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| '''Gurbaksh Singh Chahal''' (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur noted for founding several internet advertising companies. |
'''Gurbaksh Singh Chahal''' (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, noted for founding several internet advertising companies. He has been convicted twice for ] and ], in 2013 and 2018.<ref name="Hoge-plea">{{cite news|url=http://m.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/04/ad-mogul-gurbaksh-g-chahal-pleads-guilty-to-two.html|title=Ad mogul Gurbaksh "G" Chahal pleads guilty to two misdemeanors, all others dismissed in domestic violence case|last1=Hoge|first1=Patrick|date=April 17, 2014|work=San Francisco Business Times}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="businessinsider.com">Carson, Biz (August 14, 2016) Business Insider. (Retrieved April 9, 2017).</ref><ref name="sfgate.com">Ma, Annie (April 27, 2018) San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved June 11, 2018.)</ref> | ||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal |
Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal in ], a city in ]’s ] state. In 1985 at age four he moved with his family to ]. Chahal dropped out of high school at age sixteen to pursue a career in Internet advertising.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/24/LV8P13K9P3.DTL&hw=gurbaksh&sn=001&sc=1000|title=Advice from young millionaire Gurbaksh Chahal|date=October 26, 2008|newspaper=]|accessdate=January 6, 2010 | first=Carolyne | last=Zinko}}</ref> He has a sister Kamal Kaur, who is now the chairwoman and CEO of DaVinci Marketing Cloud<ref>{{cite news| title= Gurbaksh Chahal out as Gravity4 CEO after probation ruling| url = https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/28/gurbaksh-chahal-out-as-gravity4-ceo/}}</ref>, and an elder brother Taj Chahal.<ref name="business insider">{{cite news| title= The rise and fall of Gurbaksh Chahal: How one tech CEO went from fame, fortune, and Oprah's couch to possible jail time| url = https://www.businessinsider.in/The-rise-and-fall-of-Gurbaksh-Chahal-How-one-tech-CEO-went-from-fame-fortune-and-Oprahs-couch-to-possible-jail-time/articleshow/53699669.cms}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ===Domestic violence and battery conviction=== | ||
| ⚫ | == Career == | ||
| ⚫ | In August 2013, Chahal was charged by the ] with ].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/attorney-for-internet-mogul-gurbaksh-chahal-call-domestic-violence-charges-overblown/Content?oid=2540544|title=DA: Internet mogul hit girlfriend 117 times over a half-hour period | Crime & Courts | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner|last=Sabatini|first=Joshua|date=|publisher=Sfexaminer.com|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> On April 16, 2014, Chahal pleaded guilty to one charge of ] and one charge of ], for which he was sentenced to three years' ], a 52-week domestic violence training course, and 25 hours of ].<ref name="Nagle">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article_email/radiumone-worked-to-save-ipo-amid-scandal-1441837667-lMyQjAxMTE1NjAxOTMwMzk2Wj|title=RadiumOne Worked to Save IPO Amid Scandal|last=Nagle|first=Rob|date=September 9, 2015|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> After this ] incident, Chahal was fired as CEO of RadiumOne by the company's board of directors on April 27, 2014.<ref name="Fired" /><ref name="auto" /><ref name=":0" /> | ||
| ⚫ | In 2016, after evidence emerged of a second domestic violence incident, a court found he had violated his probation. Chahal was sentenced to one year in jail, but the sentence was stayed pending appeal.<ref name="sentencing">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/SF-judge-to-decide-fate-of-Gurbaksh-Chahal-in-9139376.php|title=Tech mogul Gurbaksh Chahal gets 1 year in domestic violence case|author=Rainey, Libby|date=12 Aug 2016|work=San Francisco Chroncile|accessdate=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Conger-appeal">{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/01/despite-looming-jail-time-gurbaksh-chahal-is-back-as-gravity4-ceo/|title=Despite looming jail time, Gurbaksh Chahal is back as Gravity4 CEO|author=Conger, Kate|date=1 September 2016|work=TechCrunch|accessdate=1 November 2016}}</ref> In April 2018, a California state appeals court upheld the 2016 ruling. The court found Chahal guilty of violating his probation when he attacked a woman a year after his domestic violence conviction for beating a different woman in his San Francisco penthouse.