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About Platogo
Platogo brings together casual gaming, user-generated content and social networking in a solution that's appealing to both gamers and developers. It provides users with a fully integrated platform for browser-based gaming, as well as attractive revenue shares for developers.
Platogo gained departure funding in 2008, and is a TechCrunch and Mini Seedcamp Berlin 2009 winner. Based in Vienna, Austria and founded in 2008, Platogo is headed by five gaming and IT specialists.
What we do
Platogo is the first platform to apply the Web 2.0 ideas of user-generated content and strong community focus to browser-based gaming. The number of Platogo games and levels grows indefinitely with and through the community: users can also be producers, creating and sharing their own game levels.
Game developers also gain significantly, as Platogo offers them an attractive platform for their games and appealing revenue shares. Revenue is driven by sales to users (e.g. in-game items and features via microtransactions) as well as multiple advertising options on the website and inside games.
Management
The Platogo management team consists of five highly skilled experts in web front-end development, server-side programming, graphic design, game- and business development. All five have worked together before on various projects: the chemistry within the team is highly motivating and the common goal is Platogo.
Jakob Sommerhuber
CEO and co-founder. Studied computer science at the Technical University, Vienna. After graduating in business engineering, Jakob worked as a Java developer for RI3K in London. In addition to project management and platform development, Jakob oversees the financial and organizational aspects of Platogo.
Florian Landerl
CTO and co-founder. Graduate of media technology and design from the University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg. Award-winning web and multimedia programmer, and joint head of the Adobe Flash User Group Austria. Florian has been a dedicated gamer since an early age and is Platogo's chief game designer. He also manages developer relations and support.
Christoph Atteneder
CCO and equity partner. After graduating in media technology and design from the University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Christoph specialized in Flash and Flex development. Was technical lead at bwin, and co-heads the Adobe Flash User Group Austria. Responsible at Platogo for client-side and platform development, as well as customer relationship management.
Simone Haider
CMO and equity partner. Graduated in media technology and design from the University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg before becoming an award-winning web developer for Viennese advertising agency DraftFCBi. Simone is responsible for Platogo's front-end development, quality assurance and accounting.
Daniel Kuales
CCD and equity partner. A graduate in media technology & design of the University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg, Daniel specializes in 2D and 3D graphics and animation. Was a 3D artist with Wunderwerk in Vienna, and two of his 3D short films have won international awards. As creative director, Daniel is responsible for Platogo's overall look and feel, as well as game mechanics and logic.
- Jakob Sommerhuber (JPG)
- Florian Landerl (JPG)
- Christoph Atteneder (JPG)
- Simone Haider (JPG)
- Daniel Kuales (JPG)
- The Platogo Team (JPG, 2.8 MB)
The photo shows Simone Haider, Christoph Atteneder, Florian Landerl, Daniel Kuales, Jakob Sommerhuber (clockwise, starting at the top)
Press Releases
- Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2009 The World Comes to Play at Platogo (PDF, 65 KB)
- Wien, 15. September 2009 Platogo.com – Jetzt wird gespielt (PDF, 67 KB – German press release)
In The News
- March 8, 2010
TechCrunch: Platogo enables developers to make their casual games Facebook ready
Link, PNG (282 KB) - January 29, 2010
ORF Futurezone: Social Games: Spielen mit dem Web 2.0
Link, PNG (32 KB) – German article - November 26, 2009
Wirtschaftsblatt: "Gründer der Woche"
Link, PNG (39 KB) – German article - November 12, 2009
Financial Times Deutschland: "Enable2start Finalisten 2009 – Spiel mit mir"
Link, PNG (314 KB) – German article - November 3, 2009
Kurier: "Gratis-Spiele als Kostenfalle"
Link, PNG (324 KB) – German article - November 1, 2009
Die Presse: "Plattform für Spieleentwickler: www.platogo.com"
PNG (497 KB) – German article - October 5, 2009
Vienna Online: "Onlinegaming 2.0: Mit Platogo eigene Spiele erstellen"
Link, PNG (257 KB) – German article - September 28, 2009
Netzwertig.com: "Erfolg im Web: Von der Wiener Startup-Szene lernen"
Link, PNG (97 KB) – German article - September 25, 2009
Deutsche Startups: "Bei Platogo eigene Spiele bauen"
Link, PNG (140 KB) – German article - September 22, 2009
TechCrunch: "SeedcampWeek09: Recession-era startups emerge blinking into the light"
Link, PNG (666 KB) - September 21, 2009
Virtual Goods News: "Platogo Bets On Virtual Goods In User-Designed Games"
Link, PNG (56 KB) - September 17, 2009
Werbeplanung.at: "Wiener Start-up launcht Games-Plattform Platogo.com"
Link, PNG (348 KB) – German article - September 16, 2009
Guardian Games Blog: "Platogo: user-generated content comes to browser gaming"
Link, PNG (223 KB) - September 16, 2009
Heute.at: "Platogo: Heimisches Start-Up bietet Onlinegaming 2.0"
Link, PNG (301 KB) – German article - September 16, 2009
GamingXP: "Platogo.com – Jetzt wird gespielt!"
