About
Tony Jamous is the CEO and co-founder of Oyster, a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and manage team members internationally. He previously founded Nexmo, later acquired by Ericsson. Jamous has written and spoken about the future of work and workplace mental health, and Oyster operates as a fully remote company valued at over $1 billion.
Executive Chairman at Oyster
Intro paths
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Oyster's investors · 7
Acadian Ventures Management, LlcMadison · $500K – $2M checksAtento CapitalTulsa · $500K – $1M checksAvid VenturesNew York City · $500K – $8M checksEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksG2 Venture PartnersPortola Valley · $15M – $25M checksInitial CapitalLondon · $25K – $5M checksStripesNew York
Co-founders at Oyster
AF
Ally FekaikiCEO and Founder
JM
Jack MardackFounder
Experience
- Oyster®CEO @ Oyster | Leading with Empathy & Mental Wellbeing | 2x Unicorn Founder2020 — 2025
- Nexmo, the Vonage API Platform (acquired by Ericsson)President2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Nexmo (Acquired by Vonage)Cofounder and CEO2010 — 2016
- Paymo, Inc. (acquired by BOKU Inc, now Twilio)Business Development2008
- mBlox ( acquired by SINCH)Sales2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Angel Investing
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Jamous?
- Tony Jamous is the CEO and co-founder of Oyster, a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and manage team members internationally. He previously founded Nexmo, later acquired by Ericsson. Jamous has written and spoken about the future of work and workplace mental health, and Oyster operates as a fully remote company valued at over $1 billion.
- Where does Tony Jamous work?
- Tony Jamous is Executive Chairman of Oyster.
- What companies did Tony Jamous found?
- Tony Jamous founded Oyster.
- Where did Tony Jamous go to school?
- Tony Jamous studied at IMD (MBA).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Oyster®12
Jahanvi SardanaInvestor at Index VenturesRob RueckertPartner at Sorenson VenturesJason GreenFounder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital PartnersLotti SiniscalcoPartner at Emergence Capital PartnersMargaret WuLead Investor at GeorgianPietro BezzaManaging Partner at Connect Ventures
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Also worked at Nexmo (Acquired by Vonage)7
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