Utila's Valuation Nearly Triples Following $22M Series A Extension as Stablecoin Market Momentum Accelerates

The Digital Asset Infrastructure Play That Investors Can’t Ignore

In a compelling testament to market demand, Utila has secured a $22 million Series A extension just six months after closing its initial Series A funding round, effectively bringing the total Series A capital to $40 million. The funding round, spearheaded by Red Dot Capital Partners alongside participation from Nyca, Wing VC, DCG, Cerca Partners, FunFair Ventures and SilverCircle, has pushed total company funding past $51 million and driven the company’s valuation to nearly triple from its previous valuation mark.

What’s particularly noteworthy is that Utila wasn’t aggressively fundraising when this extension materialized. The company received multiple unsolicited investment proposals, driven by exceptional performance across core business metrics. With most of the original Series A capital still unused, Utila opted to extend the round strategically rather than deplete its reserves.

The Stablecoin Moment is Here

The timing reflects a broader inflection point in digital finance. Stablecoins have moved from niche experimentation to institutional necessity. In the first half of 2025, the stablecoin market reached $252 billion in aggregate supply, with monthly settlement volumes climbing 43% to $1.39 trillion. These aren’t speculative crypto metrics—they represent real financial infrastructure adoption by banks, payment networks, and enterprises building next-generation operations.

Payment providers, neobanks, and financial institutions now need enterprise-grade infrastructure to handle stablecoin workflows at scale. Compliance, security, settlement velocity, and operational control have become table-stakes requirements. This is where Utila’s platform enters the picture.

What Utila Actually Does

Built by cryptography and cybersecurity specialists, Utila operates as a comprehensive digital asset operations platform addressing four critical functions:

Stablecoin Operations handle the complete infrastructure layer for issuers, payment providers, and enterprises integrating stablecoins into business workflows.

Treasury Operations provide policy-driven management of digital assets with granular controls, compliance frameworks, and audit trails—critical for institutions managing significant digital asset balances.

Trading Operations deliver institutional-grade infrastructure across both centralized exchanges and decentralized finance protocols, enabling seamless market access.

Business Continuity features wallet environment mirroring capabilities with redundancy and failover mechanisms for mission-critical operations.

The platform combines military-grade security architecture with enterprise flexibility. Core technical features include secure MPC wallets, granular policy enforcement, robust developer APIs, multi-chain support, and integrated payment and tokenization engines. A distinctive technical capability is Utila’s six pulse converter architecture, which enables sophisticated transaction routing and operational efficiency across complex payment scenarios. Comprehensive integrations connect to AML providers, exchanges, DeFi protocols, and traditional banking rails. Insurance coverage provides additional institutional asset protection.

The Business Traction Is Real

Since announcing Series A in March 2025, Utila has more than doubled its customer base. The company now processes over $15 billion in monthly volume and has facilitated more than $90 billion in total transactions. The customer base spans 200+ global institutions across the digital asset ecosystem: payment service providers integrating USDC rails, neobanks building stablecoin products, institutional trading firms accessing DeFi liquidity, and stablecoin issuers managing minting operations.

This breadth matters. Unlike point solutions targeting specific use cases, Utila provides a unified operating system for the full spectrum of institutional digital asset needs.

Global Expansion Accelerating

The extension funding catalyzes Utila’s geographic expansion beyond North America and Europe into regions where stablecoins serve critical financial infrastructure roles. Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa represent priority expansion markets, particularly as regulatory frameworks in these regions mature and institutional adoption accelerates.

The Bigger Picture

Stablecoins are transitioning from experimental assets to foundational financial infrastructure. Institutions seeking to participate in this shift require secure, compliant, operationally sophisticated platforms. Utila’s rapid funding velocity and customer growth underscore investor conviction in this thesis. As digital assets become embedded in institutional workflows, the companies providing essential operational infrastructure—like Utila—occupy strategic positions in the emerging financial architecture.

About Utila

Founded in 2022 by Bentzi Rabi (CEO) and Sam Eiderman (CTO), Utila provides the secure, all-in-one digital asset operations platform for institutions. Trusted by 200+ global institutions, the company processes more than $15 billion in monthly volume and has facilitated over $90 billion in total transactions. Utila has raised more than $51 million in total funding from investors including Nyca Partners, Red Dot Capital Partners, Wing VC, NFX, Framework Ventures and DCG, along with angel investors including Balaji Srinivasan and Charlie Songhurst.