Table Ronde with Malik Yacoubi (Nesto Group)

​Table Ronde and Ax.c are teaming up for a new event series designed to bring founders closer to real first-hand lessons from leading local entrepreneurs who built in Montreal and successfully scaled beyond it. We’re kicking off the series with a candid conversation featuring Malik Yacoubi of nesto.

​Malik Yacoubi is the Co-Founder and CEO of nesto, a Montreal-based digital mortgage lender founded in 2018.

​Since its launch, nesto has funded billions in residential mortgages across Canada, raised over $100M in equity financing, and built a team of 400+ employees. The company combines licensed mortgage expertise with technology to offer fully online approvals and rate transparency in a highly regulated, bank-dominated industry.

​Topics on the menu:

• ​Building FinTech in a regulated market
• ​Fundraising in Montreal
• ​Scaling from Montreal to a nationwide footprint
• ​Competing with incumbents and big banks
• ​The future of mortgages and FinTech

​--> Please go to the 4th floor when you arrive to Ax.c

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​What is Table Ronde?

​​​​​​​​Table Ronde is a curated space for people who are building.

​​In a world full of noise, advice is everywhere — but real experience is becoming harder to find and access.

​​Table Ronde exists to bridge aspiration and real experience.

​​We bring builders together with founders, investors, and executives who share what really happened — the context, constraints, and tradeoffs behind real outcomes.

​​No fluff. No polish.
Just honest conversations and real human connection.

​​Signal over noise.