Co:Create

Co:Create

Digital marketplace for tattoo artists

Overview

Co Create Ink runs a digital marketplace focused on tattoo artists, buyers, and collectors. It helps artists showcase and sell their artwork in an online space and earns revenue by taking commissions and service fees from transactions facilitated on the platform. Artists upload portfolios, list works, and engage with clients; buyers browse, purchase, or commission pieces through the site. The platform provides guidance and support to artists on how to use its features effectively, and it emphasizes remote collaboration and flexible work arrangements for its team, including bi-annual company-wide shutdowns. It also offers competitive pay, equity, and token-based incentives to team members. Compared with other marketplaces, Co Create Ink centers on artist welfare and community while offering structured incentives and a transparent revenue model, aiming to help artists connect with their audience and monetize their art more easily.

About Co:Create

Simplify's Rating
Why Co:Create is rated
C-
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Consumer Software

Fintech

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$25M

Headquarters

California

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • March 2026 artist additions show active marketplace supply growth.
  • Instagram posts in 2025 cite trusted artists, secure payments, and free artist access.
  • White-glove booking and priority times improve conversion for high-value custom tattoos.

What critics are saying

  • The 2022 a16z seed thesis targeted NFT infrastructure, not tattoo booking.
  • Co:Create depends on artists joining a new marketplace despite Instagram habits.
  • No disclosed 2026 fundraising or revenue leaves the business exposed to execution failure.

What makes Co:Create unique

  • CO:CREATE curates handpicked tattoo artists, pairing portfolio verification with peer review.
  • Its App Store launch in May 2026 adds a native booking channel.
  • The platform bundles booking, chat, deposits, and aftercare into one workflow.

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Funding

Total Funding

$25M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$2M
Netflix
$2.3M
Instacart
$3M
Robinhood
$25M
Co:Create

Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

0%
The Block
May 11th, 2022
A16z leads $25 million seed round for NFT infrastructure startup Co:Create

Co:Create, a crypto startup building an infrastructure protocol for NFT projects, has raised $25 million in a seed round led by a16z.

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