# Yann Barbarroux

> Yann Barbarroux is the CEO and co-founder of Otonomi, a parametric cargo delay insurance company. Born and raised in Marseille, he studied physics and computer engineering before working in financial risk management at ING, Hapoalim Securities and Citi. Now based in Singapore, he is developing insurance that uses shipment data to trigger compensation for covered delays.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Otonomi
- **Organizations:** Otonomi, Citi, ING, Hapoalim Securities, Accelerate VI, Flyion
- **From:** Marseille, France
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics, Aix-Marseille University, Master of Science in Computer Engineering and Information System Management, Télécom Paris
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Otonomi., Led Otonomi through Lloyd’s Lab Cohort 8 in 2022., Otonomi’s OTO-USA-1 air freight insurance index joined Nasdaq Global Index Data Services in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Moved to New York for his first Wall Street job, according to his 2021 interview.
- **—** — Held risk management roles at ING, Hapoalim Securities and Citi.
- **—** — Co-founded an emerging-markets digitized lending venture within Citi Ventures D10X.
- **2020** — Co-founded Otonomi with Jeremy Sutton; Lloyd’s and the company LinkedIn profile date the company to 2020, while some later interviews use 2021.
- **2022** — Otonomi joined Lloyd’s Lab Cohort 8.
- **2023** — Otonomi launched its first parametric air freight delay and interruption product, according to Lloyd’s.
- **2025** — Otonomi announced a $5 million Series A on October 30.
- **2026** — Singapore identified as his home by Otonomi; featured by La French Tech Singapore in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Otonomi.
- Led Otonomi through Lloyd’s Lab Cohort 8 in 2022.
- Otonomi’s OTO-USA-1 air freight insurance index joined Nasdaq Global Index Data Services in 2022.
- Otonomi announced a $5 million Series A in October 2025.
- Otonomi passed 10,000 insured shipments by November 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed as a speaker for the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore’s October 9 panel on geopolitics and logistics; listing verifies the programme, not attendance.
- **2026-09** — Featured in La French Tech Singapore’s founder interview, discussing automated payouts and regional partnerships.
- **2025-12** — Freightos added Otonomi to the WebCargo Services Portal.
- **2025-10** — Otonomi announced a $5 million Series A.

## Links

- Website: https://otonomi.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannbarbarroux/

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