Evan Wray

Evan Wray is the CEO and co-founder of Mavely, a venture backed social commerce platform that drives new customer acquisition for DTC and retail brands.

An accomplished technology entrepreneur, investor, and board member who has already achieved two successful exits, Evan has been recognized by Forbes’ “30 Under 30” (2017) and has deep experience in the digital advertising and technology industries. At Mavely, Evan is building a robust brand partner eco-system and proprietary technology that leverages social shopping to convert everyday consumers into a social salesforce for brands.

Prior to Mavely, Evan co-founded Swyft Media, the first emoji ad network, where he pioneered the idea of delivering native branded content directly to consumers in their favorite OTT messaging applications. Under his leadership, Swyft quickly scaled into a global technology company reaching over 2 billion monthly active users worldwide and partnered with over 300 leading brands such as Disney, Dreamworks, Fox Entertainment, MillerCoors, Sony and many more. In 2015, Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ: TYPE) acquired Swyft, where Evan continued to lead the organization as the VP of the newly formed Consumer Division.

Following Swyft, he went on to be a founding partner of Irish Beef, a quick service restaurant franchise roll-up focused on implementing culture and technology to accelerate growth. Irish Beef grew to 300 employees and was ultimately acquired by the private equity group Equicorp Partners in 2018.

Evan also serves as a Venture Partner for TMV, leading early stage holding company overseeing two venture funds focused on ideas that will transform industries and inspire new ones. Through TMV, he participates on the Board of four portfolio companies across food logistics, recycling networks, mobile gaming and D2C ecommerce. In addition, Evan sits on the Venture Builders Advisory Board at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, where he received a BA in Economics in 2012 and was a walk-on to the varsity football team.