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    Contrary

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2016

    Contrary is a talent and research-driven venture capital firm based in San Francisco. Founded in 2016, it identifies and invests in a small number of exceptional entrepreneurs and the companies they build, from seed to scale, across North America and India.

    Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $77.4M (across 50 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    40

    Fund Size

    $75M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    Eric Tarczynski

    Eric Tarczynski

    Founder, Managing Partner

    Kyle Harrison

    Kyle Harrison

    General Partner

    David Oko

    David Oko

    Director, Finance

    Rachel LeScoezec

    Rachel LeScoezec

    Principal

    Claire Burch

    Claire Burch

    Research Associate

    Brooke Presten

    Brooke Presten

    Chief of Staff

    Diana Khademi

    Diana Khademi

    Operations

    Jen Yang-Wong

    Jen Yang-Wong

    Chief Operating Officer

    Jennifer Nordlund

    Jennifer Nordlund

    Operations

    Michelle Brown

    Michelle Brown

    Chief Financial Officer

    Sachin Maini

    Sachin Maini

    Senior Editor

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    57 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Doss logoDossSeries B$55MMar 2026
    Corgi logoCorgiSeries D$108MJan 2026
    Corgi logoCorgiSeries B$160MJan 2026
    Corgi logoCorgiSeries A$108MJan 2026
    Corgi Insurance logoCorgi InsuranceSeries B$106MJan 2026
    Moment logoMomentSeries C—Jan 2026
    Dual Entry logoDual EntrySeries A$90MOct 2025
    Orchard Robotics logoOrchard RoboticsSeries A$22MSep 2025
    Armada logoArmadaSeries D$131MJul 2025
    Moment logoMomentSeries B$36MJan 2025
    Leland logoLelandSeries A$12MJan 2025
    EEndeavor AiSeed$7MOct 2024
    Ramp logoRampSeries D$150MApr 2024
    Orchard Robotics logoOrchard RoboticsSeed$3.8MMar 2024
    Orchard Robotics logoOrchard RoboticsPre-Seed$3.8MMar 2024
    Zepto logoZeptoSeries D—Jan 2024
    Zepto logoZeptoSeries F$665MJan 2024
    Nomic AI logoNomic AISeries A$17MJul 2023
    Nomic AI logoNomic AISeries A$17MJul 2023
    AAxle LabsSeed$4MApr 2023
    Axle logoAxleSeed$4MApr 2023
    Armada logoArmadaSeries A—Jan 2023
    Nomic AI logoNomic AISeed$17MJan 2023
    OneSchema logoOneSchemaSeed$6.3MNov 2022
    Vesto logoVestoSeed$2.8MNov 2022
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026