Vinny Lingham
Founder at Civic Technologies, Inc.
Profile
Vinny Lingham founded Bloomable in 2014, Silicon Cape Initiative in 2009, Yola, Inc. in 2007, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2011, Lingham Capital in 2006, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer, incuBeta Intelligent Marketing (Pty) Ltd.
in 2003, where he worked as Director, Gyft, Inc. in 2012, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer in 2012, and Newtown Partners Pty Ltd.
in 2014, where he is working as General Partner from 2014.
Mr. Lingham also founded SynthaSite (Pty) Ltd., where he worked as Chief Executive Officer and Civic Technologies, Inc., where he worked as Chief Executive Officer & Director.
Mr. Lingham also currently works at ChessCube Pty Ltd., as Director, Personera (Pty) Ltd., as Director, The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc., as Director from 2015, Identity.com, as Director, and Multicoin Capital Management LLC, as General Partner from 2017.
Mr. Lingham received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Africa.
Vinny Lingham active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Personera (Pty) Ltd.
 Personera (Pty) Ltd. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Personera (Pty) Ltd. provides personalized publishing services. It is a personalized products platform for brands on Facebook. The firm provides free of charge applications that, for the first time, allow brands to offer their communities a variety of custom print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with the end user's social network content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. The company was founded by Van der Spuy Brink, Sheraan Amod, Michael Champanis, and Jaco de Wet in November 2009 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. | Director/Board Member | 18/02/2011 |
ChessCube Pty Ltd.
 ChessCube Pty Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ChessCube Pty Ltd. operates an online chess platform. The firm offers live tournaments that include real-time games, instant pairings and results, different formats, win cubits, live chat rooms, interactive chess videos for all levels. Its products include Live Chess, ChessCube Shop and ChessCube Cinema. The company was founded by Mark Levitt in 2006 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. | Director/Board Member | - |
The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.
 The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc. provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Peter J. Vessenes, Jon Matonis. | Director/Board Member | 24/12/2015 |
Civic Technologies, Inc.
 Civic Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Civic Technologies, Inc. provides a digital protection start-up. The company was founded by Vinny Lingham and Jonathan Smith and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Founder | - |
Newtown Partners Pty Ltd.
 Newtown Partners Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Newtown Partners Pty Ltd (Newtown Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa with an office in San Diego, California. | Founder | 01/01/2014 |
Multicoin Capital Management LLC
 Multicoin Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Multicoin Capital Management LLC (Multicoin Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in May 2017 by Kyle Samani. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/12/2017 |
Identity.com
 Identity.com Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Identity.com is a nonprofit organization that specializes in identity verification. The American company offers an open-source, decentralized ecosystem that allows companies and developers to create on-demand identity verification solutions. The private company's marketplace focuses on verifying credentials rather than exchanging personally identifiable information, giving consumers more control over their digital identities. Identity.com uses blockchain technology to provide a secure and efficient decentralized identity verification system, making it easy to verify identities at scale. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Vinny Lingham
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Bloomable
 Bloomable Internet RetailRetail Trade Bloomable provides an ecommerce platform that enables customers to order flowers and gifts online from local florists. The company was founded by Nick Wallander, Fraser Black and Dave Moller in 2012 and is headquartered in Woodstock, South Africa. | Founder | - |
| Silicon Cape Initiative | Founder | - |
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Training of Vinny Lingham
| University of South Africa | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 14 |
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SynthaSite (Pty) Ltd.
 SynthaSite (Pty) Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services SynthaSite (Pty) Ltd. provides web publishing services. The company was founded by Brent Viljoen and Vinodan Lingham and is headquartered in Cape town, South Africa. | Technology Services |
Yola, Inc.
 Yola, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Yola, Inc. provides web hosting services. It offers website hosting, domain name registration, ecommerce, mobile and facebook publishing, local directory submission, search engine optimization tools, lead generation and social network integration. The company was founded in 2007 by Vinny Lingham, Lourens Stefan, Bodechtel Peter and Brent Viljoen and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
ChessCube Pty Ltd.
ChessCube Pty Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services ChessCube Pty Ltd. operates an online chess platform. The firm offers live tournaments that include real-time games, instant pairings and results, different formats, win cubits, live chat rooms, interactive chess videos for all levels. Its products include Live Chess, ChessCube Shop and ChessCube Cinema. The company was founded by Mark Levitt in 2006 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. | Technology Services |
Personera (Pty) Ltd.
Personera (Pty) Ltd. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Personera (Pty) Ltd. provides personalized publishing services. It is a personalized products platform for brands on Facebook. The firm provides free of charge applications that, for the first time, allow brands to offer their communities a variety of custom print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with the end user's social network content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. The company was founded by Van der Spuy Brink, Sheraan Amod, Michael Champanis, and Jaco de Wet in November 2009 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. | Commercial Services |
Gyft, Inc.
 Gyft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gyft, Inc. develops a gift card platform for consumers and retailers. The firm enables customers to upload, buy and redeem gift cards conveniently from their mobile device. Its customers can ditch the plastic and use their mobile device to store, send and redeem cards. The company was founded by Vinny Linghamv, C. J. MacDonald and Mark Levitt in January 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc.
The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc. provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Peter J. Vessenes, Jon Matonis. | Commercial Services |
Civic Technologies, Inc.
Civic Technologies, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Civic Technologies, Inc. provides a digital protection start-up. The company was founded by Vinny Lingham and Jonathan Smith and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA. | Commercial Services |
Newtown Partners Pty Ltd.
Newtown Partners Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Newtown Partners Pty Ltd (Newtown Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa with an office in San Diego, California. | Finance |
Bloomable
Bloomable Internet RetailRetail Trade Bloomable provides an ecommerce platform that enables customers to order flowers and gifts online from local florists. The company was founded by Nick Wallander, Fraser Black and Dave Moller in 2012 and is headquartered in Woodstock, South Africa. | Retail Trade |
Multicoin Capital Management LLC
Multicoin Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Multicoin Capital Management LLC (Multicoin Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in May 2017 by Kyle Samani. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | Finance |
Identity.com
Identity.com Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Identity.com is a nonprofit organization that specializes in identity verification. The American company offers an open-source, decentralized ecosystem that allows companies and developers to create on-demand identity verification solutions. The private company's marketplace focuses on verifying credentials rather than exchanging personally identifiable information, giving consumers more control over their digital identities. Identity.com uses blockchain technology to provide a secure and efficient decentralized identity verification system, making it easy to verify identities at scale. | Technology Services |
| Silicon Cape Initiative | |
Lingham Capital
 Lingham Capital Investment ManagersFinance Lingham Capital (Lingham) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Vinny Lingham. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town,South Africa. | Finance |
incuBeta Intelligent Marketing (Pty) Ltd.
 incuBeta Intelligent Marketing (Pty) Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Incubeta Intelligent Marketing (Pty) Ltd. provides online marketing services. The company was founded by Vinodan Lingham in 2003 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. | Commercial Services |
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