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Malik Yacoubi on the TechTO stage

Malik Yacoubi

Co-founder & CEO, nesto

FintechMontrealOn TechTO stages since 2021

Malik Yacoubi is co-founder and CEO of nesto, the Montreal digital mortgage lender he started with Karim Benabdallah in 2018. It now administers more than $80 billion in mortgages and raised a $302-million Series E in June 2026. He gave a full Founder Journey episode to TechTO in February 2023.

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2021. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Malik

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In their words

I've always been a bit too early in my early career. I was always maybe two to three years too early for the trend to happen.

TechTO Founder Journey, Feb 2023 · watch at 09:22
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What is Malik Yacoubi known for?

Co-founding and leading nesto, Canada's largest digital mortgage lender. It began in 2018 as a digital broker and became a direct lender by 2022.

How big is nesto?

More than $80 billion in mortgages under administration, and a $302-million Series E at a $1.47-billion valuation announced in June 2026.

What did Malik Yacoubi talk about with TechTO?

A full Founder Journey episode in February 2023 covering how nesto was built.

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