Active: new fund Aug 2026 Verified 4 Nov 2026
Contrary
Research-driven investment firm backing a small number of entrepreneurs from seed to scale. Based in San Francisco, CA.
- Type
- VC firm
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Stages
- Seed, Growth
- Backs
- B2B software
- Sectors
- AI, Devtools
- Fund size / AUM
- $90.9M Contrary Capital V (Form D offering, 2024)
- Latest fund or filing
- 25 Aug 2026
- Portfolio mix
- B2B software 59%; Fintech 10%; Hardware 7%; Climate and energy 7%; Consumer products 7%; Medtech and digital health 3%; Marketplaces 3%; Biotech and pharma 3% (n=29)
- Website
- contrary.com
Fund filings (SEC Form D)
- Latest fund on file
- Contrary XX
- Filed
- 25 Aug 2026 (new notice)
- Fund size
- Not disclosed on the filing
- Fund vehicles filed in the last 12 months
- 2 (includes feeder and parallel vehicles)
See this fund's filings on SEC EDGAR
Contacts on file
For Contrary, the paid file holds: 7 named decision-makers with roles; LinkedIn page.
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Notable investments
AndurilAlloy AutomationAndo
Sources
- www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2132558/000101297526000823/
- adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/311054
- contrary.com/
- contrary.com/companies
- www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026727/000202672725000002/
- contrary.com/team
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