John Fimbel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Executive in Residence and Program Lead of FinTech Online for the Master of Engineering in FinTech program at Duke University
Founder at accel|sales
Led APT's sales team globally, growing the company from ~$100K to over $100M in revenue
Initiated and led the partnership with Mastercard that resulted in Mastercard acquiring APT for $600M
Serves as a Board & Senior Advisor

Biography

John Fimbel is an accomplished business professional with over 25 years of experience. He currently serves as an Executive in Residence and Program Lead of FinTech Online for the Master of Engineering in FinTech program at Duke University. In this role, he leads capstone projects connecting students to industry and guides the FinTech Incubator, helping students develop initial ideas into Minimum Viable Products within a semester.