Contrary is excited to announce our fall semester pitch night! We will be hosting 10 teams from across Penn to pitch to Contrary's Partners, meet other talented builders, and win up to $2,000 in prizes. Apply by 11/30 to be considered.

Contrary is a venture fund that identifies and invests in the world's top talent. Backed by iconic founders from Tesla, Airbnb, Facebook, the firm has helped create more than $10 billion in value through investments in companies including Ramp, Anduril, Zepto, and others.

Contrary Pitch Competition

Dinner with Contrary

Ocean

Come eat with the most talented builders at Block Restaurant... on us!

Founder Dinner

Entrepreneurship Cup Founder Dinner

Come join for Waffles x Co-Working at the Contrary NYC space. Meet the Columbia Contrary Pod and co-work with other founders. 

Contrary Builders Brunch

Contrary x VWV: Coffee and Coworking

Come join Contrary at our startup office hours to pitch your idea, get advice, or just hang out with other people interested in entrepreneurship! We'll have Zinnekens :)

Talk with current startup founders, MBA students, and people with backgrounds in engineering, product, VC, and go to market strategy. 

Startup Office Hours

This is a meetup of UW-Madison innovators who are interested in commercializing their technical innovation. The event will bring together individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset and help build a cohesive network of people navigating their entrepreneurial journey while at UW-Madison.

Pizza, Beverages, and other snacks will be provided! 

Innovators at any stage of the startup journey are invited. Share your startup experience and get to hear from other entrepreneurs!

UW-Madison Innovators Meetup

Contrary x Stanford EdTech Dinner

25+ diverse and high-effort passion projects at varying stages of completion from throughout the term. Come by, see demos, ask questions, meet cool friends, and have dinner on us!

- this will help us manage how much food to get + other logistics! 

​We are committed to making the spaces we hold feel welcoming 

, and each time we come together we expect all guests to 

 to help us keep this magic alive. By participating in this event, you agree to not be the reason we have to make a new rule (all rules exist for a reason), you will clean up your garbage (and the occasional additional cup), and if you see someone standing alone in the corner, 

​Socratica is a live co-working session hosted every Sunday to bring together Waterloo's builders, creative technologists, budding founders, and more to work on their passion projects. It's time carved out for deep work, giving you space to 

 work on the project you've always been itching to start. Demo, eat food, receive feedback, find inspiration in new friends, and explore your intellectual curiosities <3

​Makers, artists, learners, researchers, and founders. If you are writing a world-shattering newsletter, wanting a burst of creative output on your next piece of art, building the next moonshot company, or shipping that side-project, come join!

​UW Startups and event organizers are not responsible for any claims related to damage, loss, or injury to person or property. We expect all attendees to comply to our code of conduct and agree to be in our photographs and media that will be shared online, unless requested not to.

​By RSVP'ing to this sponsored event, you agree to share your information with all of our sponsors. Our sponsors are relationship-based venture capital firms that will not share or sell your information to third parties, but instead use it to help to communicate future opportunities and events with you. 

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The Socratica Symposium (F23)

Contrary x YCombinator Dartmouth Alum Panel

Dreamy

Contrary Capital Fireside Chat

Getting together a good group of builders!

Please just answer a few questions to register, so we can keep track of everyone! Thanks in advance!

Builders' Dinner - Hosted By N and Contrary

​​Dylan, Stuart, Paolo, Jose, Marc, and Contrary's 

 will host an intimate fireside chat for New York's brightest builders, delving deep into the state of fintech infrastructure. We'll follow the conversation with open networking time from 7:30 to 8:00 PM.

​​While we're looking forward to hosting NYC's top founders and builders, space is limited. We'll be in touch to confirm your spot in the weeks ahead.

Contrary Research Presents: The State of Fintech Infrastructure

 are thrilled to be co-hosting an evening designed for B2B AI founders and future founders at NY Tech Week.

Join us for a panel featuring the founders and CEOs of 

 as they discuss what they're looking for as they embed/build AI into their products, followed by food and drink.

Space is limited -- register soon for the chance to join. 

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

Contrary x Thrive B2B AI Founder Meetup @ NY #TechWeek

Contrary is excited to announce our second annual Builders Cohort at UPenn. Build product, ideate, set goals, and hold each other accountable by joining a community of like-minded builders, hackers, and founders on campus at a weekly hack session. Contrary is a venture fund that identifies and invests in the world's top talent. Backed by iconic founders from Tesla, Airbnb, Facebook, and more.

