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Nicole Edwards, Marketing and Community Leader at Fintech Sandbox

Welcome Nicole Edwards, Marketing and Community Leader at Fintech Sandbox on this episode of 🔥The Lantern 🔥 Fintech Sandbox is a non-profit helping early-stage fintech founders get free access to premium datasets so they can build and test their products. Through their six-month data access residency, founders can trial data from multiple partners, a gamechanger for resource constrained startups. 🔍 What happened in 2025? 🔎 Fintech Sandbox onboarded 75 startups, the most they've ever brought in during a single year! Their members hailed from Boston and far flung startup hubs in Japan, Argentina, and Switzerland joining the program. And they took Demo Day international for the first time, hosting it in London. 🗺️ Where is Fintech Sandbox headed in 2026? 🗺️ First, they're leaning into the AI moment. Boston has positioned itself as an AI hub, and Fintech Sandbox's mission of data access has never been more critical. Accurate, trustworthy data sources are essential for training models and testing AI-powered products. Second, they're expanding their community-building efforts beyond Boston to bring fintech founders together across the country and around the world. 🤔 What has Nicole learned from working with founders? 🤔 🤠 Cowboys and farmers 👩‍🌾 Nicole recently encountered a framework from the Head of Growth at Lovable that resonated: every company needs cowboys (those who go off into the unknown, tackling hard challenges) and farmers (nourishing what's been built, maintaining operations). The most successful founders she's seen are leaders who can do both - disrupt while staying compliant. Innovate while maintaining customer trust. And they scale while keeping operational discipline. That balance is especially critical when your team is small and everyone's wearing multiple hats! 🤝 How can we help Fintech Sandbox grow? 🤝 Partner up! Fintech Sandbox thrives on collaboration. They've worked with accelerators, banks, and even consulates across Greater Boston. If your organization touches the Fintech ecosystem, there's likely an opportunity to work together and help early-stage founders access the resources they need to build. The Lantern is brought to you by MGMT Boston, Rho, & Invest Northern Ireland – Americas this month