What Finoverse does

Finoverse is a Hong Kong-headquartered FinTech and Web3 event platform founded in 2015, organizing a portfolio of flagship conferences including Hong Kong FinTech Week (45,000+ participants from 120+ economies), Genesis Festival, D3 Bahamas FinTech Conference, Hong Kong Green FinTech Summit, and regional events such as Radical Finance Asia and Arabia Discovery Tour. The company monetizes primarily through event sponsorships and partnerships with crypto exchanges (KuCoin, Crypto.com, OKX), infrastructure providers (Consensys, Amber Group, Digital Asset), and financial institutions, complemented by B2B services and community access at THE VERSE, its 29/F physical hub in Sheung Wan. Across the corporate group (Finnovasia Limited as parent, with Finoverse Limited and Finoverse AI Limited as operating subsidiaries), the company maintains a 35,000+ member professional community and a podcast media property (Waves in the Finoverse).

The company's core technology asset is Samantha AI Community Host, launched November 2025 at Hong Kong FinTech Week, which delivers AI-powered business matchmaking and personalized itineraries through WhatsApp, voice (Twilio), and email channels. Samantha combines recommendation engines, natural language processing, and generative AI to analyze attendee communications and generate curated introductions. The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining event-driven demand generation (large conferences), community-led engagement (THE VERSE hub, podcast, Spark In You program, FinTech Basketball League), and emerging white-label B2B AI deployment services for enterprise event organizers. Its customer base spans FinTech and Web3 professionals, venture capital and investors, regulators and government bodies, growth-stage startups, and family offices and next-generation wealth holders.

Name

Finoverse

Legal name

Finoverse Limited

Website

https://finoverse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hong Kong-based FinTech and Web3 event platform founded in 2015 that organizes flagship conferences such as Hong Kong FinTech Week, runs THE VERSE community hub, and deploys the Samantha AI matchmaking agent for enterprise event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

FinTech Events & Community Platform

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Billing, Subscription & Revenue Management Infrastructure (FSAGABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fintech & Payments Partner / ISO Referral Networks (FSAEAMAK)

Keywords

• Fintech events
• Web3 community platform
• Ai networking assistant
• Business matchmaking
• Conference organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Central

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Sponsorships & Partnerships: Finoverse generates revenue through organizing flagship FinTech and Web3 events, partnering with sponsors including major crypto exchanges and financial institutions. Events include Hong Kong FinTech Week, Genesis Festival, D3 Bahamas FinTech Conference, and regional summits.
2. Platform Services (B2B): Provides AI-powered business matchmaking and personalized itinerary services for enterprise clients organizing conferences and events. Services include Samantha AI Community Host deployment and white-label event solutions.
3. Community & Network Access: Operates THE VERSE, a global hub for FinTech, Green Finance, AI, and Web3 in Hong Kong, serving as a networking and collaboration space for startups, regulators, and venture capital investors. Provides community membership and networking opportunities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Finoverse organizes flagship FinTech and Web3 conferences and festivals (Hong Kong FinTech Week, Genesis Festival, D3 Bahamas FinTech Conference) and operates THE VERSE, a physical community hub in Hong Kong. The company deploys Samantha, an AI-powered Community Host that delivers business matchmaking and personalized itineraries at events via conversational AI across WhatsApp, voice, and email channels.

Product overview

Finoverse operates as a unified FinTech and Web3 ecosystem platform combining event-based networking, AI-powered matchmaking, and community building. The core offering centers on Samantha, an AI Community Host that enables intelligent professional networking at events through personalized matchmaking and itinerary creation. The platform encompasses a portfolio of flagship events (Genesis Festival, Hong Kong FinTech Week, Green FinTech Summit, D3 Bahamas, and regional events), a podcast content series (Waves in the Finoverse), impact programs (Spark In You, FinTech Basketball League), and THE VERSE physical community hub. Together, these components create an interconnected ecosystem for FinTech and Web3 professionals, investors, and innovators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• THE VERSE: A global hub for FinTech, Green Finance, AI, and Web3 at the heart of Hong Kong. THE VERSE hosts regular events and meetups connecting startups, regulators, and venture capital investors.
• Samantha AI
• Waves in the Finoverse
• Genesis Festival
• Spark In You

