Alumni profile: Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta is a charismatic leader who defines himself as a seasoned executive with an entrepreneurial DNA. He has an insatiable passion for start-ups and emerging growth companies and lives by the philosophy that the right corporate culture combined with innovative strategy can ignite exponentialism. 

Vikas is the of CEO of Big Blue Bubble, the largest independent mobile gaming company in Canada and ranking among the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the nation.

Prior to Big Blue Bubble, Vikas was the CEO of TransGaming, a global leader in the cross platform deployment of video games and the delivery of video games to Smart TV.  He is now Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Vikas enjoys venturing beyond his own industry and is an advisor, mentor, investor, board member to many organizations from innovative start-ups to not-for-profit organizations such as Interactive Ontario, The McLuhan Festival, Prince’s Charities Canada, MaRS, and serves as an advisor on the Ontario Premier’s digital media roundtable and is on the digital media advisory board for the Ontario Minister of Culture, Tourism & Sport. Vikas is also a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO) and is on the YPO Toronto Chapter board.

Vikas is a proud alumni of the University of Waterloo. He can be found @vikaskgupta or LinkedIn: vikasgupta2010.