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Stripe case study says Venue launched in September 2023, onboarded 10,000+ tattoo artists, processes $40M+ annual gross payment volume, and relies on Stripe Connect, onboarding, and payment infrastructure.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Venue.ink is a Toronto-based vertical SaaS platform for tattoo artists and studios. It combines booking forms, scheduling, deposits, client chat, flash management, and embedded payments so artists can run bookings and payouts in one place.
Primary product
Tattoo booking and payments platform for tattoo artists and studios
Founded
2023
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Vertical SaaS for tattoo booking and studio management
Offices
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Business model
Stage
bootstrapped
Total raised
$0
Leadership
CEO and Co-founder
Chief Technology Officer
Creative Director
Public-facing content suggests a small, founder-led team that is artist-centric, fast-moving, and feedback-driven, with repeated emphasis on support from an Artist Concierge, weekly feature shipping, and products built by/for tattoo artists.
Pricing
Free for artists with a client-paid booking fee on deposits/payments; optional monthly subscription plans (Solo Pro and Studio Pro) reduce the fee; payment take-rate used to monetize transactions.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$770k-$1.2M ARR
Estimated monthly visits
189.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Stripe
Stripe case study says Venue launched in September 2023, onboarded 10,000+ tattoo artists, processes $40M+ annual gross payment volume, and relies on Stripe Connect, onboarding, and payment infrastructure.
Venue.ink Blog
Venue announced it acquired Toronto tattoo studio Inside Out from Inkbox and said resident artist Diana Dai joined the Venue team while Inkbox co-founder Braden Handley became an advisor and investor.
Venue.ink Blog
Venue introduced payment workflows that let artists close out appointments from their phone, automatically deduct deposits, and use payment links with tipping and multiple payment methods.
Venue.ink Blog
Venue launched Artist Chargeback Protection for eligible deposits and payments made through Stripe, covering disputes for supported payment methods when accounts are in good standing.
Venue.ink Blog
Venue announced mobile apps for iOS and Android that support bookings, deposits, payments, flash management, and client messaging.