Primary Job Title Co-founder, CEO Primary Organization Mavely
Location United States, North America Gender Male
Website www.evanwray.me LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Evan Wray is currently the founder of Mavely and a Venture Partner at Trail Mix Ventures. Prior to this, Wray founded Swyft Media (acquired by Monotype: NASDAQ:TYPE). Post Swyft, Wray started Irish Beef, a restaurant roll-up focused on implementing culture and technology into the QSR space. Irish Beef was recognized as one of the top performing
franchisees in the nation in 2016 and 2017. Evan has been on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list and is a member of the Exceptional Young Entrepreneurs Society.
In 2013, Evan co-developed Swyft Media’s innovative Mobile Engagement Platform, giving advertisers and brands an opportunity to use branded ad units like emoji, digital stickers, GIFs, photo frames, photo filters, chat and video to reach and engage millennials and young consumers in the places they spend the most time –mobile apps. The combination of Swyft’s Mobile Engagement Platform and design expertise helps brands and advertisers drive highly engaging, measurable and amplified marketing campaigns, and reach over 1.5 billion monthly active users worldwide.
Evan holds a BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame where he not sites on the Venture Builders Advisory Board with the University's IDEA Center to promote entrepreneurship to current, former and future Notre Dame students.
