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The Contrary Mafia
34 people came through Contrary and went on to found or lead other companies.
Roger CawdetteVenture PartnerFounded Village Labs +1Michelle FangVenture PartnerFounded Cerebras SystemsSidney McLaurinVenture PartnerFounded Fleet RoboticsBlake BillietVenture PartnerFounded ElucidataStephen RolandMBA Venture PartnerFounded KeyboardRavi BakhaiVenture PartnerFounded HypeJackson ChenFounding Engineering PartnerFounded Alphawatch AIChandler RogersContrary Fellow (CF21)Founded Relay HealthNihar ParikhFounding Venture PartnerFounded AxleDanna LiuContrary Fellow (CF21)Founded PoplarMLSom MohapatraFellowFounded HadriusJeff AnVenture PartnerFounded MomenticAman GottumukkalaFellowFounded FirebenderJustin ZhouVenture PartnerFounded AvoraPeter ZhuVenture PartnerFounded MinervaAnson YuChief Of StaffFounded NormalFeroze MohideenVenture PartnerFounded RobbyDylan DiMarchiVenture PartnerFounded EventualEliana BergerLead Venture PartnerFounded Joyful HealthAndrew BlumContrary Fellow (CF21)Founded HumanxRyan BerkunVenture PartnerFounded Teller FinanceJohn KoellikerFounding Venture Partner - BYUFounded LelandStella HanInvestorFounded FractionalHimank YadavFounding Venture PartnerFounded ReployShaamil KarimVenture PartnerFounded Atlas DiscoveryPedro de AlmeidaVenture PartnerFounded CariinaRichard ZhangVenture Partner & Founding PartnerFounded CVectorAdam LawrenceVenture PartnerFounded RWA.xyzConner AldrichVenture PartnerFounded GovSignalsPavel T. AsparouhovVenture PartnerFounded SilnaArnav MishraTalent FellowFounded DossLeslie Jones-DoveFounding Venture PartnerFounded JusticeTextGarrett SmileyVenture PartnerFounded Sora SchoolsLudwig SchoenackVenture PartnerFounded Kyte Systems
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Contrary mafia?
- The Contrary mafia is the network of 34 people who came through Contrary and went on to found or lead other companies, including Village Labs, Cerebras Systems, Fleet Robotics, Elucidata, Keyboard.
- Who is in the Contrary mafia?
- Notable members include Roger Cawdette (Village Labs), Michelle Fang (Cerebras Systems), Sidney McLaurin (Fleet Robotics), Blake Billiet (Elucidata), Stephen Roland (Keyboard), Ravi Bakhai (Hype), Jackson Chen (Alphawatch AI), Chandler Rogers (Relay Health), among 34 tracked members.
- What companies did Contrary alumni found?
- Companies founded by Contrary alumni include Village Labs, Cerebras Systems, Fleet Robotics, Elucidata, Keyboard, Hype, Alphawatch AI, Relay Health, Axle, PoplarML.