Juan Pablo Ortega

Juan Pablo Ortega
EducationCornell University
OccupationsEntrepreneur, business executive
Known forCo-founder of Rappi

Juan Pablo Ortega is a Colombian-American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder Rappi, a Latin American on-demand delivery platform.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Ortega studied Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.[4][5]

In 2015, Ortega co-founded Rappi, an on-demand delivery platform based in Bogotá, Colombia. Rappi subsequently expanded across Latin America.[6][7]

In 2022, Ortega co-founded Yuno with Julián Núñez. Yuno is a payment orchestration platform that provides businesses with a single integration to access multiple payment providers and methods across different markets.[8][9]

As of 2025, Yuno operates in more than 140 countries. Its clients include McDonald's, Rappi, Avianca, and inDrive.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Pablo Ortega - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2026-05-17. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Delivery app Rappi says no action taken yet on eventual IPO". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  3. ↑ Arteaga, María Gabriela. "Colombia: Yuno lidera los pagos digitales y busca triplicar ingresos y crecer 500% en 2025 | Diario Financiero". www.df.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  4. ↑ "LATAM founders are maturing". The Realistic Optimist. 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Juan Pablo Ortega". gftnforum.jp. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Rappi Cofounder Juan Pablo Ortega Added To Viva Air Board of Directors". Finance Colombia. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  7. ↑ Bluemner, Paul (2025-03-12). "Q&A with Juan Pablo Ortega, Co-Founder and CEO of Yuno: AI's Game-Changing Role in Payments". citybiz. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  8. ↑ Azevedo, Mary Ann (2022-03-10). "With founders hailing from Colombian unicorn Rappi, payments startup Yuno raises $10M from a16z and LatAm VCs". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  9. ↑ Villarreal, Paola (2021-11-04). "Rappi is in plans to become a public company, according to cofounder". Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  10. ↑ Hall, Christine (2024-03-05). "2-year-old LatAm fintech Yuno reaches $150M valuation with backing from DST Global Partners, Tiger, a16z". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
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