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Tattd
Techstars '23Brooklyn, US · Founded 2020 · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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A booking and discovery platform connecting clients with tattoo artists. The app enables customers to find and book artists directly while helping tattoo artists attract clients and manage appointments.
Also known as Tattd
Founders & leadership
Tattd was founded in 2020 by Laura Schaack.
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Tattd operates a mobile application that connects tattoo clients with tattoo artists. On the client side, the app offers search, discovery and booking tools intended to replace the process of finding artists through social media, letting users filter for artists by style and location and book appointments in-app. On the artist side, Tattd positions itself as a channel for inbound client demand, aiming to keep artists' appointment books full without requiring them to manage social-media outreach and direct messages.
A Techstars company listing describes Tattd as an AI-powered marketplace in which clients can use generative AI to create tattoo designs, use an agentic AI experience to identify a suitable artist, and then book and pay securely within the app. The listing classifies the company under apps, information services and software development, places it at pre-seed stage with 1-10 employees, and gives a founding year of 2019 and New York-area locations including East New York and Union Square.
Alongside the app, Tattd runs content and community programs: the site publishes editorial posts such as artist features and tattoo-themed listicles, and the company operates the #TeamTattd ambassador program for tattoo artists. Ambassador perks listed include discounts on tattoo-supply and aftercare brands such as Saniderm, Hustle Butter, WOO Skincare and Intenze Ink, branded merchandise, social-media features and takeovers, one-on-one sessions with the founder and CEO, and an ambassador newsletter.
Founding story
The company describes itself as built out of an attachment to tattooing as an art form, with the stated aims of getting more people tattooed and helping artists earn a living from their work. Laura Schaack is identified as founder and CEO.
Business model
Tattd runs a two-sided marketplace: clients search for and book tattoo artists through the app, and artists use the platform as a client-acquisition and appointment channel. Booking and payment are handled in the app.
Traction
The website displays user testimonials praising the app for making it easier to find artists of a particular style, and lists named members of its #TeamTattd ambassador community. The Techstars job board lists no open roles for the company.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Tattd positions itself as an alternative to using Instagram and other social platforms to find tattoo artists, citing the difficulty of locating an artist working in a specific style in a given area.
Combines style- and location-based artist search with in-app booking and payment, plus AI-assisted design creation and artist matching, rather than relying on social-media discovery and direct messages.
Technology
A consumer mobile app providing search, discovery, booking and in-app payment. Company materials describe generative AI for creating tattoo designs and an agentic AI experience for matching clients with artists.
Go-to-market
The company reaches artists through its #TeamTattd ambassador program, which recruits artists and studios via an online application and offers supply-brand discounts, merchandise, social-media features and takeovers, founder access and an ambassador newsletter. It also publishes blog content aimed at tattoo enthusiasts and collects email sign-ups on its website, and distributes the product as a downloadable mobile app.
Consumers seeking tattoos who want to find artists by style and location, and professional tattoo artists and studios looking to fill their appointment books.
Geography
New York-based, with locations listed in East New York and Union Square, Brooklyn and New York, NY.
History
Techstars' company listing gives a founding year of 2019 and describes the company as pre-seed stage with 1-10 employees.
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Key figures
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Tattd do?
- Tattd is a mobile marketplace for discovering tattoo artists and booking and paying for tattoo appointments.
- Who founded Tattd?
- Tattd was founded by Laura Schaack in 2020.
- Who are Tattd's investors?
- Tattd's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Tattd headquartered?
- Tattd is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.