Vinny Lingham Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 49

  • Portfolio
  • 23

  • Exits
  • 26

Exits

Vinny Lingham General Information

Description

Mr. Vinny Lingham is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at Rumi. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at Civic Technologies. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at Praxos Capital. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Waitroom. He is a Founding Partner of Newtown Partners. He is an Angel Investor. He served as an Executive at LLH Capital. He served as Advisor at Binded. He served as a Board Member at Skyrove. He served as Co-Fund Manager at LionPride Agility VCC. He serves as a General Partner at Multicoin Capital. He serves as a Board Member at Global EIR. He also served as an Advisor at CoinCircle. He is an Advisor of ChromaWay. He also serves as an Advisor at Trixta. He is well-known and well-respected globally as an active technology investor, focusing on Bitcoin and blockchain projects. He was formerly CEO and Co-founder of Gyft, a mobile gift card company acquired by First Data Corporation. He is currently CEO and Co-founder of Civic, a leading global blockchain-based digital identity company. He is a well-known face and icon of tech entrepreneurship on the African continent, and one of the founders of the Silicon Cape Initiative. He holds a BCom in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town in 1999. He is a Co-Founder of Xash.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

Vinny Lingham Investments (49)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Clara 24-Jun-2026 Seed Round Clinics/Outpatient Services Generating Revenue
The Rights 16-Apr-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Glif (Financial Services) 06-Feb-2024 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
Afterparty 20-Sep-2023 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
Collectibles.com 13-Jun-2023 Social/Platform Software Generating Revenue
Fin 21-Feb-2023 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Sweatcoin 28-Jul-2022 Other Healthcare Technology Systems Profitable
Spexi 25-Jul-2022 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Decent (Financial Software) 20-Apr-2022 Later Stage VC Financial Software Generating Revenue
Dequency 15-Feb-2022 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

Vinny Lingham Exits (26)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Reach Power 01-May-2026 Secondary Transaction - Private
BitGo Holdings 22-Jan-2026
MakersPlace 06-Nov-2025
Swiftly (Business/Productivity Software) 29-May-2025
The Rights 23-Jan-2025
Ekaya 22-Jan-2025
Dequency 17-Apr-2024
Skyrove 05-Oct-2023
Emerge Now 15-Dec-2022 Later Stage VC
Nix Hydra Games 07-Jul-2022 Merger/Acquisition

Vinny Lingham Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

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Vinny Lingham Co-Investors (96)

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Vinny Lingham FAQs

  • Who is Vinny Lingham?

    Vinny Lingham is an angel Investor who has made 49 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Vinny Lingham?

    Vinny Lingham is an angel investor.

  • What does Vinny Lingham do?

    As an angel investor, Vinny Lingham invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Vinny Lingham hold?

    Vinny Lingham holds a board seat in Global EIR.

  • What has Vinny Lingham invested in?

    Vinny Lingham has made numerous investments in companies like Clara, The Rights, and Glif (Financial Services) within the Clinics/Outpatient Services, Business/Productivity Software, and Financial Services industries.

  • What has Vinny Lingham invested in recently?

    Vinny Lingham's latest investment was on 24-Jun-2026 in Clara, a company within the Clinics/Outpatient Services industry.

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