Ventech leads €8M Series A in YGO, the AI layer between travel suppliers and ChatGPT-style agents

Berlin-based startup YGO raised an €8 million Series A round, led by Ventech, to help travel suppliers gain control over their own AI infrastructure. Sake Bosch, Caesar Capital, and several business angels also took part in the round. YGO, founded in 2023 by Julian Kögel, Willi Ibbeken and Sebastian Kreutzberger, takes separate hotel and product data, organises it for travel companies, and integrates it with their current booking systems. As a result, tour operators can offer semantic search, personalised recommendations, automated customer service, and the ability to book on their own platforms or via external AI assistants without overhauling their technology. “Travel is one of the few major industries that still relies on infrastructure which was never intended for a world where AI comes first.