[NY, October 30, 2025] – Otonomi, the pioneering blockchain-enabled parametric insurance platform revolutionizing cargo delay protection, announced the successful completion of a USD $5 million Series A funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by a consortium of distinguished institutional investors including Hivemind Capital, Rothschild & Co Asset Management, ATX Venture Partners, Portline Capital, and Cyberport.
The strategic investment will accelerate Otonomi's global market expansion across Americas, EU, GCC, and Asia, enhance its proprietary AI-powered underwriting engine, integrated supply chain tracking capabilities, and strengthen the company’s fintech and payments services.
Addressing a Critical Market Need
In an ever-growing and volatile logistics market, financial losses due to cargo disruption amount to $50 billion every year, without finding an adapted risk solution. Otonomi bridges that tremendous gap by addressing critical inefficiencies in traditional indemnity-based cargo insurance through its innovative parametric approach. The platform eliminates lengthy claims investigations and provides instant, transparent payouts based on objective, measurable delay triggers.
"This strategic funding represents a unique accelerant to our rapid growth and to deploy our risk platform at scale. The industry has been constrained by laggard processes and tech for far too long, as a truly innovative fintech, we not only position new ideas, but also leapfrog decades in the future." said Yann Barbarroux, CEO and Founder of Otonomi. "
Technology-Driven Innovation
The company's proprietary technology platform combines advanced data analytics, smart contracts, and integrated digital payment systems to deliver real-time cargo risk pricing and automated claims processing. Otonomi's competitive advantage lies in its sophisticated technology stack that integrates multiple data sources – including weather patterns, port congestion metrics, carriers' performance data, and geopolitical risk indicators – to generate accurate risk assessments and pricing models. The platform's API ecosystem enables seamless integration with existing logistics management systems, allowing for cost-efficient operations and swift transaction processing.
"Cargo delays cost hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Cargo insurance underpins the global movement of goods, yet it still depends on slow and costly manual claim processes,” said Emmanuel Vallod, Partner and Head of Ventures at Hivemind Capital. “Otonomi’s platform brings long-overdue modernization to this critical layer of payment infrastructure, leveraging AI, smart contracts, and stablecoins on blockchain to deliver compliant cargo risk solutions at scale."
Strategic Growth Initiatives
The Series A funding will support several key growth initiatives:
Industry Recognition and Outlook
Otonomi's innovative approach has garnered significant industry attention, with the company presenting at major insurtech conferences and receiving recognition from leading venture capital firms specializing in financial technology. The company has also been featured in prominent industry publications for its role in modernizing the commercial insurance industry.
Otonomi has been making significant strides in establishing its global presence through strategic participation in premier international logistics and insurance events. The company's visibility has been notably enhanced by its CEO's speaking engagements at high-profile conferences such as the MENA Tech Summit in Doha, the Intermodal conference in Sao Paulo, and the CMA CGM innovation event in Marseille. These speaking opportunities not only underscore Otonomi's industry expertise but also serve as a testament to the company's growing reputation and thought leadership in the complex landscape of global logistics and insurance solutions.
"We are thrilled to invest in Otonomi as they lead the charge in transforming the insurtech landscape for supply chain and logistics. With global trade facing increasing disruptions, Otonomi's blockchain-enabled parametric insurance platform addresses a critical need for fast, transparent, and efficient risk management. Their innovative use of AI and smart contracts not only streamlines processes but also unlocks new opportunities for growth. We are committed to supporting companies that drive blockchain adoption through tangible, real-world use cases and unlock lasting value in traditional industries - Otonomi is a prime example." said Charles-Edouard Bilbault, Portfolio Manager at Rothschild & Co Asset Management.
Looking ahead, Otonomi plans to expand its parametric insurance offerings beyond cargo delays to address other logistics-related risks, including temperature excursions for pharmaceutical and food shipments, security breaches, and environmental compliance issues.
About Otonomi
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York City, Otonomi is a next-generation insurtech company that provides parametric cargo delay insurance for global trade disruption, complex and critical cargo shipments. The company's blockchain-enabled platform transforms traditional cargo insurance through AI-powered underwriting, smart contract automation, and rapid claims settlement. Otonomi operates as both a technology platform and a managing general agent (MGA), enabling insurance carriers and reinsurers to deploy customized parametric products efficiently. The company serves logistics providers, freight forwarders, manufacturers, and shippers managing time-sensitive cargo across air, ocean, and ground transportation modes.
For more information about Otonomi, visit www.otonomi.ai.
Hivemind Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm combining institutional rigor and crypto-native expertise to advance blockchain and digital asset investing. More info at: www.hivemind.capital
Rothschild & Co Asset Management As an asset management company of the Rothschild & Co group, we provide investment management services and solutions to a broad range of clients including institutional investors, financial intermediaries and distributors. We manage over €40 billion and have over 170 employees across Europe.. More info at: Rothschild & Co | Asset Management
Hong Kong Cyberport: Wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, Cyberport is Hong Kong’s digital tech hub and AI accelerator, with a vision to empower industry digitalisation and intelligent transformation, to promote digital economy and AI development, and to foster Hong Kong to be an international AI, innovation and technology (I&T) hub. Cyberport gathers over 2,300 companies, including 11 listed companies and 10 unicorns. One-third of on-site companies’ founders come from 26 countries and regions, while Cyberport companies have expanded to over 35 global markets.
For more information, please visit https://www.cyberport.hk/en.
ATX Venture Partners is an Austin-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies across fintech, enterprise software, and logistics sectors. More info at www.atxventurepartners.com/
Portline Capital specializes in growth-stage investments in technology companies serving the transportation, logistics, and supply chain industries. More info at https://portline.pt