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In 2010, [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] named him among the 15 best young entrepreneurs of the year. In 2012, Chahal was enlisted among the 25 richest entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by [[Complex (magazine)|Complex magazine]]. In 2013, he was named as one of the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|entrepreneurs of the year]] by [[Ernst and Young]]. | In 2010, [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] named him among the 15 best young entrepreneurs of the year. In 2012, Chahal was enlisted among the 25 richest entrepreneurs under the age of 30 by [[Complex (magazine)|Complex magazine]]. In 2013, he was named as one of the [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|entrepreneurs of the year]] by [[Ernst and Young]]. | ||
In 2013, Chahal was convicted for [[domestic violence]] and [[battery (crime)|battery]], and was sentenced to [[probation]]. He claimed innocence, but was terminated from his role as CEO of RadiumOne by the Board of Directors. In 2016, after new charges of domestic violence against a second woman with whom he was in a relationship, his probation was revoked. He resigned as CEO of Gravity4, and served six months in jail. | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal, a nurse in [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], a city in [[India]]’s [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state on July 17, 1982; he was the youngest of four children.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|pages=3|language=en}}</ref> In 1985, during the aftermath of the [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani insurgency]], his parents emigrated to the United States, his father having won a green card lottery.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|language=en}}</ref> Chahal emigrated the following year, at age four. The family lived in a one-bedroom apartment in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2EMaVV1pE8C|title=Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media|last1=Carson|first1=Mel|last2=Springer|first2=Paul|date=October 3, 2012|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=978-0-7494-6605-3|pages=40|language=en}}</ref> His father got a job in the Postal Service; his mother worked as an assistant to a nurse.<ref name=":3" /> He has two elder sisters — Nirmal and Kamal, and an elder brother Taj Chahal; the latter two had worked with Chahal in his ventures.<ref name=":0" /> His family were devout followers of [[Sikhism]].<ref name=":3" /> | Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal, a nurse in [[Tarn Taran Sahib]], a city in [[India]]’s [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state on July 17, 1982; he was the youngest of four children.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|pages=3|language=en}}</ref> In 1985, during the aftermath of the [[Khalistan movement|Khalistani insurgency]], his parents emigrated to the United States, his father having won a green card lottery.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Chahal|first=Gurbaksh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jiH8UqXUKvgC|title=The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions|date=October 23, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-230-62108-4|language=en}}</ref> Chahal emigrated the following year, at age four. The family lived in a one-bedroom apartment in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2EMaVV1pE8C|title=Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media|last1=Carson|first1=Mel|last2=Springer|first2=Paul|date=October 3, 2012|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|isbn=978-0-7494-6605-3|pages=40|language=en}}</ref> His father got a job in the Postal Service; his mother worked as an assistant to a nurse.<ref name=":3" /> He has two elder sisters — Nirmal and Kamal, and an elder brother Taj Chahal; the latter two had worked with Chahal in his ventures.<ref name=":0" /> His family were devout followers of [[Sikhism]].<ref name=":3" /> | ||