Ottawa Mentors for First-Time Founders sits at the intersection of building, governance, and the very Canadian question of what we should be making at home. Operators in Ottawa who work with first-time founders through programs and office hours.
The list
1. Rami Alhamad (ramihmd.com)
Advisor to Invest Ottawa. Venture Partner at Antler Canada. Co-Founder & CEO of Alma.
Context
Invest Ottawa runs Ignition, RevvUp, and other founder programs. 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.