Products and services

• Samantha AI Community Host An AI-powered virtual community host that transforms networking at FinTech events by engaging attendees, facilitating curated introductions, and creating personalized itineraries through conversational AI accessible via WhatsApp, voice calls, and email.
• Hong Kong FinTech Week Major annual FinTech conference and festival attracting global participants for exhibitions, conferences, and networking in the Web3 and digital assets space. Held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
• Genesis Festival A flagship exclusive event series connecting family offices, next-gen heirs, and founders to explore private capital and wealth management through AI-powered experiences.
• D3 Bahamas FinTech Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ satisfaction rate from AI-powered networking experience
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• KuCoincoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2026KuCoin co-hosted the HEXAGON BLOCK PARTY at Hong Kong Web3 Festival with Finoverse on April 22. The event was headlined by DJ Don Diablo and brought together guests from the Web3, fintech, and innovation communities. The partnership builds on KuCoin's existing collaboration with Tomorrowland and aims to foster community connection through creativity and shared experience.
• TomorrowlandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTomorrowland is a key strategic partner with KuCoin that Finoverse is collaborating with through the KuCoin partnership. The collaboration includes events like HEXAGON BLOCK PARTY and will continue at Tomorrowland Belgium in July 2026. Finoverse co-hosts cultural touchpoints with KuCoin that build on this existing partnership.
• Hong Kong FinTech WeekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinoverse is the organizer of Hong Kong FinTech Week, one of the world's largest FinTech events. The event has grown to attract 45,000+ participants from 120+ economies with 1,000+ speakers. Partnership with InvestHK and StartmeupHK Festival program.
• Genesis FestivalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGenesis Festival is a flagship Finoverse initiative at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, bringing together family offices, next-gen heirs, and founders to explore the future of private capital and wealth management through AI-powered experiences.
• D3 Bahamas FinTech ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD3 Bahamas FinTech Conference is a flagship Finoverse event targeting startups, investors, and FinTech professionals in the Caribbean. Includes Startup Battle program for Web3 startups.
• The Green Verse / Green FinTech SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinoverse organizes The Green Verse Series and Hong Kong Green FinTech Summit, focusing on sustainable finance and green fintech innovation. Events held at Cyberport, Hong Kong.
• Radical Finance AsiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadical Finance Asia is a Finoverse-organized event focusing on the integration across the Web3 community and CeFi to DeFi collaboration.
• Arabia Discovery TourminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinoverse-organized regional event covering Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh to explore FinTech opportunities in the Middle East region.
• AIM CongressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinoverse hosted the Virtual Asset & Web3 Forum at AIM Congress in Abu Dhabi on May 9, 2023, expanding reach in the Middle East market.
• Crypto.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Finoverse website, indicating partnership or sponsorship relationship within the FinTech/Web3 ecosystem.
• OKXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Finoverse website, indicating partnership or sponsorship relationship within the FinTech/Web3 ecosystem.
• AAXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Finoverse website, indicating partnership or sponsorship relationship within the FinTech/Web3 ecosystem.
• ConsensysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Finoverse website, indicating partnership or sponsorship relationship within the FinTech/Web3 ecosystem.
• Amber GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Finoverse website, indicating partnership or sponsorship relationship within the FinTech/Web3 ecosystem.
• Digital AssetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Finoverse website, indicating partnership or sponsorship relationship within the FinTech/Web3 ecosystem.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ETHGlobal: Organizer of major Ethereum hackathons and Web3 builder events worldwide, including in APAC. Overlaps with Finoverse's Web3 startup and developer segments and shares a sponsor base of crypto protocols and exchanges.
• Blockworks: Crypto-native media and events company producing conferences (Permissionless, DAS London), research, and newsletters. Comparable as a digital-asset event/community operator with a younger, more crypto-narrow audience than Finoverse.

Others

• Plug and Play Tech Center: Global startup accelerator and corporate innovation platform with a strong fintech vertical and physical hubs in Silicon Valley, Singapore, and beyond. Comparable as a fintech ecosystem orchestrator with both events and year-round community programming analogous to THE VERSE.
• Antler: Global early-stage VC and founder community running residencies and demo days across 30+ cities including Singapore and Hong Kong. Comparable as a fintech founder/investor community platform, though event-format is different from Finoverse's large conferences.

Broad incumbents

• TechCrunch Disrupt: Iconic global tech conference with deep founder and VC audiences, including startup battle formats paralleling Finoverse's D3 Bahamas Startup Battle. Comparable as a high-profile, sponsor-funded, multi-region tech event franchise.
• Singapore FinTech Festival: Government-organized flagship fintech event run by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), drawing 60,000+ participants. Competes with Hong Kong FinTech Week for the title of Asia's leading fintech gathering and overlaps with Finoverse's audience of startups, regulators, and VCs.

Direct peers

• Consensus by CoinDesk: Flagship crypto and Web3 conference organized by CoinDesk, targeting the same digital-asset builder, investor, and policymaker audience Finoverse serves. Comparable in event scale, sponsor mix, and content-led GTM.
• Web Summit: Global tech and fintech conference organizer (Lisbon, Rio, Qatar, Vancouver) running massive flagship events for startups, investors, and enterprise. Directly comparable to Finoverse as a multi-event, multi-region conference platform monetized via sponsorships and enterprise partnerships.
• Money 20/20: Premier global fintech event series (Las Vegas, Singapore, Bangkok, Amsterdam) connecting banks, payments, FinTech, and regulators. Closely comparable in business model — flagship conferences with sponsor-driven revenue, enterprise matchmaking, and adjacent regional events — to Finoverse's Hong Kong FinTech Week and regional summits.
• Token2049: Premier crypto conference held in Singapore and Dubai, bringing together founders, exchanges, and institutional investors in Web3. Direct competitor in the APAC crypto events market with overlapping sponsor pool (KuCoin, OKX, Crypto.com).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/theverseclub
• Xx.com/finoverse_
• Facebookfacebook.com/finoverse

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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