# Eric Tarczynski at Contrary Capital > Eric Tarczynski, Founder + Managing Partner at Contrary Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-tarczynski (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Eric Tarczynski Founder + Managing Partner at [Contrary Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 13 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +2 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 13 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Contrary Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=eric-tarczynski)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=eric-tarczynski) ## The firm [**Contrary Capital** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[AS Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/as-holdings)** Managing Member of the General Partner since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 3 filings · since 2025 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner since 2024 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital)** MANAGER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER since 2023 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary)** Manager of the Manager of the Issuer on 11 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary)** Member and Manager of the Issuer since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital)** Manager of the Manager of the Issuer since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bluebook Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluebook-holdings)** Manager of the Manager of the Issuer since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Heaven Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heaven-holdings)** Manager of the Manager of the Issuer since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Recurrency Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recurrency-holdings)** Manager of the Manager of the Issuer since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary)** Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2020 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital)** Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer on 5 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Contrary Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary-capital)** Executive Officer since 2018 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Jun 2023 · 45 min 386. Finding Product Market Fit As a Venture Firm, How to Identify World-Class Founders Before Anyone Else, And Debating Whether or Not Venture Has Hit The Bottom (Kyle Harrison and Eric Tarczynski) With [Eric Tarczynski](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-tarczynski)[Kyle Harrison](https://millionrounds.com/person/kyle-harrison) About this episode Kyle Harrison and Eric Tarczynski of Contrary Capital join Nate to discuss Finding Product Market Fit As a Venture Firm, How to Identify World-Class Founders Before Anyone Else, And Debating Whether or Not Venture Has Hit The Bottom. In this episode, we cover: The thesis and investment approach at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 21 Sept 2022 · 42 min Discovering talent before it's obvious, the challenges of raising a fund I without a traditional pedigree, and startup fund culture with Eric Tarczynski of Contrary With [Eric Tarczynski](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-tarczynski) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week we are joined by Eric Tarczynski, Founder and Managing Partner of Contrary, a firm backed by founders of Tesla, Reddit, Facebook, Airbnb, and many more iconic… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Eric Tarczynski in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 29 Jun 2023 · 11 min Investor Stories 302: Lessons Learned (Tarczynski, Agarwal, Barnes) Mentions [Ajay Agarwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/ajay-agarwal)[Brian Barnes](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-barnes)[Eric Tarczynski](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-tarczynski) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Tarczynski Ajay Agarwal Brian Barnes Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 11 May 2023 · 10 min Investor Stories 295: Why I Passed (Andelman, Dockery, Tarczynski) Mentions [Catharine Dockery](https://millionrounds.com/person/catharine-dockery)[Eric Tarczynski](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-tarczynski)[Jim Andelman](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-andelman) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jim Andelman Catharine Dockery Eric Tarczynski Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=eric-tarczynski). ## Find people like Eric Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)