<ref name="sfgate.com" /> Chahal spent six months in ] for the probation violation.<ref>Sernoffsky, Evan (August 31, 2018) San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved September 1, 2018.)</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Silicon-Valley-Internet-Mogul-Gurbaksh-Chahal-Gets-Year-in-Jail-in-Domestic-Violence-Case-492207291.html|title=Silicon Valley Internet Mogul Gurbaksh Chahal Sentenced to 6 Months in Domestic Violence Case}}</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | == Career == | ||
| ⚫ | In 2009, Chahal founded RadiumOne, another online ad company |
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| In July 2014, Chahal launched ], his fourth technology company in online advertising (the company has since been renamed DaVinci Marketing Cloud).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/gurbaksh-chahal |title=Gurbaksh Chahal |publisher=HuffingtonPost |date=2018-06-09 |accessdate=2018-06-09}}</ref><ref>Editors (January 31, 2018) MrWeb.com (Retrieved June 11, 2016.)</ref> In 2019, Chahal started Taara Labs, an incubator to build startup companies and help solve problems in the field of ], ], and ]. Also in 2019, Chahal founded RedLotus in Hong Kong,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techcircle.in/2019/11/12/post-radiumone-gurbaksh-chahal-seeks-success-again-with-redlotus-in-talks-to-raise-50-mn|title=Post RadiumOne, Gurbaksh Chahal seeks success again with RedLotus; in talks to raise $50 mn|date=2019-11-12|website=Techcircle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> a company that uses ] to help ] reach out to new audiences.<ref>{{cite news| title= Gurbaksh Chahal –founded RedLotus is transforming customer service & experience| url = https://kathmandutribune.com/gurbaksh-chahal-founded-redlotus-is-transforming-customer-service-experience/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= Gurbaksh Chahal reveals ways for boosting growth through marketing intelligence| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/140819/gurbaksh-chahal-reveals-ways-for-boosting-growth-through-marketing-int.html}}</ref> | |||
| ==Awards and honors== | |||
| In 2014 Chahal was a recipient of Light of India Jury and People's Choice Awards for Excellence in Business Leadership<ref>{{cite news| title= 19 NRIs honoured with Light of India awards| url = https://www.sify.com/news/19-nris-honoured-with-light-of-india-awards-news-international-mgek4fdbcch.html}}</ref> In 2013 Chahal was awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 in the Platform Technology category.<ref>{{cite news| title= RadiumOne CEO and Founder Gurbaksh Chahal Awarded as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2013 Winner| url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/radiumone-ceo-founder-gurbaksh-chahal-120000795.html}}</ref> In 2009 Chahal was one of the recipient of Leaders in Management Award by ].<ref>{{cite news| title= Pace University Names Magazine Publishing Magnate David J. Pecker (’72) and Technology Entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal as 2010 Leaders in Management Recipients| url = https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100407005265/en/Pace-University-Names-Magazine-Publishing-Magnate-David}}</ref> He was felicitated by ] in recognition of his achievements as Global Entrepreneur at an event organized to mark 550th ] of first ] – Sri ] Dev.<ref>{{cite news| title= Gurbaksh Chahal honored by DSGMC| url = https://in.style.yahoo.com/gurbaksh-chahal-honored-dsgmc-020240533.html}}</ref> | |||
| Chahal started his career buying and reselling ] on ].<ref name="business insider" /> In 1998 Chahal founded ''ClickAgents'', an ] focused on performance-based advertising, which was subsequently acquired by ValueClick (now part of ]) in 2000 with $5.3 million of its shares.<ref>Editors (November 3, 2000) Advertising Age. (Retrieved April 9, 2017).</ref> In 2002 Chahal along with his elder brother launched a restaurant ''Planet Bollywood''; it burned down soon afterwards and was not restarted.<ref name="business insider"/> | |||
| ==Philanthropy== | |||
