FinTech Sandbox (Data Access Residency)
FinTech & InsurTech · Run by FinTech Sandbox (nonprofit) · Boston, MA
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Equity-freeProvides support with no cash invested and no equity taken.
- Investment
- Not publishedNo fees and no equity taken. Free data access for up to 6 months per data partner through 40 plus providers; startups typically remain active 8 to 12 months across multiple providers. Rolling admissions, no cohorts; two rounds of virtual interviews with decisions usually one to two weeks after the second interview.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedNo fees and no equity taken. Free data access for up to 6 months per data partner through 40 plus providers; startups typically remain active 8 to 12 months across multiple providers. Rolling admissions, no cohorts; two rounds of virtual interviews with decisions usually one to two weeks after the second interview.
- Program length
- 26 weeks
- Format
- Remote
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- early-stage
- Sub-vertical
- fintech (data-driven products)
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Fidelity, MassMutual, Global Atlantic, Dow Jones, Equifax
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: No fees and no equity taken. Free data access for up to 6 months per data partner through 40 plus providers; startups typically remain active 8 to 12 months across multiple providers. Rolling admissions, no cohorts; two rounds of virtual interviews with decisions usually one to two weeks after the second interview.
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Terms in plain English
FinTech Sandbox is a Boston based nonprofit whose Data Access Residency gives startups free access to data feeds and APIs from more than 40 partners, including FactSet, Plaid, S&P Global, Equifax, MSCI, and Nasdaq. There are no fees and no equity is taken, and there is no cash investment. Free data access runs up to 6 months per data partner, and startups often stay active 8 to 12 months across multiple providers. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no cohorts, followed by two rounds of virtual interviews.
Who this is actually for
Early stage fintech startups, roughly bootstrapped through Series A, whose product depends on financial or market data that would otherwise be expensive to license. It works for teams anywhere since participation is remote.
Application windows
Rolling applications, no cohorts: Rolling: applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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