About VentureVilla
VentureVilla, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2016, is based in Hannover, Germany. With a presence in 2 countries, it has supported around 38 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include GameBuddy, cruisewatch and Epap. The program is backed by a team of 2 people who primarily support startups based in Germany and United States.
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Founded Year
2016
Location
Hannover, Germany
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VentureVilla's List of Top Investments
VentureVilla has a portfolio of 38 companies. Their most notable investments include GameBuddy and cruisewatch.Their portfolio spans across Germany and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 14 other sectors. Here is the list of top investments by VentureVilla:
1. GameBuddy
GameBuddy is a provider of social networking platform for gamers that allows them to connect with each other. It provides an information portal for gaming that offers news, reviews, videos. offers an application that provides personal newsfeed, individual profile, correct duos & weekly gaming summarization for gamers.
Key facts about GameBuddy
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Hannover (Germany)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $150K
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: IFB Innovationsstarter, APX and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 18, 2018, $*****
2. cruisewatch
AI-enabled metasearch platform for cruise services. The platform provides personalized price predictions and price drop alerts. Enables users to discover & compare cruise travel deals from multiple online travel agencies/travel websites by providing travel details. The platform then redirects users to the corresponding service providers' websites to complete bookings.
Key facts about cruisewatch
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Hannover (Germany)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1M
- Employee Count: 9 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: ennea capital partners, EnjoyVenture and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 24, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Epap
EPAP is a platform offering expense management solutions for individuals. It allows users to evaluate expenses and generate digital vouchers & bills. It prevents printing of receipts and invests a fraction of their sales in afforestation activities. The application can be accessed on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Epap
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Hannover (Germany)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: VentureVilla
4. QuizCo
Provider of artificial intelligence content processor for learning application. It also creates completely new learning content from existing texts and complex content for the education sector, companies, schools, teachers, and students.
Key facts about QuizCo
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Hannover (Germany)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 19 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Sparkasse Dortmund, Capacura and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 11, 2021, $*****
5. Dresslife
Dresslife is an AI-based platform for fashion recommendation. Claims that the process includes users selecting their style preferences through the quiz for which the best-suited products are listed from various retailers. Users can get recommendations using Android & iOS mobile applications.
Key facts about Dresslife
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 14 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: VentureOut, The Refiners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 18, 2017, $*****