# Arik Ashrafee > Arik Ashrafee is a Canadian entrepreneur, the founder of Social Signals Marketing, and an investor in AI startups and local businesses. ## About - Based in Canada. - Founded Social Signals Marketing in March 2023, a global online marketing company and growth partner that implements the latest strategies to help companies scale. - Invests in AI startups and other local businesses. - Regularly works with local mosques and charities to strengthen the community and support the next generation of entrepreneurs in Canada. - Comes from a family of scholars and public servants: great-grandson of Abdul Khaleque, a Sufi and Islamic scholar elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954, and grandson of Abdus Sabur Ashrafee, a Dhaka advocate. ## Links - [Personal website](https://arikashrafee.com/): Bio, heritage, and story. - [Social Signals Marketing](https://socialsignalsmarketing.com): The company Arik founded. - [LinkedIn](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arik-ashrafee-29732a283): Professional profile.