Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 20Team size · YC's directory+6.9
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YC +1S22 | |
| AlexShared: recruiting, recruiter, hiringYC W24ActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
| Other | Inactive | YCW16 | |
| Other | Active | YCS19 | |
| Other | Active | YCW19 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Inactive | YCS17 | |
| AI | Active | YCW19 | |
| Other | Active | YCW20 | |
| AI | Active | YCS23 | |
| Other | Inactive | YCW12 |
Also from W25 in AI
All of W25| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | |
| AI | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Data | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Devtools | Active |
Founders
- Arya MarwahaFounder/CEO
- Aditya SoodFounder/CTO
About Contrario
Contrario is an AI recruiting and hiring platform on a mission to help companies build generational teams. In the age of AI, the best teams are still built by the best people. Recruiting has become a zero-sum game where speed and quality decide who wins. Contrario is a network of expert recruiters supercharged by vertical AI agents purpose-built for hiring. Teams at Wispr Flow, Listen Labs, Slash, and 200+ of the fastest-growing companies use Contrario to power their hiring. In under six months, Contrario has crossed $6M in annualized revenue, paid out $1M+ to recruiters, and placed 150+ candidates, making it one of the fastest-growing AI recruiting platforms on the market. Backed by Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, and Inventum Ventures, alongside angels including David Chen (ex-HRT), Abhijeet Dwivedi (OpenAI), Hank Couture (DoorDash), and Jerry Cain (Stanford CS). Built by Stanford dropouts. Headquartered in San Francisco.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 20
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 13h ago
YC tags: SaaS, Recruiting, AI
Changes seen
Stopped hiring.
Contrario: questions
Which YC batch was Contrario in?
Contrario was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is Contrario still active?
Y Combinator lists Contrario as active.
Who founded Contrario?
Contrario's founders, as listed on its YC page: Arya Marwaha (Founder/CEO), Aditya Sood (Founder/CTO).
Where is Contrario based?
Contrario lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.