Venture architect for premium games
Great Games
Need a Champion.
ATO Consulting is the venture architect for premium games. We evaluate the idea, structure the capital, and shape the project – all the way to launch.
The Venture Architect
The architect between capital and craft.
We evaluate game projects, structure the capital to back them, and shape them from first vision to global launch. As architects and advisors, not as a publisher replacement.
Evaluate
360° project rating
Institutional-grade diligence for premium games. The ATOC Rating – Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Distressed – and a Greenlight Report a board or IC can act on. Not a review. A verdict.
Capitalize
Purpose-built vehicles and deal design
Capital structure is a design problem. We match projects to the funding shape they actually need – project finance, equity, publishing deal, or hybrid – and negotiate the terms that let the company survive the three years after the ink dries.
Shape
From vision to launch
Before capital goes in, we help shape the project – connecting you with the IP, talent, or co-dev partner from our network that makes the vision buildable. Once capital is committed, we protect the creative pitch and verify the milestones. We don’t take your launch from you. We help you do it – or help you find the partner who will.
Our Services
Four services. Integrated or standalone.
Each service stands alone or works as part of a full engagement – from first evaluation through to launch readiness.
Greenlight Intelligence
“Before you commit capital or code, validate the idea.”
Greenlight Intelligence
A 360° audit of a project’s commercial and creative prospects, benchmarked against real-world market performance. The deliverable is the ATOC Rating and a Greenlight Report a board or IC can act on. Not a subjective review. A data-backed verdict.
“Capital that fits. Terms that last.”
Deal Forge
We match games with the capital structure they actually need – project finance, equity, publishing deal, or hybrid – and negotiate the terms that let the company survive the three years after the ink dries.
“Guarding the vision. Governing the build.”
Project Steward
Independent governance once capital is committed – creative, commercial, and investment. Milestone-verified, budget-honest, scope intact. We verify that Beta is actually Beta.
“Your independent launch advisor.”
Launch Control
Route to revenue, reviewed not improvised. We advise on your go-to-market plan, test positioning and pricing, de-risk first-party and cert, and introduce you to the specialist partners who execute. You own the launch. We make sure the plan is one worth owning.
Beyond Advisory
We don’t just advise. We build.
Alongside our advisory services, we operate two complementary investment structures – the same 360° evaluation discipline applied to the capital side of the desk.
Project Finance · Revenue Share
The Game Fund
A diversified slate of up to 15 premium game projects – backed by proven teams, established IP, and the ATOC Rating. Every title greenlit through the same 360° process. Returns flow with each launch through a revenue-share model.
Equity Build · Creative Autonomy
The Studio Group
A federal group of up to 10 premium studios – each retaining creative autonomy while sharing centralised services, infrastructure, and strategic direction. Built for long-term value creation through a dividend model.
Why Us
Operators, not observers.
Our team has shipped titles, structured investment vehicles, and scaled publishing businesses across 50+ markets. The evaluation system, the capital design, the governance discipline – all of it comes from that work, not from reading about it.
Capital & Deals
Publishing & Launch
Evaluation System
The Team
Built by operators.
We have shipped titles, structured deals, scaled studios and created games.
CEO & Founder
30+ years as entrepreneur, operator, and dealmaker in the global games industry. Co-founded JoWooD Entertainment and led the company to a €96M IPO on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Senior leadership at PLAION (formerly Koch Media) – portfolio strategy and business development at group level. 100+ game projects launched across every major platform and market.
Manuela Rieder
Project Management & Administration
30+ years of project management, administration and events across various industries.
Let’s build something.
Whether you’re building a game, evaluating a slate, or structuring capital – we’d like to hear from you.
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