Tony Jamous
About Tony Jamous
Tony Jamous is a software engineer turned entrepreneur. PitchBook lists a Master's in Computer Science and a Master's in Telecom from Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, plus an MBA from IMD Business School.
His startup career began in 2010 with Nexmo, a cloud communications company where he was president. Nexmo was acquired by Vonage. An Open Source CEO interview describes him as an active angel investor who also invests through a family office after that exit.
He founded Oyster, a global employment platform, in January 2020. His LinkedIn profile describes him as Founder and Executive Chairman of Oyster, while Crunchbase still lists him as CEO and co-founder. Crunchbase gives his location as London.
Data providers count his investments differently. PitchBook lists 42 investments and 18 exits, Crunchbase lists 32 investments, Tracxn lists 25 companies, and CB Insights lists 13. The counts vary because each provider tracks different deals.
Deals with a recorded date include TrueLayer (seed, September 2017), Jet HR (2023 and a seed round in September 2024), Cercli (September 2024), Feather (June 2024) and Kinfolk (February 2025 per CB Insights is not used here; the round is dated 25 February 2026). PitchBook lists exits including Claap (October 2025), Kona (January 2025) and Qwil (May 2022).
His most recent recorded deal is Kinfolk, a London AI-native HR workforce operations platform. It builds AI agents that run HR workflows inside Slack. Kinfolk announced a $7.2M seed round in February 2026 led by AlbionVC, with PROfounders Capital, Ascension, Emerge and Tony Jamous as an angel investor.
Kinfolk said it would use the funds to build out its agentic AI platform, add enterprise features, extend into payroll and IT workflows, and scale go-to-market.
The rounds listed by CB Insights are all seed rounds. PitchBook classes his portfolio mainly as business and productivity software and financial software, and his recent deals are HR, payroll and workforce software. Tracxn reports investments in the United Kingdom, the United States and seven other countries. He has not published a check size or stated investment criteria that we could find, so none is given here.
- Kinfolk: AI-native HR workforce operations platform; $7.2M seed round, February 2026.
- Jet HR: HR and payroll software; appears in PitchBook in June 2023, and in a $13.37M seed round in September 2024 per CB Insights.
- Cercli: HR and finance software for the Middle East; $4M seed round, September 2024 (CB Insights).
- TrueLayer: open banking and payments company; seed round, September 2017.
- Feather: insurance broker; investment dated June 2024 (PitchBook).
- Oyster: global employment platform he founded in 2020.
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/109280-44
- cbinsights.com/investor/tony-jamous
- crunchbase.com/person/tony-jamous
- linkedin.com/in/teljamou
- opensourceceo.com/p/1-april-23-tony-jamous
- tracxn.com/d/people/tony-jamous/__Np8CvGH3sCaRtzNeXcrb6glx5yS7yjO_yb8i
- thesaasnews.com/news/kinfolk-raises-7-2-million-in-seed-round
- soapbox.vc/feed/kinfolk-seed
Investing activity
Tony Jamous appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M. The most recent is Kinfolk (Seed, $7.2M, Feb 2026).
Tony Jamous most often invests alongside AlbionVC, PROfounders Capital, Ascension and Emerge, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Tony Jamous
Is Tony Jamous an angel investor in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in the $7.2M seed round of Kinfolk, an AI-native HR operations platform, announced in February 2026. His other recorded investments are mostly in HR, payroll and fintech software.
What stage does Tony Jamous invest in?
CB Insights lists his recent recorded rounds as seed rounds, including Kinfolk, Jet HR and Cercli.
What is Tony Jamous's check size?
He has not made a check size public that we could find. The Kinfolk $7.2M figure is the size of the whole round, not his check.
What companies has Tony Jamous founded?
He founded Oyster, a global employment platform, in January 2020. He was also an executive at Nexmo, which Vonage acquired.
Who else invested alongside Tony Jamous in Kinfolk?
AlbionVC led the round. PROfounders Capital, Ascension and Emerge also took part.
Where can founders contact Tony Jamous?
His public profiles are on LinkedIn and X. His LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/teljamou and his X handle is @jamingo.
Is Tony Jamous an angel investor?
Yes. Tony Jamous invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Tony Jamous invested in?
Tony Jamous's AI investments include Kinfolk. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Tony Jamous invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Tony Jamous has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M.
Who does Tony Jamous co-invest with?
Tony Jamous's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are AlbionVC (1 deal), PROfounders Capital (1 deal), Ascension (1 deal) and Emerge (1 deal).