The tattoo-focused online community, which is backed by clothing retailer Threadless, has secured $8.5m in funding from a range of private individuals.

Tattoodo, a Denmark-based platform for tattoo enthusiasts backed by t-shirt e-commerce company Threadless, has raised $8.5m in funding, according to Nordic9, which cited a report in local newspaper Børsen.

The money was supplied by a range of angel investors, such as Jimmy Maymann, executive vice-president at media company AOL; Christian Stadil, owner of sportswear producer Hummel; and Andy Chen, former chief executive of music streaming service Aspiro.

Founded in 2013, Tattoodo operates an online marketplace for tattoo artists that enables…