Vishal Gondal Explained

Vishal Gondal
Birth Date:1976 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Mumbai, India
Alma Mater:Mumbai University
CEO GOQii, Ex CEO Indiagames

Vishal Gondal (Hindi: विशाल गोंडल) (born 14 July 1976) is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor.[1] He is the founder and CEO of GOQii (pronounced Go-Key).

Gondal founded the game development and publishing company Indiagames, which he sold to DisneyUTV Digital,a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India, in 2011. He briefly served as the Managing Director of Digital division of The Walt Disney Company India from September 2012 to June 2013.[2]

On 4 September 2020, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar announced the planned release of FAU-G, a game developed by Bengaluru-headquartered nCORE Games, under Vishal Gondal, which is released on 26 January 2021.[3] [4]

History

Indiagames

In 1999, Gondal founded Indiagames, a video game development and publishing company. By 2009 the company had approximately 300 employees and offices in Mumbai, Beijing, London and Los Angeles. 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. At the time of acquisition, Indiagames was making an approximate profit of $400,000 on revenues of $11 million.

Other activities

In 2008, Gondal launched Sweat and Blood Venture group to invest in startups at a seed level.[5] The organization has invested in Instablogs and Docsuggest, among others.[6]

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.[7]

In March 2014, Gondal launched GOQii, a fitness technology company based in Menlo Park, California.[8] [9]

Gondal has presented at the INK Conferences in Mumbai.

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vishal Gondal Turns Startup Saviour; Forms Investment Group . 3 December 2012 . 24 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121124072618/http://archive.vccircle.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/ . dead .
  2. News: Walt Disney Company to restructure digital assets.
  3. Web site: Team. M. G. H.. 2021-01-03. FAU-G Game Officially Announced To Release In January 2021. 2021-01-03. Mobile Gaming Hub. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-08. FAU-G Game: When will the Indian PUBG Mobile release?. 2020-09-08. The Indian Express. en.
  5. http://contentsutra.com/article/419-vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/ Vishal Gondal Turns Startup Saviour; Forms Investment Group
  6. http://archive.vccircle.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/ Sweat And Blood Venture Group
  7. http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article3718219.ece The Walt Disney Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  8. Web site: Indian entrepreneur launches fitness band GoQii, backed by Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit Nene. 28 February 2014. dna.
  9. Web site: Introducing GOQii: Startup Pairs New Fitness Tracker With Human Coaches. James. Temple. 26 February 2014. Recode.
  10. http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/14vishal.htm Vishal Gondal in top 50 mobile executives list
  11. http://techcircle.vccircle.com/500/digirati-top-25-powerful-people-in-indian-digital-business-2/ Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business
  12. Web site: Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups. 2020-06-14. www.entrepreneurindia.com.

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