tap. — a digital entertainment marketplace app — raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round, according to a press release shared with AfroTech.

Investors included the likes of Grammy-nominated singer Wil Merrell, “Transformers” actor Remi Adeleke, and the CEO of Artists Housing Kelvn Zuma.

“In the ever-changing business of entertainment, opportunity is key. Tools like tap. make us all reachable and attain level all in one place,” said Merrell in a press statement. “I chose to invest in tap. because this platform is ahead of its time and in my opinion, one of the leading sustainable and reliable tools that will soon become our industry’s standard in the very near future.”

“As a filmmaker, I’m looking forward to seeing how tap. takes on Hollywood, Nollywood, Bollywood, and other film/tv markets by storm,” Adeleke said in a press release.

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