Eric Tarczynski
VCFounder & Managing Partner, Contrary
Talent-first seed investor in exceptional founders
Background
Eric Tarczynski founded Contrary in 2016 shortly after graduating from Stanford, taking on personal debt to travel university campuses and build a network of exceptional founders. He has grown the firm to manage approximately $288M in assets, backing unicorns including DoorDash, Anduril, Ramp, and Zepto. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital. Contrary's model tracks outstanding people years before they found companies, investing based on founder conviction rather than pitch decks.
Investment Thesis
Talent-first investing — identifying exceptional people years before they start companies, then backing them at seed with conviction on the individual.
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Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)