Hussam Hammo

Hussam Hammo is a Jordanian entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder of Tamatem Games, a leading mobile games publisher specializing in the Arabic-speaking market. Born and educated in Jordan, he graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Princess Sumaya University for Technology.123

Professional Journey:

• Started his career in 2006 as a product manager at d1g.com
• Worked at Maktoob.com, where he co-founded Faye3.com, the first all-Arabic social network with over 1 million users13
• Founded Wizards Productions in 2009, a game studio developing online browser-based games12
• Founded Tamatem Games in 2013 with a mission to create culturally relevant mobile games for Arabic speakers14

Achievements:

• Tamatem Games has over 150 million game downloads and 3 million monthly active users1
• Published more than 50 games targeting the MENA region12
• Received acceleration from 500 Startups in Silicon Valley14
• Recently raised an $11M Series B funding led by Krafton2

Awards and Recognition:

• 2018 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• Member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and Endeavor Global network13
• Completed executive education programs at Harvard University and London Business School3

Hussam is passionate about creating games that authentically reflect Arabic language and culture, addressing the significant gap in Arabic digital content.12