# Finoa

> Finoa is a VC fund in Berlin backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finoabanking/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Finoa_Banking
- Website: https://finoa.io/

Finoa is a regulated custodian for digital assets offering custody and staking services to institutional investors and corporations. The platform enables users to manage their digital assets safely and easily, regardless of their familiarity with crypto.Finoa is a qualified crypto-asset custodian (§64y Para. 1 KWG) and is supervised by the GermanFederal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).As a regulated custodian, the company serves high-profile customers around the world, including renowned venture capital firms, large corporations, and financial institutions such as Earlybird, T-Systems and Bankhaus Scheich.Christopher May and Henrik Gebbing co-founded Finoa in Berlin in 2018 and the company is backed by financial investors Balderton Capital, Venture Stars, Coparion and Signature Ventures.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Finoa. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Finoa. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/finoa?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher May | Co-Founder and Co-CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-may-cb85 |
| Fabio Nelson Macchi | Head of Customer Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabio-nelson-macchi |
| Lieven Hauspie | VP of Technology | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lieven-hauspie |
| Marius Lunding Smith | Senior Business Development Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marius-lunding-smith |
| Martin Rieke | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-rieke |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RockSolid Network | RockSolid Network is a DeFi protocol offering institutional-grade liquid vaults and white-label vault solutions. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blockchain Builders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-builders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castle Island Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castle-island-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GSR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IDEO CoLab Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ideo-colab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kindred Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kindred-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pier Two](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pier-two) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Finoa invest in?

Finoa invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Finoa?

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### Who are the partners at Finoa?

The team at Finoa includes Christopher May (Co-Founder and Co-CEO), Fabio Nelson Macchi (Head of Customer Operations) and Lieven Hauspie (VP of Technology), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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