TicketRev, a U.S. live event ticket platform, has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding.

The round had backing from 500 Startups, Soma Capital, Groove Capital, Techstars, Minnesota Twins, and angel investors.

TicketRev will use the fresh capital from the investment to continue to further develop its platform.

In addition, the company will also use the proceeds to make new hires across engineering and marketing teams.