Most public conversations about Canadian Tech Ecosystem skip the parts that matter to people actually doing the work.
Short definition. Canadian Tech Ecosystem: what Ottawa, Waterloo, Toronto, and Montréal look like to a returning founder.
Canadian Tech Ecosystem rewards composition over reinvention. Rami's working pattern is to wire together primitives that already exist, then add the smallest amount of glue possible.
How Rami works on Canadian Tech Ecosystem
Canadian Tech Ecosystem runs through Rami's work in three layers. First, primary operating experience: Rami works across Antler Canada, Mila, Invest Ottawa, and AI Tinkerers Ottawa. He has written about how Canadian capital structure shapes founder behavior in two CIGI-adjacent essays. Second, written perspective: a series of essays at Action Potential that take the work apart in public. Third, advisory and mentorship: through Antler, Mila, and Invest Ottawa, Rami works with other operators on the same questions from outside.
Where this shows up in his writing
AI is a motorcycle for the mind. Cognitive amplification, not replacement.
— Rami Alhamad, five objections to ai
Three of the five objections I think are manageable. Two of them are genuinely existential.
— Rami Alhamad, five objections to ai
What Rami is reading on Canadian Tech Ecosystem
If you want to follow Rami's thinking on Canadian Tech Ecosystem over time, the easiest signal is Action Potential. For builder-side translations of policy, see his CIGI profile.
For the longer version, see Action Potential and the library of related pieces.
About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-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 is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.