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Contrary

contrary.com Direct investor

Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm that invests in entrepreneurs and the companies they build, from seed to scale. It also works with Venture Partners across North American universities to identify technical talent and founders.

Contrary is a venture capital firm. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth.

“We identify and invest in a small number of entrepreneurs and the companies they build, from seed to scale.”

— Contrary, own website
Layer
Direct investor
Type
Venture capital
Stage
Seed – Growth

Team, as Contrary publishes it

  • Eric Tarczynski Founder, Managing Partner
  • Kyle Harrison General Partner
  • Rachel LeScoezec Principal
  • Jen Yang-Wong Chief Operating Officer
  • Michelle Brown Chief Financial Officer
  • Brooke Presten Chief of Staff
  • David Oko Director, Finance
  • Sachin Maini Senior Editor
  • Claire Schultz Research Associate
  • Diana Khademi Operations
  • Jennifer Nordlund Operations

Names and roles exactly as listed on contrary.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.

Most shared portfolio companies with

Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 162 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.

and 152 more — the graph.

Where this comes from

Every fact above was read from a page Contrary publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.

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Record 8411 · added 2026-09-29 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high

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