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San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2016
Contrary Venture Partner applications are now open!. If you're a builder on campus, interested in investing in exceptional startups, and want to be part of one of the most selective communities in tech, apply now. Contrary invests and works directly alongside exceptional
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Read more on our blog: For a deeper dive on the decentralization of the electrical grid:
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Congratulations to @alexstratmoen and @AryanAfrouzi on launching Voltra! The world is on the cusp of an energy revolution, and Voltra is building the operating system for an increasingly decentralized electrical grid. We’re thrilled to have led their pre-seed, and are excited to
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We’re thrilled to host our next NYC Tech Talk, this time featuring eng leads from @clay_gtm, @withgraphite, @HebbiaAI, and Moment. Designed by engineers, for engineers — each company will deliver live demos of their latest features for leading builders in NYC.
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RT @Jenyangwong: Kick off Config at Pixel Punch - an evening of lightning talks + drinks with founders & design leads:. 🎤 @tiffzheng – Seni….
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Join us & @Ramp on April 3rd for Undo. Undo. Redo. — a night of design lightning talks where senior designers share their unabridged stories of failure, iteration & triumph. Featuring:.📷 @ryanlyma, Contrary.📷 @diegozaks, Ramp.📷 @jenny_wen, Anthropic.📷 @randyjhunt , Notion
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Register here to meet @basetenco, @codeiumdev, Doss, and more:
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Contrary is excited to host our first SF-based Tech Talk of the year with Index Ventures on Thursday, March 27th — an evening built by and for the most…
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Join us and @IndexVentures for our first Tech Talk of the year in SF, featuring eng leads and founders from @basetenco, @codeiumdev, Doss, and more. Designed by eng for eng — each featured company will deliver live demos of their latest features for leading builders in the Bay
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RT @kwharrison13: Excited to announce the annual Contrary Tech Trends Report. When extraordinary people build companies, they canvas for o….
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Congrats to John and the whole Leland team. They’re hiring now – more details below:.
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Announcing Contrary's investment in Leland's Series A
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Today we are excited to announce Contrary’s investment in @joinLeland's Series A. We’ve had conviction in @JohnKoelliker ever since he was a founding VP at Contrary back in 2016, and that conviction has been vindicated. In just three years, Leland has developed into an
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RT @JohnKoelliker: Announcing Leland's $12M Series A led by @ForerunnerVC! . Forerunner has an incredible track record of backing iconic co….
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Congratulations to @sahitYAML and the entire @EndeavorAI team on their $7M seed round led by @craft_ventures!. We’re thrilled to have led their pre-seed alongside our friends at @BoxGroup and to continue supporting them as they build AI to revitalize American manufacturing. Best
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RT @sahitYAML: Today we launch @EndeavorAI from stealth to revitalize American manufacturing with AI. Our platform gives industrial compan….
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From Day 1, Contrary's mission has been to identify and invest in the world's most exceptional people. It’s enabled us to be early backers of companies like Zepto, Ramp, Hallow, Anduril, and many others. Our student Venture Partners are a key part of this process, helping us
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