Building the future
The Contrary Fellowship is a community of exceptional, soon-to-be founders: top engineers, designers, and product builders who plan to start companies over the next few years.
Fellows receive access to an exclusive network of talented peers, invite-only events, career and company ideation coaching, and so much more.
The process
01
Get Referred or Apply
Get a referral from an existing member or apply.
02
Get Selected
We interview and select the top talent across North America to join.
03
Get Access
Whether you’re starting a company, building your first professional network, or figuring out which startup to work at next, we support our Fellows through it all.
Access to Capital
We invest the first check into companies our fellows start or join.
Katie Spies
meetmaev.com
John Dulin
modernintelligence.ai
Wesley Yue
ninjadelivery.ca
One-of-a-kind Community
Fellows get access to exclusive events and connect with others who share passions in engineering, design and product.
Career-Long Impact
We support our Fellows for the long haul, whether job search, company ideation, or startup journeys.
Tina Jiang
General Manager, Vial
Contrary has been the most impactful organization I’ve been a part of. They were instrumental in helping me land my previous product role at Faire, and have always been around to bounce startup ideas off of, too.
Yael Lederman
Founder, Unlisted
The Contrary team has been a pivotal partner throughout my company's journey, serving as my mentors throughout the ideation process and later as the first investors into Unlisted!
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