Michael Fingado

Mike Fingado is a veteran NFL sports agent, angel investor, and startup founder operating at the intersection of sports, tech, and venture capital. A former Florida State University track & field athlete, Mike holds a Master’s in Sports Management and completed executive education in Fintech from Wharton. Before co-founding Athletepreneur®, Mike spent five years at Amazon, where he led the launch of new programs and mastered the art of scaling innovation inside complex systems. He’s a two-time accelerator alum (NMotion and 9Mile Labs) and actively advises top programs like Techstars, Y Combinator, and Gener8tor. Mike’s work centers on building athlete-led ventures and funding pipelines. Whether structuring NIL deals or advising startups on go-to-market strategy, he brings founder empathy, investor savvy, and deep domain expertise to every table he joins.