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Crustdata

Seed

Real-time company and people data powering AI, sales, and GTM workflows.

Crustdata

Seed

Real-time company and people data powering AI, sales, and GTM workflows.

Crustdata

Seed

Real-time company and people data powering AI, sales, and GTM workflows.

Phia

Series A

AI shopping assistant by Phoebe Gates, helping users compare prices + track deals.

Phia

Series A

AI shopping assistant by Phoebe Gates, helping users compare prices + track deals.

Phia

Series A

AI shopping assistant by Phoebe Gates, helping users compare prices + track deals.

Wispr AI

Series A

The voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app.

Wispr AI

Series A

The voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app.

Wispr AI

Series A

The voice-to-text AI that turns speech into clear, polished writing in every app.

Delve

Series A

AI agents automating compliance, audits, and security workflows.

Delve

Series A

AI agents automating compliance, audits, and security workflows.

Delve

Series A

AI agents automating compliance, audits, and security workflows.

FurtherAI

Series A

A16Z-backed

Data platform turning messy ops data into clear decisions for growth teams.

FurtherAI

Series A

A16Z-backed

Data platform turning messy ops data into clear decisions for growth teams.

FurtherAI

Series A

A16Z-backed

Data platform turning messy ops data into clear decisions for growth teams.

Brilliant

Series C

Interactive STEM platform with bite-sized lessons for curious minds.

Brilliant

Series C

Interactive STEM platform with bite-sized lessons for curious minds.

Brilliant

Series C

Interactive STEM platform with bite-sized lessons for curious minds.

Eight Sleep

Series D

Sleep tech improving recovery with temperature - regulated smart bedding.

Eight Sleep

Series D

Sleep tech improving recovery with temperature - regulated smart bedding.

Eight Sleep

Series D

Sleep tech improving recovery with temperature - regulated smart bedding.

Rivos

Enterprise

Acq. by Meta

Silicon-optimized AI for scalable, efficient LLMs—powering today and tomorrow.

Rivos

Enterprise

Acq. by Meta

Silicon-optimized AI for scalable, efficient LLMs—powering today and tomorrow.

Rivos

Enterprise

Acq. by Meta

Silicon-optimized AI for scalable, efficient LLMs—powering today and tomorrow.

Recent Placement Wins

Fast, high-signal matches at venture-backed teams.

Samir

Founding AI Engineer

Hired

In-Person / Weave

Key hire to build and lead the development of core AI features for Weave's platform.

Griffin

React Native Engineer

Hired

Remote / TurboLearn AI

Specialist hire to develop and launch the company's flagship mobile application.

Italo

Remote Product Engineer

Hired

Remote / E3 Group

Hired to enhance product and improve user experience across the platform.

What Our Partners Say

Let’s make it say - How founders feel about the Contrario experience

Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI

Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI

Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI
Contrario found us a great match for our Founding ML engineer in just 7 candidates.
Lucas Tao
Co-Founder, Tessel
Contrario's platform placed a Founding Engineer expert for me in less than 2 weeks.
Bernhard Hausleitner
Co-Founder, Soff (YC S24)
Contrario closed us a world-class ex-Stanford, ex-Amazon engineer in under 10 days-off just 8 profiles.
Franklyn Wang
Founder, LiquidMax
Contrario actually listens. They iterated with us, refined our funnel, and sent candidates who were on-bar and on-mission. It felt like working with a true partner, not a vendor.
Tanay Kothari
Co-Founder & CEO, Wispr AI
Contrario helped us close two engineering hires in less than 1 month. They work quickly, understand our standards, and consistently send on-target candidates.
Ajay Krishna Amudan
Co-Founder & CTO, Maximor AI