Age, Biography and Wiki
Vinny Lingham (Vinodhan Lingham) was born on 7 February, 1979 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, is a South African Internet entrepreneur (born 1979). Discover Vinny Lingham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
| Popular As |
Vinodhan Lingham |
| Occupation |
Internet entrepreneur |
| Age |
45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
7 February 1979 |
| Birthday |
7 February |
| Birthplace |
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous entrepreneur with the age 45 years old group.
Vinny Lingham Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Vinny Lingham height not available right now. We will update Vinny Lingham's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Vinny Lingham's Wife?
His wife is Charlene Lingham
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Charlene Lingham |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Vinny Lingham Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Vinny Lingham worth at the age of 45 years old? Vinny Lingham’s income source is mostly from being a successful entrepreneur. He is from United States. We have estimated Vinny Lingham's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
entrepreneur |
Vinny Lingham Social Network
Timeline
Vinny Lingham (born Vinodan Lingham) is a South African-born American Internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder & CEO of an identity protection and management startup based in California called Civic.
He was also previously the founder and CEO of Gyft & Yola, Inc. He is also the co-founder of SiliconCape, an NGO based in South Africa that aims to turn Cape Town into a technology hub.
In 2003, Lingham founded incuBeta, an investment holding company that engages in the ownership, management, and support of online marketing companies in various stages of development, with offices in the US, UK and Cape Town.
Also in 2003, Lingham founded Clicks2Customers, a subsidiary of incuBeta that provides search engine marketing software and services.
Lingham served as the CEO of both companies.
Lingham was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2006, and a Young Global Leader in 2009 with the World Economic Forum.
Endeavor is a global non-profit that selects and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
In 2007, Lingham founded Yola, a proprietary web development platform for individuals, small businesses and organizations.
To date, Yola has received over $25 million in funding from Johann Rupert's Reinet Fund.
Vinny Lingham is the co-founder of the Silicon Cape Initiative, a South African-based organization which aims to turn the Western Cape into a high-tech startup hub.
He is also the co-founder of the investment fund Newtown Partners, through which Lingham has led early stage investments into successful and notable startups including Sweep South and Augmentors.
In 2012, Lingham started Gyft, a mobile gift card company, with the backing of Google Ventures.
In two years, Gyft became the leading service in the mobile gift card space and was acquired by First Data Corporation in 2014 for more than US$54m.
From 2014 to 2016, Lingham was one of the investors, or "dragons", on South Africa's Dragons' Den reality TV series.
In 2015, Lingham founded Civic, a startup that encrypts identity information on the blockchain.
Starting in 2016, he is one of the "sharks" on the follow-up to Dragons' Den, Shark Tank South Africa.
Civic raised in excess of US$33m in funding during its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in June 2017.
In 2017, Lingham was also an "Angel" on National Geographic's not-for-profit program Undercover Angel.
Lingham is also the co-author of "I'm In: Essential Advice for Entrepreneurs".
In the summer of 2020, Lingham co-founded Waitroom, a host-led livestreaming and video meeting platform that will allow one-on-one engagement between hosts and their audiences.
Lingham's industry accolades include:
