Find your path to Aditya
652 people in our graph share verified history with Aditya — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Noubar AfeyanunlockedAditya: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2020)
×9Aditya: together at StartX
×2Aditya: together at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
About
Aditya Sood studied AI at Stanford before leaving to found Contrario. He previously led NLP work at NASA, conducted AI research in defense technology, and was a researcher at Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and an Anthropic lab.
Founder at ContrarioYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Aditya went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Contrario's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Aditya can intro founders to Contrario's investors below.
Contrario's investors · 3
Co-founders at Contrario
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Arya MarwahaFounder & CEO
Experience
- Contrario (YC W25)Co-Founder & CTOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Juniper NetworksML Researcher II2024
- Juniper NetworksML Researcher2023 — 2024
- Stanford University Department of Computer ScienceCURIS Fellow: SAIL x Anthropic2024Stanford, California, United States
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNLP Researcher2023
- United States Department of DefenseSoftware Developer2022Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Research Science Institute (RSI)MIT Research Science Institute2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT LLCipher2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aditya Sood?
- Aditya Sood studied AI at Stanford before leaving to found Contrario. He previously led NLP work at NASA, conducted AI research in defense technology, and was a researcher at Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and an Anthropic lab.
- Where does Aditya Sood work?
- Aditya Sood is Founder of Contrario.
- What companies did Aditya Sood found?
- Aditya Sood founded Contrario.
- Where did Aditya Sood go to school?
- Aditya Sood studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Y Combinator; LeapYear.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Stanford University mafia1,934
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Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPalReid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
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StartX mafia86
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Jim BentonAlignment at StartXFounded Adapt +3Edward LandoInternFounded Link +2Andrew ScheuermannCoach and JudgeFounded Arch Systems +1James Lu MorrisseyBoard of AdvisorsFounded Mentor Collective +1Lawrence GentilelloFounderFounded Optery +1Catalin VossInnovator in ResidenceFounded Ello +1
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Juniper Networks mafia53
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RK AnandSenior Vice President, Foundation TechnologiesFounded Recogni +1Barun KarSenior Systems ManagerFounded Auradine +1Charlie FranklinDirector, Total RewardsFounded Compa +1Gideon AvidaSoftware Engineering Sr. ManagerFounded Menlo Security +1Changming LiuDistinguished EngineerFounded Aerohive Networks +1Swati DeshpandeSr Staff EngineerFounded Gruve +1
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LeapYear mafia16
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Arya MarwahaFounded ContrarioMatthew BlackburnFounded AuctorGautham RamachandranFounded BidflowZarif AzherFounded Nexa LabsKenneth ChanFounded Nexa LabsAnish GuptaFounded Bron
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Contrario (YC W25)2
Also worked at Juniper Networks119
Nick PianimManaging Director at Dag VenturesItzik ParnafesVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalDrew KriensPrincipal at Ironspring VentureAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeJames ChenVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesMike GilleyVenture Partner at Mighty Capital
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Also worked at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration179
Sai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOOmar PimentelDirector of Frontier Strategy at Type One Ventures
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Also worked at United States Department of Defense108
Edi DanalacheSenior Associate at Scale Venture PartnersRichard ClarkeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)William RobertsTreasurer at Maryland TEDCOTidal McCoyChairman at IronGate Capital AdvisorsForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsGlenn VogelVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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