Link, PNG (52 KB) – German article - September 15, 2009
IndieGames.com: "Platogo Launches"
Link, PNG (52 KB) - September 15, 2009
VentureBeat: "Platogo lets you create online games and share them with friends"
Link, PNG (194 KB) - September 15, 2009
ORF Futurezone: "Platogo: Gaming-Netzwerk zum Mitgestalten"
Link, PNG (443 KB) – German article - September 15, 2009
derStandard.at: "Neues Spielkonzept mit alter Schlange sucht Investoren"
Link, PNG (99 KB) – German article - September 15, 2009
Examiner.com: "The World Comes to Play at Platogo"
Link, PNG (257 KB) - August 31, 2009
TechCrunch: "Platogo to open up its private Beta, and we have invites"
Link, PNG (35 KB) - July 7, 2009
Kurier: "Platogo.com – Familienfreundliche Web-Games aus Österreich"
Link, PNG (269 KB) – German article - June 19, 2009
TechCrunch: "Austria – There are startups in them there mountains!"
Link, PNG (303 KB) - June 12, 2009
Deutsche Startups: "Mini Seedcamp Berlin"
Link, PNG (185 KB) – German article - June 11, 2009
Gründerszene: "TechCrunch zu Gast in Berlin – Gründerszene war dabei."
Link, PNG (574 KB) – German article - June 10, 2009
TechCrunch: "Seedcamp Berlin – So which startups won?"
Link, PNG (425 KB) - June 10, 2009
Seedcamp: "Mini Seedcamp Berlin Winners"
Link, PNG (94 KB) - March 26, 2009
ORF Futurezone: "Social Gaming mit Facebook und iPhone"
Link, PNG (624 KB) – German article - June 24, 2008
departure Interview: "Platogo – Tomcat seeks she-cat"
Link, PNG (138 KB) - June 24, 2008
departure: "Platogo – Play Together Online"
Link, PNG (261 KB)
Awards
Platogo's potential has been recognized internationally.
In 2008, Platogo received departure classic funding. departure is Austria's first independent business development and service center for companies of the creative industries, and considered a successful example for innovation funding on a competitive basis in Europe.
In June 2009, the Platogo team was invited to introduce their ideas to a panel of experts at Mini Seedcamp in Berlin. The Platogo presentation earned them praise not only from the jury's influential members but also from other competitors.
Based on the Seedcamp success, Platogo presented their concept at TechCrunch, again winning the conference with their convincing demonstration.
Image Library
- The Platogo Team (JPG, 2.8 MB)
The photo shows Simone Haider, Christoph Atteneder, Florian Landerl, Daniel Kuales, Jakob Sommerhuber (clockwise, starting at the top) - The Platogo Founders (JPG, 1.6 MB) © Martin Stöbich
The photo shows Florian Landerl and Jakob Sommerhuber, the two founders of Platogo - Platogo Startpage (JPG, 1.8 MB)
- Platogo Wallpaper 1440x900 (JPG, 155 KB)
- Platogo Wallpaper 1680x1050 (JPG, 189 KB)
- Platogo Wallpaper 1920x1200 (JPG, 231 KB)
Logos
- Platogo Logo Print, blue (TIF, 214 KB)
- Platogo Logo Print, white on blue (TIF, 218 KB)
- Platogo Logo Print, blue (PNG, 49 KB)
- Platogo Logo Print, black (PNG, 47 KB)
- Platogo Logo Web, blue (PNG, 8 KB)
- Platogo Logo Web, black (PNG, 7 KB)
- Platogo P, 200x200 (PNG, 2 KB)
- Platogo P Favicon, 16x16 (PNG, 364 B)
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