Last year's cohort includes multiple founders and companies who have gone on to be admitted into Y Combinator and raise from Contrary, 8VC, and other top-tier VCs.

All are welcome to attend. Attending every session is not required, but strongly recommended.

Contrary Builder's Cohort Kickoff Session

We're hosting our first Tech Talk at Contrary NYC — an evening built by and for the most talented engineers in our network. 

Register for the chance to join our VP of Product 

 and our eng team, alongside founders and senior leaders from 

 as they demo the latest from their startups in front of an audience of top engineers in NYC. 

Tech Talk @ Contrary NYC

Contrary HBS Co-Working Session

What: Fireside Chat with Megan Kao, Principal at Contrary Capital followed by dinner + mingling

When: September 13th @ 6 pm [Q&A will begin promptly on Berkeley time — please show up by 6 to sign in!]

Q&A with Megan Kao, Contrary Capital

Learn more about Contrary Capital and our Venture Partner Program at our info session for Columbia and NYU students at our Contrary NYC office. 

Contrary VP NYC Info Session: Columbia + NYU Pod

Contrary will be in town and we're excited to host a happy hour for select candidates for the HBS Venture Partner team! You'll get to meet peers at HBS interested in startups and investing, as well as members of our team - including one of our Partners, 

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Contrary x HBS VP Happy Hour

Come learn about Contrary's Venture Partner Program and chat with current Harvard VPs. We'll bring donuts :) 

Contrary VP Info Session: Harvard Mixer

Learn more about Contrary Capital and our Venture Partner Program at our on-campus information session!

Contrary VP Info Session: Penn Pod

Contrary x Dartmouth Entrepreneur's Forum Founders Lunch

Contrary Venture Partner National Info Session

Contrary is a technology-focused venture capital firm that systematically identifies and invests in the world’s most exceptional talent. Contrary also publishes Contrary Research, a private company equity research platform and is home to Contrary NYC, a creative workspace for top founders and technologists in New York. Visit 

Lunch and Learn: Retool Workshop

Contrary VP & Alumni Meet Up | Salt Lake City

Contrary Research: Balancing Marketplaces

The Contrary Research team is hosting Packy McCormick for an intimate conversation and Q&A this Friday. Register to claim your spot! 

Contrary Research Presents Packy McCormick

15+ diverse and high-effort passion projects at varying stages of completion from throughout the term. Come by, see demos, ask questions, meet cool friends, and have dinner on us!

​UW Startups and event organizers are not responsible for any claims related to damage, loss, or injury to person or property.

​By RSVP'ing to this Eigenspace and Contrary-sponsored event, you agree to share your information with Contrary and Eigenspace. Contrary and Eigenspace are relationship-based venture capital firms that will not share or sell your information to third parties, but instead use it to help to communicate future opportunities and events with you.

The Socratica Symposium (S23)

Contrary VPs and alumni hanging out in NYC while we're here for the summer

Press the Floor 8 button and we can buzz you in

NYC Contrary Summer Dinner!

Bewildered by the new breed of AI tools for sales and marketing teams? Want to harness AI to crush your sales quotas, but don't know where to begin?

Don't miss this event hosted by the Early Adopters Community and Contrary NYC. We will demo new AI tools for prospecting, content creation, email automation, and more, followed by a discussion and Q&A session. Register now!

Contrary NYC: Early Adopter Community - AI for Sales

 for an intimate dinner with Sales leads in NYC.

Contrary x Vesto Sales Dinner

Join our Partner Kyle Harrison alongside Emergence Partner Lotti Siniscalo for an intimate dinner during SF Tech Week for early-stage B2B SaaS founders. We'll discuss finding product market fit, as well as introduce you to other top founders at a similar stage to you, dealing with similar challenges. 

Space is limited — express interest as soon as possible for a greater chance to secure your spot! You'll receive event location once your registration has been accepted. 

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem

Contrary x Emergence B2B SaaS Founder Dinner SF #TechWeek

Join BCV & Contrary for SF Tech Week! We hear SF is back so let's kick off summer with a good old in-person happy hour and party like its '99 since times are a-changing yet again.  

BCV x Contrary Investor Happy Hour 

Founders Dinner

GSB Founders Happy Hour

We’re partnering with our friends at Contrary to host a design happy hour with members from Replit Design and other designers in NY  come have beverage and snacks to connect with us!

