Contrary is a venture capital firm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Zepto, Valar Atomics, Armada, Moment, Doss and Base Power, 18 companies in all.
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Contrary portfolio companies (18)
- Zepto
- Valar Atomics
- Armada
- Moment
- Doss
- Base Power
- Hook
- Jericho Security
- Orchard Robotics
- Corgi Insurance
- Durin
- Power Life Science
- Axle
- Voltra
- Teamshares
- DualEntry
- Recurrency
- Nomic AI
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About Contrary
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Education and FinTech, and focus areas API, Analytics, Cybersecurity and Delivery; known deals cluster at Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed.
The team counts 10 people in our database. Eric Tarczynski (Founder + Managing Partner) and Kyle Harrison (General Partner) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Contrary shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Glade Brook Capital Partners, Silent Ventures and Lux Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Contrary?
Contrary is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 18 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Contrary invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Education and FinTech; listed focus areas include API, Analytics, Cybersecurity and Delivery. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Contrary invest at?
The known deals of Contrary include Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Contrary?
2 of the 10 people on file at Contrary are listed as contacts for the firm. All 10 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Contrary?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 10 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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