Omar Ghanem
Omar Ghanem is the Head of Gaming at Polkastarter, the web3 fundraising platform which has conducted 100+ IDOs raising over 48M USD to date, with over 11.8M USD across 27 gaming projects.
Partnering up with some of the biggest game titles in the space, Omar leads the strategy, growth & expansion of Polkastarter Gaming which now boasts a community of over 70,000+ gamers from across the globe.
Polkastarter Gaming aims to onboard the next 100M+ gamers into the web3 gaming space by lowering barriers to entry, and building an integrated blockchain gaming ecosystem. Omar is also an international keynote and Tedx speaker, and acts as an advisor & mentor to several web3 & traditional founders / projects worldwide.
Current Work
Head of GamingGam3s.gg
Co-Founder & CEOU-Light
Previous Work
Social Media ManagerCreate Media Group
Apr 2021 – Aug 2022Social Media Marketing ConsultantThe Esports & Gaming Agency – Middle East
Jun 2020 – Nov 2021Certificate Program Coach & Marketing DirectorHult Prize Foundation
Jan 2021 – Oct 2021Senior Social Media Executive1000heads
2018-2020Managing PartnerStudio-X
2020-2022Social Media ManagerCreate Media Group
2020-2021Education
American University of Sharjah, UAEBsc. in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
2014-2018
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026