Contrary is a technology-driven venture capital firm that systematically identifies and invests in the world’s most exceptional talent. Contrary also publishes Contrary Research, a private company research platform and is home to Contrary NYC, the creative workspace we're in this evening that we built for top founders and technologists in New York.

Replit Design Happy Hour

Join us for a panel discussion on the learnings of an early-stage designer-turned-design leader with Angela Liu, Maroun Najjar and David Hoang. 

Space is limited, so register soon — we're looking for interested designers and founders looking to learn more about what it takes to be a founding designer at a fast-growing startup. 

Contrary NYC Design Week: From 1 to 10 - Scaling Your Team as an Early Designer

​Shensi, Ben, and Contrary General Partner 

 will host an intimate fireside chat for New York's brightest builders, delving deep into Shensi's founder journey. We'll follow the conversation with open networking time from 7:15 to 8:00 PM.

​While we're looking forward to hosting NYC's top founders and builders, space is limited. We'll be in touch to confirm your spot in the weeks ahead.

Contrary Research Presents Merge: A Startup Story 

Join us for a Booth founders dinner! This event, hosted by Contrary Capital, will be an opportunity to connect with a small group of entrepreneurs and founders from the Booth community while learning about support offered by Contrary Capital. Your meal will be covered!

Booth Founders x Contrary Capital Dinner

Join us for a networking happy hour for designers and founders to mingle as we kick-off Design Week at 

Don't forget to check out our event on Tuesday 

"From 1 to 10 - Scaling Your Team as an Early Designer"

 with design leaders from Replit, Webflow, Patch, and Flexpa on their learnings scaling their design at hyper-growth startups.

Contrary NYC Design Week: Networking Happy Hour

, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, at 

​Manav, Vineeta, and Contrary General Partner 

 will host an intimate fireside chat for New York's brightest builders, delving deep into Manav's founder journey. We'll follow the conversation with open networking time from 6:00 to 6:30 PM.

Contrary Research Presents Memora Health: A Startup Story

Contrary NYC: Womxn's / Community Brunch

Contrary Founders' Dinner

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Berkeley Demo Day

​We'd love to invite you to meet other talented Yalies interested in the intersection of creativity x technology.

​Contrary’s a venture fund that identifies and invests in the world's top talent. Backed by iconic founders from Tesla, Airbnb, Facebook, and more.

SageTank

Come meet new and old friends at a casual FAF happy hour this Friday.

Sponsored by Contrary, Pear VC and Ovo Fund.

FAF x Contrary Social

Builder's Cohort: New York Trip

Contrary Founder Meetup

Come join us for our very last interview workshop! We will cover more Data Structures today and discuss the engineering responsibilities at startups and big tech. Pizza will be provided and we will play a few games towards the end to help y'all de-stress from finals. 

Final Contrary Interview Workshop

We're excited to host a large audience for our live NYC-wide Startup Competition in partnership with 

Register here to join us from 6-8 pm ET on Wednesday, April 26th at the Google Office in the heart of Chelsea in Manhattan.  You must register in order to be able to attend. Food and drink will be provided. 

A select number of talented teams will be pitching their idea live on stage in front of a panel of investors and operators. The top startup is awarded $50k live!

NYC-wide $50k Consumer Startup Competition Event Registration

YC Applicants @ Duke

, Contrary's VP of Product + Talent, for an intimate dinner with design leads in NYC.

Contrary Design Leads Dinner NYC

 (Principal @ Contrary) for an intimate dinner in SF. 

Contrary x OneSchema Growth Leads Dinner SF

We're excited to invite you to a private event for the TKS mentor and alumni community! 

Join us for an evening of connections and conversations, hosted in 

 unique space. Come ready to mingle, catch up with old connections, and meet new ones over delicious food and drinks. 

TKS Community Connection @ Contrary NYC

Contrary Female Founders Dinner

The Product Hunt NYC group is hosting April's Product Demo on Climate Tech at Contrary NYC! 

Contrary NYC: Product Hunt NYC - Climate Tech

Fireside x Contrary NYC: VC Fireside Chat

V1 X Contrary Build Blue Demo Day

Sparkathon

"This Might Not Land" - April Fools Tech Comedy @ Contrary NYC

Contrary @ Yale is hosting a Mocktails & Cocktails event on Friday, 3/31. We'll be bringing together an eclectic array of the most talented and creative people at Yale.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks will be provided.

 is an early-stage venture firm backed by the founders of Tesla, Airbnb, and Reddit. Our core thesis is to support talented and creative people on every step of their journey.

