Fintech Sandbox
Sean Belka is an experienced Managing Director at Fidelity Investments, primarily focusing on strategic investments, M&A, and partnerships to help clients achieve financial success. Sean has held various leadership roles within the company, including heading Fidelity Labs and the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. Sean also serves on advisory boards for MassChallenge FinTech, IDEO CoLab, and FinTech Sandbox, among others. Additionally, Sean is involved in various educational and innovation initiatives, such as TEDxBoston and Citizen Schools.
Fintech Sandbox
Fintech Sandbox provides a leg-up for entrepreneurs around the world by providing free access to critical data and resources in order to build their early-stage fintech products through our Data Access Residency. As an industry-backed nonprofit, we empower fintech entrepreneurs around the globe and foster a strong fintech community. Since 2014, we have worked with over 350 startups and built a global fintech community. Fintech Sandbox’s Data Access Residency provides early-stage startups from around the world with premium data feeds and APIs from our industry-leading data partners, saving entrepreneurs tens of thousands of dollars. In addition to our Data Access Residency, Fintech Sandbox also hosts Boston Fintech Week - an annual celebration of the fintech community - and runs the Mass Fintech Hub - an initiative to drive continued success and growth for the Massachusetts fintech ecosystem. Learn More: Apply for Data Access Residency - https://www.fintechsandbox.org/data-access-residency/ Boston Fintech Week - https://bostonfintechweek.org/ Mass Fintech Hub - https://massfintechhub.com/