Finst Raises €8M To Make European Crypto Investing Transparent And Affordable

The round was led by Endeit Capital, with participation from existing investors including Eelko van Kooten (founder of Spinnin’ Records) and DEGIRO co-founder Mark Fransen, bringing 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 fits into a broader wave of regulated crypto and digital-asset funding in Europe during 2025. In France, Deblock raised €30 million for a unified euro-crypto banking platform, and Paris-based Bitstack secured €12.9 million to expand Bitcoin savings products.

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Germany’s Tangany closed a €10 million Series A to scale its digital-asset custody infrastructure, while London-based Agio Ratings raised €5 million to help banks enter the crypto market.

Altogether these rounds represent roughly €58 million invested across Europe’s crypto and digital-asset ecosystem in 2025. Finst’s €8 million raise is smaller by comparison but reflects ongoing investor interest in regulated, MiCA-aligned platforms focused on transparency, custody and compliant market access as funding continues to flow into crypto infrastructure across the continent.

“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, launched in 2023 by former DEGIRO core team members, is a cryptocurrency platform offering trading, custody, staking and fiat on/off-ramp services. The platform is nearing 100,000 verified users, processes several billion euros in annual trading volume and has grown revenue ≈14× in three years while remaining operationally profitable.

Growth has been supported by Finst’s 2024 acquisition of competitor Anycoin Direct and the recent approval of its MiCAR license by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) enabling expansion across multiple EU markets.

Founded to challenge high trading fees and opaque practices common in the crypto industry, Finst offers one of the widest EUR-denominated crypto coverages in Europe with trading fees of just 0.15%, without added spreads or hidden costs.

Finst also plans to grow its institutional offering, developing advanced solutions for financial institutions, FinTechs, asset managers, and corporations seeking regulated digital-asset exposure through a leading cryptocurrency brokerage and custody platform.

“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.”

About Finst

Finst is a top crypto-asset service provider in the Netherlands offering a secure, regulated investment platform. With institutional-grade security and ultra-low fees it delivers trading, custody, transfers and staking services for both retail and institutional investors, combining professional-grade infrastructure with user-friendly accessibility.