Mocktails & Cocktails w/ Contrary

NYC Generative AI Hackathon

Contrary Food/Ag Founder Dinner

PSV x Contrary Office Hours

Come join Startup Exchange and Nouf Al Soghyar from Contrary Capital who will discuss in this workshop what exactly goes into funding a startup! Startups must consider several factors when it comes to raising capital - she will analyze these different factors, including when and how to bootstrap a business. She will also touch on the necessity for a startup to be conscious of spending priorities, and how they should be taken into account when trying to raise funding.

Confused on the basics of venture capital? No worries. Contrary will also dive into what venture capital actually is, and how it can have a significant role in growing a small business. This includes how to raise from angel investors and how they can be critical to growing one's startup. Stick around at the end for office hours, where you can get advice on funding questions about your own startup, project or even idea!

Intro to Startup Capital Workshop

11th Floor Lounge - We'll be in the lobby letting people up. Text Rocky (6465057208) if you're having trouble getting in

Contrary Penn Builders Cohort: Fundraising Workshop with Jason Chen (WG'21 & Partner at Contrary Capital) 

 are thrilled to welcome an intimate group of leading Developer Security professionals over conversation and great food. Please join us from 7 to 9 pm PT at Che Fico in the heart of San Francisco and ask for the Celentano private dining room upon arrival.

This is an invite-only event. If you know of someone that you'd like to join us, please reach out to 

Contrary x Resourcely Developer Security Dinner

Contrary NYC New Member Onboarding Dinner

Women Founders Fireside Chat @ Wisconsin

ACME Hackathon

 is thrilled to be hosting a discussion on building customer love with Lee Robinson, Jana Iris and Aimee Menne.

The discussion will be held on Zoom. Link will be added prior to the event.

Contrary Research Presents: Building Customer Love

Contrary members, come watch our own Jen Yang-Wong host a panel discussion of tech leaders with the theme of "Building Customer Love".

Panel is scheduled to run from 8:30pm to 9:15pm ET. We'll put it up on my TV.

Food and drinks provided by Contrary - good vibes provided by my apartment and cat.

"Building Customer Love" Contrary Watch Party!

Q&A Panel with Partners from Contrary Capital and 8VC followed by a mixer for builders @ Berkeley. Dinner will be provided. Feel free to apply! Keep in mind that the event venue is small for this event so we will accept people as we have capacity :)

Contrary/8VC Panel & Mixer

Join us at Contrary NYC for a night of games or painting!

Contrary NYC: Game/Paint Night

Contrary Founder Dinner @ GT

Q1 Offsite - Sundance

Breaking into tech & venture capital is extremely difficult and having great mentors to advise you is important. Come listen to 

 speak about her experience breaking into tech and then VC, tips she has for women doing the same, and more on March 14th. Jen, previous PM at Uber and Novi, leads product for Contrary which is an early stage venture capital firm based out of San Francisco.

Contrary x BYU - Breaking into Tech & VC

This is a private event hosted by the Nomic team at Contrary NYC. Registration approval is required. 

Contrary NYC: ML Dinner hosted by Nomic

​- Foods/Drinks — BYOB. Feel free to bring snacks, drinks, etc. If someone gets food for everyone, we'll use group Venmo.

​- Friends 🤝 super chill, low-stakes poker game.

​- Newcomers welcome. Don't worry if you don't know how to play.

​- Talking shop is chill. Just don't be annoying or a jerk.

Contrary NYC: Poker Club

We're thrilled to be co-hosting an event with WISE on International Womxn's Day to celebrate all of the amazing womxn in tech in the Bay Area. We'll plan to host a panel with Contrary's VP of Product, 

, followed by the chance to eat dinner and mingle with your peers. 

Space is limited — please register today for a spot to join! 

Contrary x WISE International Womxn's Day Event

Drop by Contrary NYC for our Womxn's Brunch!

​Brunches are open to all community members, but we would love to see all of our fabulous Contrary womxn come together once a month over catered breakfast. The format of these brunches may change depending on the host, i.e. meditation mornings, spill the tea (conversation over coffee and tea), speaker sessions, etc.