Gurbaksh Chahal is an American internet entrepreneur born in India in 1982. He dropped out of high school at age 16 to start his first company, ClickAgents, which he sold to ValueClick for $40 million in 2000. In 2004 he formed BlueLithium, which specialized in behavioral advertising and was acquired by Yahoo for $300 million in 2007. In 2009 he started RadiumOne, an online advertising technology company. Chahal has received numerous awards and recognitions for his success as a young entrepreneur.

1. Gurbaksh Chahal
An American Internet Entrepreneur

2. Entrepreneur
G. Chahal with
U.S.President Barack Obama
Born July 17, 1982 (age 31)
Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India
Residence San Francisco,
California
Occupation Chairman & CEO
of RadiumOne
Founder of Chahal Foundation.
Net worth US$100 million
Websitewww.chahal.com

3. Early Life
• Chahal was born in Tarn Taran Sahib in Punjab,
India to Avtar Singh and Arjinder Chahal. In
1985, his parents received a visa for America
through the Diversity Visa (DV) program, also
known as the Green Card Lottery, and the
following year, when he was four, the family
settled in San Jose, California.

4. • At Age 16 (1998): dropped out of high
school to work full-time at his first
venture, ClickAgents.
• 2000 : ClickAgents Sold to ValueClick with
amount $40 million.
• 2004 : Chahal formed BlueLithium specialized
in behavioral targeting of banner advertising.
• 2007 : Yahoo! bought Blue Lithium for $300
million in cash

5. • 2009 : Chahal started his third online ad
company and branded itself as RadiumOne in
2010.
• 2014: Technology company in online
advertising named “Gravity4”.

6. Awards and Recognitions
• 2006: AlwaysOn Top Innovator of the Year
• 2010: Anokhi Awards, Excellence in Digital Entrepreneurship
• 2010: BusinessWeek, Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs
• 2010: Pace University, Leaders in Management Award
• 2010: Darpan, Extraordinary Awards - International Sensation
• 2010: MensXP.com, X51 - India's Most Influential Business Man of the Year
• 2011: Most Influential CEO - Under30CEO
• 2011: Forbes Greatest Risks
• 2012: Light of India Awards 2012: People's Award for Excellence in Business Leadership
• 2012: Light of India Awards 2012: Amrapali Award for Entrepreneur of the Year
• 2012: iMedia's Top 10 Hottest Digital Marketers of 2012
• 2012: Complex Magazine's: The 25 Richest Tech Entrepreneurs Under 30
• 2013: Anokhi's Prestige Awards 2013: Tech Entrepreneur of the Decade
• 2013: San Francisco Business Times: Top 40 Under 40
• 2013: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• 2013: 40 Under 40 by Direct Marketing News