| ⚫ | In 2004, Chahal founded BlueLithium, a company that specialized in ], a technique whereby web users' habits online are tracked in order to show customized ads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2391674.ece |title=The Times |publisher=Business.timesonline.co.uk|accessdate=2015-03-01}} {{subscription required|date=March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ferenstein|first=Gregory|date=2011-03-29|title=RadiumOne CEO on His McDonald's Rejection, Social Ads, and Do-Not-Track Legislation | Fast Company | Business + Innovation|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1743178/radiumone-ceo-talks-mcdonalds-rejection-social-ads-and-do-not-track-legislation|magazine=Fast Company|accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> It went on to be widely hailed in the ad-tech industry<ref name="businessinsider.com" /> and in 2007, ] bought Blue Lithium for $300 million in cash.<ref>Hendrickson, Mark (September 4, 2007) TechCrunch. (Retrieved April 9, 2017.)</ref> He had also launched a social network ''MingleNow'', for the socioeconomically affluent populace which was accorded a partnership deal by ].<ref name="businessinsider.com" /> | ||
| After the ], Chahal founded the Chahal Foundation (formerly BeProud Foundation).<ref>{{cite news| title= Serial Entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal Commits $1 Million to Stop Hate Crimes| url = https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224248}}</ref> The foundation creates awareness campaigns to stop future hate crimes, provide scholarships, support disaster relief efforts, and improve schools in third-world countries.<ref>{{cite web|author=Teri Evans |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/224248 |title=Serial Entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal Commits $1 Million to Stop Hate Crimes |publisher=Entrepreneur.com |date=2012-08-21 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 2009, Chahal founded RadiumOne, another online ad company<ref>{{cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2009/12/01/gwallet-raises-12-5m-for-more-ethical-virtual-currency-system |title=gWallet raises $12.5M for more ethical virtual currency/offers system | VentureBeat | Business | by Dean Takahashi |work=VentureBeat |date=2009-12-01 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/10/18/new-ad-network-radiumone-aims-to-tap-social-mega-trend/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Ty | last=McMahan | title=New Ad Network RadiumOne Aims To Tap Social 'Mega Trend' | date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> and remained its CEO before being fired, due to conviction of ].<ref name="Fired">{{cite web|last=Swisher|first=Kara|title=Exclusive: CEO Gurbaksh Chahal Fired by RadiumOne Board|url=http://recode.net/2014/04/27/exclusive-ceo-gurbaskh-chahal-fired-by-radiumone-board/|work=Recode|publisher=recode.net/|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|author= |url=http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/25/its-time-for-radiumone-to-fire-its-abusive-ceo/ |title=It’s time for RadiumOne’s abusive CEO to go - Fortune |publisher=Finance.fortune.cnn.com |date=2014-04-25 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Weissmann |first=Jordan |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/04/24/radiumone_founder_pleads_guilty_to_domestic_abuse.html |title=RadiumOne founder: Pleads guilty to domestic abuse |publisher=Slate.com |date=2014-04-24 |accessdate=2015-03-01}}</ref> RadiumOne was later acquired by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mobilemarketingmagazine.com/radiumone-acquired-by-rhythmone|title=RadiumOne acquired by RhythmOne | Mobile Marketing Magazine|website=mobilemarketingmagazine.com}}</ref> In July 2014, Chahal launched ], his fourth technology company in online advertising (the company has since been renamed DaVinci Marketing Cloud).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/gurbaksh-chahal |title=Gurbaksh Chahal |publisher=HuffingtonPost |date=2018-06-09 |accessdate=2018-06-09}}</ref><ref>Editors (January 31, 2018) MrWeb.com (Retrieved June 11, 2016.)</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Domestic violence and battery conviction== | ||
| ⚫ | In August 2013, Chahal was charged by the ] with ].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |
