Arya Marwaha
FounderFounder & CEO at Contrario
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedContrario · YC
About
Arya Marwaha holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford and previously worked in product development at BCG, conducted HCI research at Stanford, and founded an edtech startup that reached six-figure annual recurring revenue. He is now founder and CEO of Contrario.
Founder & CEO at ContrarioYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Arya 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, Arya can intro founders to Contrario's investors below.
Contrario's investors · 3
Co-founders at Contrario
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Aditya SoodFounder
Experience
- Contrario (YC W25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- StartXFall 20252025Palo Alto, California, United States
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Summer Associate2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- WeheadAI Engineer2024Sunnyvale, California, United States
- weeklee.aiCPO2024Stanford, California, United States
- Microsoft AIProduct2024Stanford, CA
- HackMotionSoftware Developer2023Riga, Latvia
- WebacyProduct2023Stanford, California, United States
- Stanford HCI GroupResearch2023
- Essential Education EnterpriseFounder2019 — 2023United States
- Yale Young Global ScholarsPolitics, Law, & Economics2021
- U.S. House of RepresentativesIntern, Office of Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Languages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arya Marwaha?
- Arya Marwaha holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford and previously worked in product development at BCG, conducted HCI research at Stanford, and founded an edtech startup that reached six-figure annual recurring revenue. He is now founder and CEO of Contrario.
- Where does Arya Marwaha work?
- Arya Marwaha is Founder & CEO of Contrario.
- What companies did Arya Marwaha found?
- Arya Marwaha founded Contrario.
- Where did Arya Marwaha go to school?
- Arya Marwaha studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Symbolic Systems); Y Combinator; Stanford University School of Engineering (Master of Science - MS, Management Science and Engineering).
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