Vishwas Mudagal - Leading Entrepreneur in India

Vishwas Mudagal is a globally renowned serial entrepreneur, angel investor and a CEO with a history of building innovative technology brands and companies.

His life has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. After his internet startup shut down in 2007, Vishwas was on a brink of bankruptcy. But his 'never-say-die' attitude and self-belief never took a hit. He defied all the odds and turned his failure into a success story that inspired everyone.

People often questioned his unapologetic positive attitude towards life, but Vishwas was adamant to chase his dreams. He bounced back in his life by writing a best-selling novel called 'Losing My Religion,' and creating a multi-million-dollar company GoodWorkLabs, which today is one of the fastest growing tech company in the world.

Continuing the streak of building successful companies, Vishwas also cofounded GoodWorks CoWork, a premium coworking space in Bangalore which has become a breeding ground for startups and is also ranked as the No.1 coworking space (by Coworker.com)

Economic Times Now channel conferred the prestigious ‘Business Leader of the Year’ 2020 Award to Vishwas Mudagal, Co-founder of GoodWorkLabs Technology Services and GoodWorks Coworking Spaces. Under his leadership, the GoodWorks group companies have achieved significant leadership positions in their respective industry segments. Mudagal is known as one of the most successful bootstrapped entrepreneurs in India. This award from Economic Times Now is a testimony for his leadership position in the industry.

The Entrepreneurial Journey - How it all started.

An alumnus of RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, Vishwas Mudagal started his first company called Infovision Computer Academy at the age of eighteen to educate rural students in Gadag, Karnataka, which trained several hundred students over a period of three years.

In 2007, he co-founded an innovative Internet startup called JobeeHive.com, which received great recognition and went on to mass over 1.5 lac users.

In 2009 at the age of 27, Vishwas became the CEO of a Canadian MNC called Castle Rock. He set up their software center & business operations in Bangalore and built a 150+ member team.

In 2013, Vishwas went on to co-found GoodWorkLabs which is one of the hottest technology brands in India today. With a revenue growth of 500% year-on-year and rankings such as the 5th fastest growing technology company by Deloitte and the 3rd fastest growing technology company in India by Financial Times, GoodWorkLabs has become an innovation partner under the able leadership of Mudagal.

In 2014, Deccan Chronicle named him in the Top 11 personalities of 2014 in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India. He received the ‘Star Entrepreneur Award‘ from Indira India Innovation Summit 2011 in recognition of his contribution to entrepreneurship and innovation.

In 2016, continuing the streak of establishing successful companies, Vishwas entered the coworking space with his design-inspired coworking venture - GoodWorks CoWork. Today, GoodWorks CoWork is ranked as the No.1 coworking space in Bangalore for its premium office space offering and community.

In 2017, Vishwas Mudagal became an Angel Investor, where he invests between $20k and $200k per startup. Vishwas' journey has just begun. Stay tuned to his social media channels to track his latest endeavors and entrepreneurial ventures.

How he managed to convert his failures into a success story? Watch this video where he talks candidly about his incredible yet inspiring journey.