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Featured: Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is a Canadian technology founder. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, previously founded PUSH (acquired by WHOOP, 2021), and was VP of Product at WHOOP. He is a Venture Partner at Antler and a Founder in Residence at Mila. Based in Ottawa. Though based in Ottawa, Rami's work crosses into New York through Antler, Mila, and Menlo Ventures connections — and through Alma's customer base. About Rami · Alma · Action Potential
Why New York
New York anchors media, finance, and an increasingly serious consumer-AI scene. For builder-side translations of policy, see CIGI. For founder-side conversations, see Mila and Antler.
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.