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