# Fintech Sandbox

> Fintech Sandbox is an industry-backed Boston nonprofit that helps early-stage companies worldwide develop financial technology products through free access to premium datasets, APIs, infrastructure resources and a network of data providers, investors and financial institutions. Its Data Access Residency takes no equity and charges no fees; it also organizes Boston Fintech Week and manages Mass Fintech Hub.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** David Jegen (Co-founder), Sarah Biller (Co-founder), John Fawcett (Co-founder), Ty Danco (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Data Access Residency, Demo Day, Boston Fintech Week, Mass Fintech Hub
- **Notable:** Reports 450+ startups supported., Reports more than $50 million in cumulative data savings., Reports more than $2 billion raised by startups after residency, not funding raised by Fintech Sandbox.

## Products & services

- **Data Access Residency** — Free premium data feeds and APIs from more than 40 providers for development and testing; six months per provider, with startups typically active for 8-12 months.
- **Demo Day** — Showcases selected residents’ products to investors, partners and the fintech community.
- **Boston Fintech Week** — Community-led conference and events connecting financial institutions, startups, investors and regulators.
- **Mass Fintech Hub** — Public-private Massachusetts fintech ecosystem initiative encompassing collaboration, investor engagement and talent development.

## Achievements

- Reports 450+ startups supported.
- Reports more than $50 million in cumulative data savings.
- Reports more than $2 billion raised by startups after residency, not funding raised by Fintech Sandbox.
- Reports 84% of startups still in business or acquired and 45 successful exits.
- Established Boston Fintech Week and the Mass Fintech Hub initiative.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Lucas Timberlake joined as executive director, according to the April 4 introductory interview.
- **2026-05** — Demo Day 12 recap described six residents building agricultural lending, compliance, fraud detection, machine-learning and investment research tools.
- **2026-05** — Data-needs article sought partnerships covering digital assets, embedded finance, synthetic data from digital twins and vertical financial datasets.
- **2026-09** — Published an EY contributor interview on governance of AI-generated financial advice ahead of Boston Fintech Week.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fintechsandbox.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-sandbox/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FinTechSandbox
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHESiZslrkue-LTyMaOOzAw
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/FinTech-Sandbox-176708706042803/

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Last updated: 2026-10-07