# GreatNight

GreatNight: Rebuilding Local Discovery in a $89B Market

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/greatnight
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:159274
- Last updated: 2026-06-15T23:51:32Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-16T04:37:56Z

## Quick facts
- Explosive traction in Atlanta beta - 1900% growth and 36% WAU/MAU between Oct 2025 and Mar 2026.
- Proven monetization from day one - Active advertisers and early revenue validate our business model.
- A massive, broken market - An $89B U.S. local digital ad market with a geotargeted platform.
- Clear path to revenue at scale - 250 advertisers at $1,500/year = $375K annual revenue per market.
- Unique product that closes the loop - Tracking real-world behavior, connecting ads to store visits.
- Defensible moat created by network effects - Every event brings new users, and valuable data points.
- Founder-market fit - CEO Ray Abram brings 20+ years across entertainment and tech (Sony, AWS, Cox).
- Differentiated Offering - The only platform combining social graph + event discovery + rewards.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:118653: 4(a)(6) open (USD)

## Story
GreatNight is rebuilding local discovery after the collapse of traditional local media. As newspapers, radio, and city magazines have declined, brick-and-mortar businesses have lost reliable ways to drive new foot traffic, while consumers struggle to find relevant things to do beyond fragmented social feeds and search results. GreatNight solves this by turning events into the central layer of local discovery, a mobile platform where users find events, connect with others, and engage in real-world experiences, while businesses reach nearby customers in a measurable, trackable way. The platform uniquely closes the loop between digital advertising and real-world outcomes. Through QR-based attribution, GreatNight connects ads directly to event attendance and in-store purchases, giving local businesses something they’ve never had before: clear ROI on foot traffic. Early traction in the Atlanta beta demonstrates strong demand on both sides of the marketplace, with 1,700 signups, rapid user growth, and paying advertisers already on the platform. This dual-sided validation, users engaging and businesses paying, signals the foundation of strong network effects driven by real-life interactions. GreatNight is targeting a massive $89B+ local digital advertising market with a scalable, city-by-city expansion model. By focusing first on dense nightlife markets like Atlanta, the company uses events as its primary acquisition engine, then layers in advertiser ROI to fuel monetization and expansion. Led by a team with deep experience across entertainment, technology, and SMB sales, GreatNight is positioned to become the “social operating system” for real-world activity, owning the data layer for where people go, what they do, and how businesses reach them in the physical world.

## Team
- Ray Abram (CEO)
- Mike Summers (CMO)
- Derek Ford (Dir. Business Development)
- Amir Nasser (Chief Of Staff)