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| In 2019, Chahal founded RedLotus in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techcircle.in/2019/11/12/post-radiumone-gurbaksh-chahal-seeks-success-again-with-redlotus-in-talks-to-raise-50-mn|title=Post RadiumOne, Gurbaksh Chahal seeks success again with RedLotus; in talks to raise $50 mn|date=2019-11-12|website=Techcircle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 2016, after evidence emerged of a second domestic violence incident, a court found he had violated his probation. Chahal was sentenced to one year in jail, but the sentence was stayed pending appeal.<ref name="sentencing">{{cite news |
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| ==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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| Gurbaksh Singh Chahal | |
|---|---|
| File:Gurbaksh Singh.jpgGurbaksh Chahal at 2019 | |
| Born | (1982-07-17) July 17, 1982 (age 42) Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, writer, philanthropist |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Founder of ClickAgents, BlueLithium, RadiumOne, Gravity4, Taara Labs, RedLotus |
| Website | GurbakshChahal.com |
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (born July 17, 1982) is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, noted for founding several internet advertising companies. He has been convicted twice for domestic violence and battery crimes, in 2013 and 2018.
Personal life
Chahal was born to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal in Tarn Taran Sahib, a city in India’s Punjab state. In 1985 at age four he moved with his family to San Jose, California. Chahal dropped out of high school at age sixteen to pursue a career in Internet advertising. He has a sister Kamal Kaur, who is now the chairwoman and CEO of DaVinci Marketing Cloud, and an elder brother Taj Chahal.
Domestic violence and battery conviction
In August 2013, Chahal was charged by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office with domestic violence. On April 16, 2014, Chahal pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic violence battery and one charge of battery, for which he was sentenced to three years' probation, a 52-week domestic violence training course, and 25 hours of community service. After this domestic violence incident, Chahal was fired as CEO of RadiumOne by the company's board of directors on April 27, 2014.
In 2016, after evidence emerged of a second domestic violence incident, a court found he had violated his probation. Chahal was sentenced to one year in jail, but the sentence was stayed pending appeal. In April 2018, a California state appeals court upheld the 2016 ruling. The court found Chahal guilty of violating his probation when he attacked a woman a year after his domestic violence conviction for beating a different woman in his San Francisco penthouse. Chahal spent six months in San Francisco County Jail for the probation violation.
Career
Chahal started his career buying and reselling printers on eBay. In 1998 Chahal founded ClickAgents, an advertising network focused on performance-based advertising, which was subsequently acquired by ValueClick (now part of Alliance Data) in 2000 with $5.3 million of its shares. In 2002 Chahal along with his elder brother launched a restaurant Planet Bollywood; it burned down soon afterwards and was not restarted.
In 2004, Chahal founded BlueLithium, a company that specialized in behavioral targeting, a technique whereby web users' habits online are tracked in order to show customized ads. It went on to be widely hailed in the ad-tech industry and in 2007, Yahoo! bought Blue Lithium for $300 million in cash. He had also launched a social network MingleNow, for the socioeconomically affluent populace which was accorded a partnership deal by Anheuser-Busch.
In 2009, Chahal founded RadiumOne, another online ad company and remained its CEO before being fired, due to conviction of domestic violence. RadiumOne was later acquired by RhythmOne. In July 2014, Chahal launched Gravity4, his fourth technology company in online advertising (the company has since been renamed DaVinci Marketing Cloud).
In 2019, Chahal founded RedLotus in Hong Kong.
Publications
- The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions, Palgrave Macmillan (October 23, 2008) ISBN 0-230-61095-1
References
- "Find People, Lookup Phone Numbers, Run Background Checks, Access Public Records". USSearch.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- Hoge, Patrick (April 17, 2014). "Ad mogul Gurbaksh "G" Chahal pleads guilty to two misdemeanors, all others dismissed in domestic violence case". San Francisco Business Times.
