How Rami takes on advisory work
Advisory time is mostly committed through two channels:
- Mila — As a Founder in Residence, Rami works with founders translating Mila research into shipped products.
- Invest Ottawa — As an advisor, Rami runs office hours through Invest Ottawa programming.
Selective angel involvement happens through warm intro only. Rami previously supported founders through Antler residencies (2024–2026).
Best fit
- AI-native consumer or digital-health products.
- Wearables, sports tech, behavior change.
- Canadian founders building for global markets.
- Operators thinking through founder operations, autonomous systems, or gradual AI rollouts.
Worst fit
- AI infrastructure plays competing directly with frontier labs.
- Pre-revenue ideas without a clear user surface.
- Anything where a founder is looking for a name on a deck rather than an active operator.
About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the founder of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He was a Venture Partner at Antler through 2026. He is a Founder in Residence at Mila and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.