VINNY LINGHAM
USA, Civic
Vinny is a serial tech entrepreneur, originally from Cape Town, South Africa. He is the
Founder and CEO of a number of startups including Gyft, the largest digital and mobile gift
card platform, which was acquired by First Data Corporation in 2014. Born and educated in
South Africa, Lingham now lives in the Bay Area where he serves as an angel investor and
board member of multiple tech companies. A vocal proponent of entrepreneurship, Vinny is
an active spokesperson for the power of technology and entrepreneurship, which he seeks
to foster in his home country through the Silicon Cape Initiative, which he co-founded with a
fellow high-tech entrepreneur.
