Indian
Other names Vishy, VG
Alma mater Mumbai University
Occupation Entrepreneur/ Venture Capitalist
Home town Mumbai
Title CEO GOQii, Ex CEO Indiagames

Vishal Gondal (Marathi: 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 Pvt. Ltd. in 2011 for $100 million.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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 of stakeholds (adding up to 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

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 February 10, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Vishal Gondal: The Ideas Man is Onto a New Trend, Forbes India, retrieved February 10, 2015
  4. Walt Disney Company to restructure digital assets
  5. http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/goqii-fitness-tracker-india-connect-need-know-219242.html
  6. http://techcircle.vccircle.com/2014/02/28/indiagames-founder-vishal-gondals-new-venture-goqii-adds-human-touch-to-fitness-devices-offers-it-as-a-subscription-based-service/
  7. Meet Vishal Gondal, India's king of gaming
  8. Pix Special Fitness Band from Vishal Gondal to Take on Gyms, Rediff, retrieved February 12, 2015
  9. I Love Chaos and It Is Where I Thrive says Vishal Gondal, LiveMint, retrieved February 12, 2015
  10. India Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Challenge Mindrush, Business Today, retrieved February 12, 2015
  11. Vishal Gondal on GOQii New Venture Fitness As Service, Business Today, retrieved February 12, 2015
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Disney Set to Acquire Top Indian Game Developer Indiagames, AllThingsD, retrieved February 20, 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 February 20, 2015
  16. Sweat And Blood Venture Group
  17. The Walt Disney Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  18. http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-indian-entrepreneur-launches-fitness-band-goqii-backed-by-bollywood-star-madhuri-dixit-nene-1965664
  19. http://recode.net/2014/02/26/introducing-goqii-startup-pairs-new-fitness-tracker-with-human-coaches/
  20. Fifth INK Talks to begin October 28; to focus on innovation, The Economic Times India, retrieved February 23, 2015
  21. Vishal Gondal in top 50 mobile executives list
  22. Red Herring Puts Indiagames In Top Asia 100 List, GigaOM, retrieved February 20, 2015
  23. Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business

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