Finst, a regulated cryptocurrency platform from Amsterdam, has raised €8 million in Series A funding to expand across Europe and accelerate the development of new products and services.
The round was led by Endeit Capital, with participation from existing investors such as Eelko van Kooten (founder Spinnin’ Records) and DEGIRO co-founder Mark Fransen – this increases the company’s total funding to €15 million.
“Our mission has been clear from day one: to make crypto investing safer, fairer and radically more transparent. With this Series A funding, we’re ready to bring that mission to every major European market,” says Julien Vallet, co-founder and CEO of Finst.
Finst’s Series A can be read against a broader set of regulated crypto and digital-asset funding rounds covered by EU-Startups in 2025.
In France, Deblock secured €30 million to build a unified euro and crypto banking platform, while Paris-based Bitstack raised €12.9 million to expand its Bitcoin savings products. In Germany, Munich-headquartered Tangany closed a €10 million Series A to scale its digital-asset custody infrastructure, while in the UK, London-based Agio Ratings raised €5 million to support banks entering the crypto market.
Together, these rounds account for approximately €58 million invested across adjacent segments of Europe’s crypto and digital-asset ecosystem in 2025.
Within this context, Finst’s raise sits at the smaller end of the spectrum but aligns with a clear pattern of investor interest in regulated, MiCA-aligned platforms focused on transparency, custody, and compliant market access, as capital continues to flow into crypto infrastructure across multiple European jurisdictions.
“We’re delighted to welcome Endeit as a strategic investor who strongly supports our mission and vision. Together with their extensive network and expertise, we look forward to democratising access to digital assets services and helping European investors save tens of millions of euros in unnecessary fees every year,” adds Julien Vallet.
Finst, which launched in 2023 by DEGIRO’s ex-core team, is a cryptocurrency platform, that provides a suite of crypto services such as trading, custody, staking, and fiat on/off-ramp.
The platform is now approaching 100,000 verified users, processes several billion euros in trading volume per year, and has scaled revenue ≈14× in three years, all while reportedly remaining operationally profitable.
This momentum is bolstered by Finst’s acquisition of competitor Anycoin Direct in 2024, as well as the recent approval of its MICAR licence by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), paving the way for expansion into multiple EU markets.
The company explains that they were founded to challenge the high trading fees and “opaque practices that have long dominated the cryptocurrency industry and are still the norm on most incumbent platforms“. Finst allegedly offers one of the broadest EUR-denominated crypto coverages in Europe and trading fees of 0.15% without “added spread or hidden costs“.
The new funding will support Finst’s rollout throughout Europe and accelerate the development of new products and services, such as:
- Broader staking coverage with market-leading interest rates
- Expanded asset selection and new platform features
- Additional product lines for both retail and professional users
Finst also intends to expand its institutional offering by developing advanced solutions for financial institutions, FinTechs, asset managers, and corporations seeking regulated digital-asset exposure through a leading cryptocurrency broker and custodian.
“Finst has shown exceptional execution and product innovation in a highly regulated market. Their MiCAR-first approach and focus on transparency align perfectly with our belief that Europe can lead the next phase of regulated digital-finance growth,” said Jonne de Leeuw, Partner at Endeit Capital. “We’re proud to partner with Julien and his team as they scale their category-defining trading platform across Europe.”
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/01/dutch-crypto-platform-finst-raises-e8-million-to-support-european-expansion/
