Tied Company S.r.l. today launched an equity crowdfunding campaign for Stratos: The Gaming Sphere, a new indie game publishing model incorporating AI into its predictive models. The campaign launched on the MyRestartup platform, giving investors a chance to own a stake in Tied Company. Stratos already has a publishing slate of 15 games, says Tied Company.
According to the MyRestartup page (translated from Italian), Stratos is a structured ecosystem for indie studios, intended to support them through, “preliminary evaluation, market analysis, product definition, commercial positioning and preparation for fundraising.” It also uses AI-based predictive models to identify the commercial potential of each game and project.
Stratos’s indie studio partners will retain full ownership of their IP, and up to 90% of their revenue, according to the company. Stratos will offer each studio “strong back-office support and clear milestone management.”
Gabriele Bonetto, Tied Company CEO and founder, said in a statement, “I’ve seen too many brilliant games fail simply because the industry wasn’t built to support them. Stratos was created to change that. We aren’t here to replace studios; we’re here to give them the infrastructure they need to thrive. By launching this equity crowdfunding campaign, we’re inviting the players themselves to become shareholders in the next generation of indie gaming.”