George Bousis: Making Gift Cards Mobile

George Bousis, founder of Raise, a mobile application that allows you to purchase gift cards at a discounted price, is making waves in the consumer technology industry. This innovative app has earned him a slot on the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology list for 2015.

Bousis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Managerial Economics – Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois in 2010. He founded Raise and has served as the company’s CEO since February 2013.

Consumers can download the application onto their mobile devices and browse through the marketplace for discounted gift cards for a wide variety of retailers ranging from small scale to big names in the retail industry. They can use the gift cards in-store or online. Users can also sell unwanted gift cards in the Raise marketplace. The company’s success has attracted major investors as it just received $18 million last year from Bessemer Venture Partners.