Summary
Yuno, the Colombia-founded payments orchestration company, raised $45 million in a Series B led by Global PayTech Ventures, taking total funding to $80 million. The round includes Abu Dhabi's sovereign-backed Further Ventures, plus Qatar's Rasmal Ventures and GrowthX Capital, alongside a16z, Tiger Global, QuantumLight, Monashees, Kaszek, and Endeavor Catalyst. The funds support R&D, Gulf market expansion, and Yuno's agentic AI strategy. Yuno says it is on track to process $100 billion in annual transaction volume within 12 months, with customers including McDonald's, NetEase Games, GoFundMe, inDrive, and Rappi.
Key Facts
- $45M Series B led by Global PayTech Ventures; total funding now $80M
- Gulf investors: Abu Dhabi's Further Ventures, Qatar's Rasmal Ventures, GrowthX Capital
- Also: a16z, Tiger Global, QuantumLight, Monashees, Kaszek, Endeavor Catalyst
- Connects businesses to 1,000+ payment methods via a single API; 460 integrations across 190+ countries
- On track for $100B annual transaction volume within 12 months
- Recovered $5B+ in otherwise-failed transaction volume in the past year; improved auth rates ~5%
- Customers: McDonald's, NetEase Games, GoFundMe, inDrive, Rappi
- Gulf: SAMA PTSP certification (April); Tap Payments partnership (Mada, KNET, NAPS); Tabby BNPL integration
- Co-founders: Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez (ex-Rappi)
- ACI Worldwide ranks Middle East the world's fastest-growing real-time payments market
Why It Matters
Yuno's Series B shows the continued rise of payments orchestration — a single-API layer that routes transactions across hundreds of local payment methods — as businesses expand globally. The Gulf is a strategic focus: sovereign-backed capital (Further Ventures) plus local rail partnerships position Yuno to capture growth in the Middle East, now the world's fastest-growing real-time payments market. The explicit agentic AI strategy and "clear line to profitability" signal a shift toward leaner, AI-driven payments infrastructure. The round also reflects sovereign wealth flowing into fintech infrastructure.