Ali Zahid

Co-founder and CEO at Legalmate

Ali Zahid is the Co-founder and CEO of Legalmate, a company based in Mississauga, Ontario, that focuses on improving access to legal services by making them more affordable. Legalmate offers financing solutions for legal services, aiming to eliminate barriers that clients face in accessing justice. The company was established in November 2020, and Zahid has been instrumental in its mission to leverage technology for enhancing the efficiency of legal processes.1 2

Before founding Legalmate, Zahid had a diverse career in various roles:

Investor and Scout at Ramen Ventures since June 2018, focusing on investing in pre-seed software companies.
Director of Partnerships at Unsplash from August 2019 to December 2020, where he led the API partnerships team.
Co-founder and Head of Product at Relay Financial for a brief period in early 2019, which aimed to streamline banking services for small businesses.
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Vanhawks from January 2014 to January 2018, where he was involved in creating a smart bike and managing product strategy and fundraising efforts.1 2 3

Zahid holds a Bachelor of Computing in Bio-Medical Computing from Queen's University, and he is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi.1 2 His entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to community building are evident in his various ventures and investments throughout his career.

Highlights

Nov 12 · twitter

if you are growing and end up hiring mostly consultants as your execs and not many founders, you are more likely to be doomed than ever before. They are really good at shielding the critical decisions from the founder/ceo

Nov 24 · TechCrunch

In a crowded global market, Canadian AI startups' fundraising results stand out - TechCrunch

Nov 24 · TechCrunch

In a crowded global market, Canadian AI startups' fundraising ... - TechCrunch

Experience

Co-founder and CEO at Legalmate (November 2020 - Present)

Investor and Scout at Ramen Ventures (June 2018 - Present), Director of Partnerships at Unsplash (August 2019 - December 2020); Co-founder + Head of Product at Relay Financial (January 2019 - April 2019); Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Vanhawks (January 2014 - January 2018)

Education

Bachelor of Computing in Bio-Medical Computing from Queen's University (2011 - 2015), Mississauga Secondary School, Graduated with Honors (2007 - 2011)