Aliya Ramji

Partner/Co-Founder | MT>Ventures

Aliya Ramji is a partner of McCarthy Tétrault and co-founder of MT>Ventures, a wholly-owned division of the firm. Aliya is focuses exclusively on startups, scale-ups and other fast-growth businesses. In addition to delivering tailored legal advice and other strategic value to high-potential businesses in the startup or scale-up phase, Aliya regularly advises venture capital, angel and strategic investors.

Prior to joining the Firm, Aliya was Senior Director, Legal and Corporate Affairs, at Figure1, a successful med-tech startup. Aliya is a recognized leader in the startup space. In 2016, Aliya was named one of the “Top 10 Thirty-Somethings” by the Association of Corporate Counsel and the “Young Alumni of Influence” by the University of Toronto, University College. In 2022, MT>Ventures and Aliya were recognized by Precedent Magazine with an Innovation Award for their involvement in the DMZ’s Startup Legal Support program. Most recently, Aliya was awarded DMZ’s 2023 Women of the Year.