Ink on Sky

What Ink on Sky does

Ink on Sky is a two-sided online marketplace that connects tattoo and piercing artists with prospective clients. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, the company operates a web-based platform at en.inkonsky.com where individual artists and studios create and manage profiles showcasing their portfolios, specialties (custom, realism, neotraditional, cartoon/anime, micropigmentation, etc.), and studio locations. Consumers discover artists through a searchable directory and map interface and book appointments directly via the platform, with booking links redirecting to new.tattoo for appointment scheduling. The platform's primary demand market is the US, with artist supply distributed across the US, Europe, and Latin America; the company claims to be "America's largest tattoo community."

The underlying technology is a web-based marketplace with image and profile assets hosted on Google Cloud and a dedicated artist onboarding portal at app.inkonsky.com. There is no native mobile application, no public API, and no disclosed integrations beyond the new.tattoo booking partner. Pricing for tattoo and piercing services is set by individual artists and studios rather than by Ink on Sky, and no platform-level pricing tiers are publicly disclosed.

Ink on Sky monetizes via marketplace commission on bookings facilitated through the platform, with customer acquisition driven primarily by organic search and the self-reinforcing presence of artist profiles on the directory. The company operates with 1–10 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, named enterprise customers, or management team information in the public data, and reports no revenue figures.

Name

Ink on Sky

Legal name

Ink on Sky

Website

https://inkonsky.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ink on Sky is a Barcelona-based two-sided online marketplace, founded in 2021, that connects tattoo and piercing artists with US-based consumers via a searchable portfolio directory, with bookings routed to an external scheduling partner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Booking Commission / Platform Fee: Ink on Sky generates revenue as a marketplace platform by facilitating bookings between tattoo artists and clients. Artists are listed on the platform and clients book appointments through integrated booking links. The platform acts as an intermediary connecting supply (tattoo artists) with demand (customers seeking tattoos and piercings).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ink on Sky operates a two-sided online marketplace that connects tattoo and piercing artists with prospective clients. Artists create profiles with portfolio galleries, specialties, and studio locations, while customers browse the directory by location and book appointments through integrated links to the new.tattoo scheduling system. The platform aggregates a geographically distributed roster of artists primarily serving the US market, with additional artist supply in Europe and Latin America.

Product overview

Ink on Sky is a marketplace platform for booking tattoo and piercing services. The platform enables users to find tattoo artists, view their portfolios and work samples, and book appointments online. Artists maintain individual profiles showcasing their work, with studios listing their affiliated tattoo artists. The core offering is the consumer-facing web application and mobile app that connects clients with tattoo professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ink on Sky Platform A web-based marketplace platform where tattoo artists list profiles with portfolio images, specialties, and studio information, and individual consumers search by location to discover, compare, and book tattoo or piercing appointments online via integrated booking links.
• Tattoo Artist Directory A searchable directory and map interface that lets customers find tattoo artists by geographic area, view artist portfolios and specialties, and access booking links.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• RealSelf: Marketplace connecting consumers with aesthetic and cosmetic procedure providers, including reviews and discovery. Comparable consumer discovery and provider profiling for personal-services categories adjacent to tattooing.
• Squire: Booking and payments platform focused on barbershops with consumer discovery features. Comparable niche marketplace model targeting a specific personal-services vertical with payment infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Yelp: General local-services discovery platform with reviews and booking integrations across categories including tattoo shops. Comparable as a discovery layer for tattoo artists, though broader and not specialized.
• Mindbody: Large incumbent SaaS and marketplace provider for salons, spas, fitness, and wellness studios. Comparable vertical-SaaS-plus-discovery approach but at much greater scale and breadth than Ink on Sky.

Direct peers

• Vagaro: Marketplace and SaaS platform for salons, spas, barbers, and fitness studios with online booking, profiles, and payments. Comparable vertical-agnostic marketplace-plus-SaaS approach targeting individual practitioners.
• Fresha: Global beauty and wellness marketplace with salon and spa booking, consumer discovery, and provider tools. Comparable two-sided marketplace with commission-based monetization in personal services categories.
• StyleSeat: Online marketplace and booking platform for beauty and grooming professionals (hair, nails, barbers, tattoo-adjacent services). Highly comparable two-sided marketplace model with portfolio profiles, discovery, and integrated scheduling.
• Booksy: Booking marketplace for barbers, hairstylists, and beauty professionals with consumer-facing discovery and SaaS tools for providers. Comparable business model combining marketplace listings with booking and provider-side SaaS.
• new.tattoo: Online tattoo booking platform that lets clients discover artists and schedule appointments. It is both the closest direct peer and the underlying booking layer that Ink on Sky integrates with for transactions, making it the most comparable competitor in the space.

Regional players

• Treatwell: European online marketplace for booking hair, beauty, and wellness appointments. Comparable marketplace model with strong regional (European) presence where Ink on Sky also has artist supply.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inkonsky

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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