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Arya Marwaha

Founder

Founder & CEO at Contrario

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedContrario · YC

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405 people in our graph share verified history with Arya — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mounisha AnumoluunlockedArya: together at U.S. House of Representatives (2019)
×8Arya: together at StartX
Arya: together at U.S. House of Representatives
×2Arya: together at Stanford University School of Engineering

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

Dash VCSan FranciscoNexus Venture PartnersPort Louis, Port Louis · $500K – $10M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Contrario

ASAditya Sood
Aditya SoodFounder

Experience

  1. Contrario (YC W25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. StartXFall 20252025Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Summer Associate2024Los Angeles, California, United States
  4. WeheadAI Engineer2024Sunnyvale, California, United States
  5. weeklee.aiCPO2024Stanford, California, United States
  6. Microsoft AIProduct2024Stanford, CA
  7. HackMotionSoftware Developer2023Riga, Latvia
  8. WebacyProduct2023Stanford, California, United States
  9. Stanford HCI GroupResearch2023
  10. Essential Education EnterpriseFounder2019 — 2023United States
  11. Yale Young Global ScholarsPolitics, Law, & Economics2021
  12. 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).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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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Stanford University School of Engineering mafia30

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tom ChavezPh.D.Founded Checksum AI +1Finn MalleryMaster of Engineering - MEngFounded Origami +1Tarun RaisoniEnergy Innovation & Emerging Technologies ProgramFounded Gruve +1Josh PayneMSFounded Coframe +1Sergey PetrossovGraduate ProgramFounded JetSmarter +1Matthew RabinowitzPH.D Electrical EngineeringFounded Myome +1

+ 23 more

LeapYear mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Aditya SoodFounded 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

+ 1,994 more

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

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Stanford University School of Engineering57

David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesDaniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundMarco LorenzonVice President at StripesMark W. BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJ

+ 51 more

Also attended LeapYear15

Aditya SoodFounder at ContrarioMatthew BlackburnCo-Founder & CTO at AuctorGautham RamachandranFounder at BidflowZarif AzherFounder at Nexa LabsKenneth ChanFounder at Nexa LabsAnish GuptaFounder at Bron

+ 9 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Contrario (YC W25)2

Arjun GandhiVice President at Nexus Venture PartnersAditya SoodFounder at Contrario

Also worked at StartX114

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniAmanda DawsonDirector, People Operations at StartXAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartXAnne CaillatVice President, Programs & Community at StartXCameron TeitelmanFounder, CEO & Head of Admissions at StartXLaura KenneyProgram Manager at StartX

+ 108 more

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)1,469

Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankMassimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesLuca RossettoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

+ 1,463 more

Also worked at Microsoft AI9

Finbarr TimbersInvestor at Tq Ventures LlcLuke BenderInvestor at Inspired CapitalLaura RuedaOperating Partner - Product at SamaipataJacob AndreouPartner at Greylock PartnersLex BayerAngel investorRoberto CarliFounder at Alloy

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