UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Finnovate Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Cayman Islands	N/A
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

The White House, 20 Genesis Close, George Town
Grand Cayman Cayman Islands	KY1 1208
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class to be so Registered	Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-260261

(If applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

N/A

(Title of Class)

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, Class A ordinary shares and redeemable warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares of Finnovate Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”). The description of the units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants contained in the section entitled “Description of Securities” in the prospectus included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-260261) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates, is incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that is subsequently filed is also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

Pursuant to the instructions for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed, because no other securities of the registrant are registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Very truly yours,
Finnovate Acquisition Corp
By:	/s/ David Gershon
Name:	David Gershon
Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 3, 2021