# Gurbaksh Chahal

> Gurbaksh Singh Chahal is an Indian-American entrepreneur and author who founded ClickAgents, co-founded BlueLithium and founded RadiumOne. ValueClick acquired ClickAgents in a stock transaction in 2000; Yahoo announced a $300 million cash agreement for BlueLithium in 2007. RadiumOne removed him as CEO in 2014 after misdemeanor battery and domestic violence battery guilty pleas. He later served jail time following a probation violation. His current public role is founder and CEO of AuraOne, an AI data and evaluation company. He wrote the 2008 memoir The Dream.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at AuraOne
- **Organizations:** AuraOne, Chahal Foundation, ClickAgents, BlueLithium, RadiumOne, Gravity4, BNN Breaking
- **From:** Tarn Taran Sahib, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Independence High School, San Jose
- **Known for:** Built ClickAgents into an advertising network acquired by ValueClick in 2000., Co-founded BlueLithium, acquired by Yahoo in a $300 million cash transaction announced in 2007., Author of The Dream, published October 23, 2008.

## Career timeline

- **1982** — Born in Tarn Taran Sahib, Punjab, India.
- **1986** — Moved to the United States at age four; grew up in San Jose.
- **1998** — Founded ClickAgents at sixteen and left high school.
- **2000** — ValueClick acquired ClickAgents for approximately 5.3 million shares; the widely cited $40 million figure refers to the stock valuation around signing.
- **2004** — Co-founded BlueLithium, a behavioral-targeting advertising network.
- **2007** — Yahoo announced its agreement to buy BlueLithium for approximately $300 million in cash.
- **2008** — Published The Dream and appeared on Oprah and Secret Millionaire.
- **2009-2010** — Launched gWallet; the business developed into RadiumOne, whose social-retargeting platform launched in October 2010.
- **2012** — Established the foundation originally known as BeProud after the Oak Creek Sikh temple attack; pledged $1 million.
- **2013** — Received an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award for RadiumOne.
- **2014** — Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and domestic violence battery; RadiumOne removed him as CEO and chairman. Founded Gravity4.
- **2016** — Received a one-year county jail sentence following a probation violation; appealed.
- **2018** — Taken into custody after the appeals process; reporting described an expected six months in jail.
- **2022** — Launched BNN Breaking; married actress Rubina Bajwa.
- **2024** — BNN Breaking closed following scrutiny of its AI-rewritten news operation.
- **2025-2026** — His current company and personal sites identify him as founder and CEO of AuraOne.

## Achievements

- Built ClickAgents into an advertising network acquired by ValueClick in 2000.
- Co-founded BlueLithium, acquired by Yahoo in a $300 million cash transaction announced in 2007.
- Author of The Dream, published October 23, 2008.
- Received an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2013.
- Named co-inventor with Dimitri Vaynblat on US8751621B2, granted June 10, 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — BeLimitless lists “trust needs evidence not adjectives” dated October 19, “the follow-up reveals the company” dated October 16 and “your price tells a story” dated October 14.
- **2026-10** — As checked October 22, his official sites and LinkedIn search listing identify him as founder and CEO of AuraOne.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gurbakshchahal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gchahal/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/gurbakshchahal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/OfficialGChahal
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gchahal/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialGChahal

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