Meet our team

Discover Roundtable’s team members

Founders

Evan Testa
Evan Testa
Co-Founder & CEO
Evan is a former project leader at a leading consulting firm who thrives when connecting people together to create synergies. When he realized the central place of social dynamics in the investments in private markets, where exclusive opportunities are only available to a limited few, he decided to co-found Roundtable to facilitate the matching of opportunity providers with investors.
Julien Fissette
Julien Fissette
Co-Founder & CPO
Julien is a former Lead Data Scientist at a leading consulting firm. He loves building products to solve business problems. When he invested in his first startups, he realized how much private markets were an insider market. He is co-founding Roundtable to help millions of people get access to alternative investments.
Simon Ternoir
Simon Ternoir
Co-Founder & CTO
Simon has served as founder and CTO of startups for over a decade. He built SaaS platforms used by thousands of daily users, secured tech architectures trusted by sensitive enterprise customers, and managed international teams on machine learning projects.

Team

Alexandre Foulachon
Alexandre Foulachon
Operations Manager
Alexandre, former Head of Operations at a leading European MaaS marketplace, is passionate about Operations and Marketplace performance and deeply committed to supporting his direct reports in their learning journey. Thriving in fast-paced, competitive environments, he loves seeing the impact he can make daily and has one obsession: finding the hack that will unlock growth. Outside of work, he can be found in a boxing ring, wielding a baseball bat, or seated in a go-kart.
Alexis Guinebretière
Alexis Guinebretière
Sales
Alexis spent the last few years building and selling products at high-growth startups between Europe and San Francisco, before co-founding an e-commerce startup. He then joined Roundtable as a Sales to help European leaders launch their investment communities and founders raise their funding rounds. He can be found by the sea or on a tennis court!
Antoine Loiseau
Antoine Loiseau
Sales
Antoine joined Roundtable’s sales team to help emerging managers launch their investment fund and help investors community grow. Before that, he spent four years launching and operating the VC fund of the French business school HEC Paris, alongside Eurazeo’s investment team. In addition to his data sciences training at Le Wagon, he had work experiences in consulting and in the ops team of the start-up Side.co in London, after graduating from HEC Paris.
Charles Vallin
Charles Vallin
Full-Stack Developer
Charles is a full-stack developer at Roundtable. He brings over 7 years of experience from the banking, payment, and web3 sectors. Delving into blockchain sparked his interest for traditional finance, and the VC world. When not coding, he's exploring the great outdoors (walking, cycling, and climbing).
Christian Lang
Christian Lang
Germany Business Development Lead
Christian is co-leading the business development in Germany. He has been working in the startup sector for almost a decade. Most recently, he led a venture studio which built several promising digital ventures in various sectors. Prior to that, he founded his own startup in the mobility sector, which he and his team scaled to over 500 employees in five countries.
Elora Bourel
Elora Bourel
Full Stack Developer
Elora is a Full Stack Developer at Roundtable, which she joined after two years working in predictive analytics. An avid video games player, she used to be ranked Diamond in LoL, and now switched to Overwatch.
Felix Schmitt
Felix Schmitt
Germany Business Development Lead
Felix is co-leading the business development in Germany. In the past, he has been a founder & operator at fast-growing startups as well as a Principal at Entrepreneur First (VC with a $11B portfolio). Besides his role at Roundtable he works at EWOR, a fellowship for exceptional founders, and runs his own community of operator-angels.
Ilona Frechin
Ilona Frechin
Operations Associate
lona started her career in venture capital, where she developed a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship. Before joining Roundtable to manage operations, she worked as a freelance advisor, helping startups with fundraising, and co-founded a podcast to give a voice to young entrepreneurs. Outside of work, she loves exploring the Parisian food scene—especially Asian cuisine—or going to the cinema to watch a good movie
Joachim Lavalette
Joachim Lavalette
DevOps/Backend Developer
Joachim joined Roundtable as a Devops and Backend engineer in early 2025 which he joined after working within the video game industry. He spends most of his free time playing video games, helping non-profits, dancing and Djing.
Julien Antoine
Julien Antoine
Product Manager
Julien has evolved at product roles in various contexts, from e-commerce marketplaces to B2B SaaS products. He deeply cares about delivering an impactful and delightful user experience. He plans on running 2023 km in 2023.
Maja Markowitz
Maja Markowitz
Germany Business Development Lead
Maja co-leads Roundtable's German business development efforts. She brings over eight years of experience from the PE and VC arenas to the table. Now immersed in the startup ecosystem, she's eager to get her hands dirty and drive real change. When the workday ends, you'll find her belting out tunes with a passion for singing. She also delights in spoiling her friends with elaborate home-cooked meals and enjoys spirited board game nights.
Marina Lungu
Marina Lungu
Junior Legal Counsel
Marina joined Roundtable as a Legal Counsel, where she finds legal solutions for complex deal structures and supports the development of new products. She enjoys navigating complex regulatory, corporate governance and tax issues. Outside of work, she enjoys painting and outdoor activities.
Michelle Liati
Michelle Liati
Operations Associate
Michelle began her career in the fast-paced world of startups and scale-ups, accumulating 5 years of experience across real estate and fintech in Milan, Paris, and Madrid. She specializes in building and scaling operations and sales teams, with a strong focus on driving growth by simplifying processes and boosting performance. Michelle thrives in the dynamic energy of startups and scale-ups, where she can make a real impact on results. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, practicing all kinds of sports, painting, and cooking—activities that fuel her creativity
Nick Surmanidze
Nick Surmanidze
Lead Full Stack Developer
Nick is the lead full-stack developer at Roundtable with over 10 years of experience developing scalable software, machine learning, algorithmic trading and portfolio management systems. When he's not coding, you can find him paragliding.
Nicolas Delwaide
Nicolas Delwaide
Head of Legal
As Roundtable's Head of Legal, Nicolas crafts legal solutions striking the right balance between legal, regulatory and fiscal considerations. Before that, he worked for five years at Linklaters, specializing in domestic and cross-border litigation. He likes discovering new wines at his favorite wine merchant.
Nicolas Timillero
Nicolas Timillero
Operations Associate
Nicolas started his career in the startup sector, in the data privacy field, after graduating from law and business school. He then joined Roundtable, where he continues to navigate the intersection of operations, law and technology. He enjoys working in fast-paced environments that foster innovation and efficiency. When not working, he is most likely at the cinema, watching the latest Wes Anderson movie.
Victor Stehelin
Victor Stehelin
Growth Manager
Victor started his career in VC but quickly switched towards sales operations and growth. He spent a a lot of time building and scaling sales processes in fintech companies both in France and in Italy. He loves seeing the impact of his work from one day to another and has one obsession: simplify processes and increase performance. When not working, he is probably somewhere, listening or playing electronic music.
Zaineb El Messoussi
Zaineb El Messoussi
Operations Manager
Zaineb is an Operations Manager at Roundtable. She has an auditing and investment fund background. When she's not managing fund operations, she can be found passionately following Formula 1 races and cheering for Real Madrid.

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