Ateo
Ateo is a Danish venue comparison platform that connects corporate event planners with 500+ hotels, conference centers, restaurants, and event venues across Denmark via a free inquiry-based matching service, monetized through venue-side lead referrals and operated by parent company Move Marketing.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
What Ateo does
Ateo is a Danish venue comparison and lead-generation platform that helps businesses and organizations find venues for corporate events, including conferences, company parties, course stays, meetings, team building activities, and Christmas parties. The platform operates as a free, self-serve service where venue seekers submit a single inquiry form specifying event type, budget tier (under 10,000 DKK to 100,000+ DKK), date, and participant count, and receive three competing offers from matching venues, eliminating the need to contact venues individually. Ateo covers 500+ venues nationwide, organized across regions (Copenhagen, Jutland, Funen, Zealand) and venue types (hotels, conference centers, restaurants, ships, manors, theaters).
The platform is built as a content-driven website with an extensive SEO-oriented library of venue profile pages and editorial blog content rather than a proprietary technology platform. Ateo has no app, no public API or SDK, no patents or trademarks, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. It is operated and maintained by Move Marketing, which functions as the parent operating entity, and the listed contact address for the operating entity is in Chiang Mai, Thailand, while the platform targets the Danish market. The company was founded in 2013, operates with 1-10 employees, and has co-founder Martin Thorborg listed in its leadership.
Ateo's business model is a freemium lead-generation model. Venue seekers pay nothing for the service, and the platform monetizes by directing qualified inquiry leads to participating venues, with the venue-side pricing and commission structure not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is product-led growth: a single inquiry form drives organic demand capture, supported by an SEO-led content marketing strategy covering a long tail of Danish venue-related search queries. The customer base is fragmented across SMB and enterprise corporate event planners on the demand side and 500+ hotels, conference centers, restaurants, and event venues on the supply side. Ateo has no disclosed external funding rounds beyond a $0 round at founding in 2013.
Ateo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ateo
- Legal name
- Ateo
- Website
- https://ateo.dk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Ateo is a Danish venue comparison platform that connects corporate event planners with 500+ hotels, conference centers, restaurants, and event venues across Denmark via a free inquiry-based matching service, monetized through venue-side lead referrals and operated by parent company Move Marketing.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ateo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Event Venue Marketplace
- NAICS
- Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Venue Sourcing & Site Coordination (HSACAAAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)
Keywords
Where Ateo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Copenhagen
- HQ country
- Denmark
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Ateo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations
Revenue model
- Venue lead generation / referral: Ateo provides a free inquiry service for venue seekers and monetizes by directing qualified requests to partner venues, which then submit competing offers. The company is operated by Move Marketing and appears to generate revenue through venue referrals and lead fees rather than from end-user seekers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Free for venue seekers; monetization from venues |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Ateo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ateo is a Danish online venue matching platform that helps businesses and event organizers find relevant venues across Denmark for corporate events including conferences, company parties, course stays, meetings, team building, and Christmas parties. Users submit a single free inquiry describing event type, budget, date, number of participants, and location preferences, and receive three competing offers from matching venues without having to contact each venue individually. The platform covers 500+ venues nationwide and is operated and maintained by Move Marketing.
Product overview
Ateo is a Danish venue discovery and matching platform that connects businesses with venues across Denmark. The platform operates as a comparison service where users submit a single inquiry specifying event type (conference, company party, course, meeting, team building, Christmas party) and budget range, receiving 3 free quotes from matching venues. The company covers 500+ venues nationwide and is operated/maintained by Move Marketing. Ateo also publishes a blog with guides and inspiration for event planning.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Venue Matching Platform A Danish online venue discovery and matching platform that helps businesses and event organizers find relevant venues across Denmark for corporate events including conferences, company parties, course stays, meetings, team building, and Christmas parties. Users submit a single inquiry specifying event type, budget, date, number of participants, and location preferences, and receive three free personalized quotes from matching venues. The platform covers 500+ venues nationwide and is free and obligation-free for venue seekers.
- 3 Free Quotes Service A free quote request service where users fill out a brief form describing their event (type, budget, date, participants) and receive three personalized quotes from relevant venues without having to contact venues individually. Covers budget tiers from under 10,000 DKK to 100,000+ DKK per event across all of Denmark.
Quantifiable outcome
- Saves significant planning time for corporate event organizers by consolidating venue research into a single inquiry
Companies that use Ateo
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Ateo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Ateo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Move MarketingcoreAteo is operated and maintained by Move Marketing (move-marketing.dk). Move Marketing is the operating entity behind the Ateo platform, handling all development, maintenance, and business operations. This is an internal operational relationship rather than a third-party partnership.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Ateo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- VenueScanner: UK-based venue marketplace that connects corporate and private event planners with venues through a single inquiry and multiple-quote model. Closest direct functional analog to Ateo's venue-matching service, though operating in the UK rather than Denmark.
- Headbox: Corporate event venue sourcing platform that lets organizers submit requirements and receive multiple venue proposals. Closely mirrors Ateo's single-inquiry, multi-quote model for corporate events.
- Splacer: Venue marketplace that connects event organizers with unique bookable spaces. Comparable to Ateo's marketplace model of aggregating venue supply and routing demand through a single platform.
- PeerSpace: Online marketplace for booking meeting and event spaces by the hour. Shares the marketplace/lead-routing model with Ateo, though targeting shorter-duration bookings and a broader mix of spaces.
Broad incumbents
- Cvent: Large-scale event management platform covering venue sourcing, registration, and event technology for corporate meetings and conferences. Overlaps with Ateo's venue-matching function as part of a much broader event-tech suite.
- Eventbrite: Global ticketing and event marketplace connecting organizers with attendees. While primarily ticketing-led, it overlaps with Ateo in event discovery and consumer-facing event sourcing.
- Bizzabo: Enterprise event experience platform with registration, marketing, and onsite tools. Adjacent to Ateo through the corporate event planner buyer, though focused on larger hybrid/in-person event technology rather than venue matching.
- Social Tables: Event planning software platform with venue sourcing, floor-plan design, and event management tools. Overlaps with Ateo in venue sourcing workflows for corporate event planners.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Ateo social profiles
Digital presenceAteo financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Ateo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Ateo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Ateo M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Ateo
What does Ateo do?
Ateo is a Danish online venue matching platform that helps businesses and event organizers find relevant venues across Denmark for corporate events including conferences, company parties, course stays, meetings, team building, and Christmas parties. Users submit a single free inquiry describing event type, budget, date, number of participants, and location preferences, and receive three competing offers from matching venues without having to contact each venue individually. The platform covers 500+ venues nationwide and is operated and maintained by Move Marketing.
Is Ateo a public or private company?
Ateo is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Ateo founded?
Ateo was founded in 2013. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Ateo based?
Ateo is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the Europe region.
How does Ateo make money?
One revenue line is on record: venue lead generation / referral.
Who are Ateo's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are VenueScanner, Headbox, Splacer and PeerSpace. Broad incumbents are Cvent, Eventbrite, Bizzabo and Social Tables.
Does Ateo have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ateo.
What industry is Ateo in?
Ateo's product category is Event Venue Marketplace. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSACAAAD, Venue Sourcing & Site Coordination, with a secondary code of HSACACAL, Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services. Its NAICS code is 56192 and its SIC code is 7900.