Tony Jamous

About

Tony Jamous is a Lebanese-born technology entrepreneur who founded Nexmo, a cloud-communications (CPaaS) company built on messaging and voice APIs, and led it until it was acquired by Vonage in 2016. He went on to co-found Oyster in 2020 with Jack Mardack, a global employment platform that lets companies hire and pay distributed talent across borders. His focus on empowering talent in emerging economies is rooted in his upbringing in Beirut.

Achievements

• Founded Nexmo, described at acquisition as the second-largest CPaaS company globally.
• Led the sale of Nexmo to Vonage in a 2016 acquisition.
• Co-founded the global employment platform Oyster in 2020.

Sources

• lebanon.endeavor.org

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