Managers/Venture/California/Contrary

Contrary

Contrary is a venture manager in San Francisco, CA. It is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser with $480.5M in regulatory assets and 12 staff. It has 9 funds on file, the latest reported in August 2026.

Funds on file
9
Raised, all funds
$91.2M
Regulatory assets
$480.5M
Staff
12
Pension investors
None found
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Latest fund filing

Funds

DateFundTypeRaisedTarget
Aug 2026 Contrary XX, L.P. Venture $0 Not given
Jun 2025 Contrary Capital V, L.P. Venture $90.9M $90.9M
Jan 2025 Contrary Capital V-A, L.P. Venture $0 Not given
Jul 2023 Contrary Capital IV-A, L.P. Venture $0 Not given
May 2022 CONTRARY CAPITAL IV, LP Venture $0 Not given
Nov 2021 Contrary Capital III-A, L.P. Venture $0 Not given
Jul 2021 Contrary Modern, LLC Venture $250K $250K
Jun 2021 Contrary Capital III, L.P. Venture $0 Not given
Dec 2020 Contrary Breakout Fund I, L.P. Venture $0 Not given

Adviser record

RegistrationRegistered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
Regulatory assets$480.5M
Employees12
Clients11 private funds.
Control personsEric, Richard Tarczynski.
Private funds10 private funds holding $198.6M in gross assets.

Private funds it reports

FundTypeGross assets
Contrary Capital Iii Venture $68.9M
Contrary Capital IV Venture $61.6M
Contrary Capital II Venture $38.5M
Contrary Holdings Venture $13.5M
Contrary Breakout Fund I Venture $5.9M
Contrary Capital Venture $4.6M
Contrary Capital Iv-a Venture $3.6M
Contrary Capital Iii-a Venture $1.1M
Heaven Incorporated Venture $500K
Contrary Modern Venture $390K