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 2007, Lingham founded Yola, a proprietary web development platform for individuals, small businesses and organizations.

[3][4][5] Lingham was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2006, and a Young Global Leader in 2009 with the World Economic Forum.

[7] 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.

[12] 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.