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{{short description|Indian businessman}}
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| name = Vishal Gondal
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| caption = Vishal Gondal at Ra.One Press Conference in October 2011
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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
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| alma_mater = [[Mumbai University]]
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* Entrepreneur
* Venture Capitalist
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| title = CEO [[indian gaming]], Ex CEO [[Indiagames]]
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'''Vishal Gondal''' ({{lang-hi|Vishal गोंडल}}) (born 14 July 1976) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[entrepreneur]] and [[angel investor]].<ref>http://archive.vccircle.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Walt-Disney-Company-to-restructure-digital-assets/articleshow/15326155.cms|title=Walt Disney Company to restructure digital assets}}</ref>

On 4 September 2020, [[Bollywood]] superstar [[Akshay Kumar]] announced the planned release of ''[[Fearless and United – Guards|FAU-G]]'', a game developed by Bengaluru-headquartered nCORE Games, under Vishal Gondal, which is released on 26 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=M. G. H.|date=2021-01-03|title=FAU-G Game Officially Announced To Release In January 2021|url=https://mobilegaminghub.com/fau-g-game-officially-announced-to-release-in-january-2021/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Mobile Gaming Hub|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=FAU-G Game: When will the Indian PUBG Mobile release?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/gaming/pubg-mobile-ban-indian-alternative-fubg-6583153/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==History==

===Indiagames===
In 1999, Gondal founded [[Indiagames]], a video game development and publishing company.<ref name="gondal2">{{citation|title=Vishal Gondal: The Ideas Man is Onto a New Trend|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/work-in-progress/vishal-gondal-the-ideas-man-is-onto-a-new-trend/38519/1|work=Forbes India|access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="gondal5">{{citation | url =http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/vishal-gondal-banks-on-goqii-new-venture-fitness-as-service/1/214996.html | title = Vishal Gondal on GOQii New Venture Fitness As Service| publisher = Business Today| access-date = 12 February 2015}}</ref> By 2009 the company had approximately 300 employees and offices in Mumbai, Beijing, London and Los Angeles.<ref name="gondal8">{{citation |url=http://allthingsd.com/20111006/disney-set-to-acquire-top-indian-game-developer-indiagames/ |title=Disney Set to Acquire Top Indian Game Developer Indiagames |publisher = AllThingsD |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://seekingalpha.com/article/2157-why-did-tom-onlines-tomo-indiagames-welcome-new-partners?page=2 Why did Tom Online's (TOMO) Indiagames welcome new partners?] Seeking Alpha</ref> At the time of acquisition, [[Indiagames]] was making an approximate profit of $400,000 on revenues of $11 million.<ref name="gondal8" />

===Other activities===
In 2008, Gondal launched Sweat and Blood Venture group to invest in startups at a seed level.<ref>[http://contentsutra.com/article/419-vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/ Vishal Gondal Turns Startup Saviour; Forms Investment Group]</ref><ref name="gondal9">{{citation |url=https://gigaom.com/2008/07/31/419-vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/|title=Vishal Gondal Turns Startup Saviour; Forms Investment Group |publisher=GigaOM |access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref> The organization has invested in Instablogs and Docsuggest, among others.<ref>[http://archive.vccircle.com/wordpress/2008/07/31/vishal-gondal-turns-startup-saviour-forms-investment-group/ Sweat And Blood Venture Group]</ref>

In August 2012, [[The Walt Disney Company India Pvt. Ltd.]] restructured its digital assets under a new division, [[Disney UTV|DisneyUTV Digital]], with Vishal Gondal as its managing director.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article3718219.ece The Walt Disney Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.]</ref>

In March 2014, Gondal launched [[GOQii]], a fitness technology company based in [[Menlo Park, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/report-indian-entrepreneur-launches-fitness-band-goqii-backed-by-bollywood-star-madhuri-dixit-nene-1965664|title=Indian entrepreneur launches fitness band GoQii, backed by Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit Nene|date=28 February 2014|website=dna}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2014/2/26/11623950/introducing-goqii-startup-pairs-new-fitness-tracker-with-human-coaches|title=Introducing GOQii: Startup Pairs New Fitness Tracker With Human Coaches|first=James|last=Temple|date=26 February 2014|website=Recode}}</ref>

Gondal has presented at the INK Conferences in Mumbai.<ref>{{citation |url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-28/news/55521285_1_ink-conference-ted-talks-co-founder |title=Fifth INK Talks to begin October 28; to focus on innovation|publisher=The Economic Times India |access-date= 23 February 2015}}</ref>

==Awards==
* In 2005, [[Mobile entertainment|Mobile ''Entertainment'']] magazine listed Gondal as listed as one of the top 50 executives in the mobile content space.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/14vishal.htm Vishal Gondal in top 50 mobile executives list]</ref>
* In 2005, [[Indiagames]] was listed by [[Red Herring (magazine)|Red Herring]] among Asia's Top 100 companies.<ref>{{citation |url=https://gigaom.com/2005/08/19/red-herring-puts-indiagames-in-top-asia-100-list/|title=Red Herring Puts Indiagames In Top Asia 100 List|publisher=GigaOM|access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref>
* In 2012, ''techcircle.in'' included Gondal in a list of the top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business.<ref>[http://techcircle.vccircle.com/500/digirati-top-25-powerful-people-in-indian-digital-business-2/ Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business]</ref>
* In 2019, "[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur Magazine]]" awarded Gondal Entrepreneur of the Year Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups|url=https://www.entrepreneurindia.com/virtual-awards/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=www.entrepreneurindia.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Indian entrepreneurs]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/vishal-gondal Crunchbase]

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