- ^ Weissmann, Jordan (2014-04-24). "RadiumOne founder: Pleads guilty to domestic abuse". Slate.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ^ Carson, Biz (August 14, 2016) “The rise and fall of Gurbaksh Chahal: How one tech CEO went from fame, fortune, and Oprah's couch to possible jail time.” Business Insider. (Retrieved April 9, 2017).
- ^ Ma, Annie (April 27, 2018) "Court upholds ruling against SF tech mogul Chahal in domestic violence case." San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved June 11, 2018.)
- Zinko, Carolyne (October 26, 2008). "Advice from young millionaire Gurbaksh Chahal". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- "Gurbaksh Chahal out as Gravity4 CEO after probation ruling".
- ^ "The rise and fall of Gurbaksh Chahal: How one tech CEO went from fame, fortune, and Oprah's couch to possible jail time".
- Sabatini, Joshua. "DA: Internet mogul hit girlfriend 117 times over a half-hour period | Crime & Courts | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner". Sfexaminer.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- Nagle, Rob (September 9, 2015). "RadiumOne Worked to Save IPO Amid Scandal". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Swisher, Kara. "Exclusive: CEO Gurbaksh Chahal Fired by RadiumOne Board". Recode. recode.net/. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "It's time for RadiumOne's abusive CEO to go - Fortune". Finance.fortune.cnn.com. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- Rainey, Libby (12 Aug 2016). "Tech mogul Gurbaksh Chahal gets 1 year in domestic violence case". San Francisco Chroncile. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- Conger, Kate (1 September 2016). "Despite looming jail time, Gurbaksh Chahal is back as Gravity4 CEO". TechCrunch. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- Sernoffsky, Evan (August 31, 2018) "Tearful tech mogul Gurbaksh Chahal jailed for probation violation." San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved September 1, 2018.)
- "Silicon Valley Internet Mogul Gurbaksh Chahal Sentenced to 6 Months in Domestic Violence Case".
- Editors (November 3, 2000) “ValueClick acquires Click Agents.” Advertising Age. (Retrieved April 9, 2017).
- "The Times". Business.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-01. (subscription required)
- Ferenstein, Gregory (2011-03-29). "RadiumOne CEO on His McDonald's Rejection, Social Ads, and Do-Not-Track Legislation | Fast Company | Business + Innovation". Fast Company. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- Hendrickson, Mark (September 4, 2007) “Yahoo! Acquires Ad Network BlueLithium.” TechCrunch. (Retrieved April 9, 2017.)
- "gWallet raises $12.5M for more ethical virtual currency/offers system | VentureBeat | Business | by Dean Takahashi". VentureBeat. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- McMahan, Ty (October 18, 2010). "New Ad Network RadiumOne Aims To Tap Social 'Mega Trend'". The Wall Street Journal.
- "RadiumOne acquired by RhythmOne | Mobile Marketing Magazine". mobilemarketingmagazine.com.
- "Gurbaksh Chahal". HuffingtonPost. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
- Editors (January 31, 2018) "Name Change Marks Renaissance for Gravity4." MrWeb.com (Retrieved June 11, 2016.)
- "Post RadiumOne, Gurbaksh Chahal seeks success again with RedLotus; in talks to raise $50 mn". Techcircle. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
External links
- Gurbaksh Chahal at IMDb
- A panel discussion with Chahal, Conference on Entrepreneurship, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, March 2010
- 1982 births
- Living people
- American computer businesspeople
- American media executives
- American memoirists
- American technology chief executives
- American technology company founders
- American technology writers
- Businesspeople from San Jose, California
- Businesspeople in advertising
- Businesspeople in information technology
- Businesspeople in software
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- People from Tarn Taran Sahib
- Punjabi people
- Writers from San Jose, California
- American people of Punjabi descent
- American businessmen of Indian descent
- American businesspeople convicted of crimes
- 21st-century American inventors