Stage FocusSeed, Series A, Series B+
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AI
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureMinimal DeepTech Investments
Bio
Contrary (formerly Contrary Capital) is a San Francisco-based investment firm founded in 2016 by Eric Tarczynski, investing from seed through scale. It describes itself as a talent- and research-driven firm — identifying a small number of entrepreneurs to back rather than running a broad, high-volume seed program. General partner Kyle Harrison and a research team led by Claire Burch publish in-dep...
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