Brand & marketing leader, founder · Chandigarh / Mohali, India
Sanan GoyalBrand & marketing leader
I turn hard technology into brands people understand. Right now that means building Gridcast, running global marketing at Akeso, and growing SGX, 1CW and XROM.
About
Ten years at the edge of XR, AI and deep tech
I have spent ten years at the edge of XR, AI and deep tech, first building experiences, then the brands around them.
At Akeso, I run marketing for optics, eye tracking and XR displays. Through SGX, I have helped 10+ teams explain what they build. On 1CW, I have featured 300+ founders and researchers across 540+ episodes.
With Gurjot Singh Ahluwalia, I won Build What Moves India with RaktKhoj. Neither of us is an engineer.
Building
What I'm building
Gridcast
Ads on real screens, proof on every play. A DOOH network for India.
RaktKhoj
Finds blood donors when banks run dry. Won Build What Moves India, from 13,000+ registrations.
Akeso EyeCare
Marketing for optics, eye tracking and XR display tech.
SGX Consultancy
Brand strategy and go-to-market for XR, AI and deep-tech teams.
1CW & XROM
Podcast, news and XR media. 540+ episodes, 300+ guests.
Journey
Work and education
2012Education
Expert Diploma, 3D Animation and VFX
INSM
Where it started: animation and visual effects.
2016Education
Animation Filmmaking, Interactive Technology
Whistling Woods International
Film school, then freelance VR, AR and design work until 2022.
2018Work
Intern to Program Manager
Question What's Real
XR solutions company. Go-to-market for VRone.4K, India's first cinematic 4K VR headset.
2022Work
Founder
SGX Consultancy
Brand, privacy and go-to-market for 10+ immersive tech, AI and deeptech clients.
2022Work
Co-founder
1CW and XROM
A podcast and an XR media platform. 580K+ combined views, 12K+ subscribers.
2024Education
PG Certificate, Product Management
Duke CE and upGrad
May to September 2024.
2024Work
Global Marketing Director
Akeso EyeCare
Brand and B2B go-to-market across MetaRx, Ai+ and Xr+.
2025Work
Founding member
India China Trade Council
Bridging Indian and Chinese deeptech companies.
2026Work
Founder
Gridcast
Advertising on real screens, with proof on every play.
Introducing Gridcast: advertising you can verify
Ads on real screens, with proof on every play.
How RaktKhoj won Build What Moves India
Two non-engineers, two weeks of AI-assisted building, and 13,000+ registrations beaten.
On stage at VRAR Expo China 2025: the art and impact of XR storytelling
A panel in Shanghai on how XR becomes a new medium for storytelling.
Recognition
Awards and accolades
- Varun Mayya × OpenAI, 13,000+ registrations, Sep 2026Winner, Build What Moves India hackathon (with RaktKhoj)
- Best student, Bachelor of Animation Filmmaking (2017–19)Gold Medal, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- Excellence in Animation Filmmaking, 2020Commendation Award, Whistling Woods International
- MeitY, Government of IndiaContributor, national Spatial Computing strategy paper
- ShanghaiSpeaker, VRAR Expo China 2025
- Augmented World ExpoPanelist, AWE Asia 2023
Speaking
On stage
- Build What Moves India finale (Bengaluru)RaktKhoj live pitch to the judges' panel, one of 10 finalists12 Sept 2026
- AWE Asia 2023 — Main Stage (Panelist)Unleashing the Potential: Exploring the Journey of India's 1.2 Billion Mobile Users into Web3 and Immersive Technology30 Aug 2023
- VRAR Expo China 2025 (Shanghai)The Art and Impact of XR Storytelling (panel)15 May 2025
- Chitkara University (Chandigarh)AR and VR in Construction and Real Estate22 Sept 2023