Founders: Hussam Hammo
The Middle East’s 50 Most-Funded Startups
Rank: #27
Tamatem
Country: Jordan
Funding: $10 million
Investors: Wamda, Raed Ventures, Vision Ventures, DNC ventures, Al Faisalyeh group, NBM
Founded In: 2014
Mobile games publisher
Tamatem is a platform for international game developers who want to enter the Middle East. It localizes games and makes the mculturally relevant to the MENA market. Since 2014, Tamatem has published more than 45 games, with over 50 characters created to date. Founder Hussam Hammo was also the co-founder of Wizards Productions. Tamatem closed a funding round of $5.5 million in 2020, led by Wamda, the Al Faisalyeh Group, and NBM.