funding_articleMay 20, 2026Confidence: high
Contrario | Y Combinator
YC-backed AI recruiting network; $2.3M seed led by Nexus per launch coverage.
Affected score: yesObserved: May 20, 2026Round: SeedAmount: $2.3M
raisedseed
C
Contrario
SeedMarket data is refreshed once per day from public sources. Information may be incomplete or outdated — verify independently before making decisions. This is not investment advice.
Beta
DealFlow OS uses public web data and automated enrichment. Research may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. Verify important information before making investment or outreach decisions.
Investor read
Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.
Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 6:21 PM
Beta
DealFlow OS uses public web data and automated enrichment. Research may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrect. Verify important information before making investment or outreach decisions.
What they do
Contrario | AI Recruiting Platform
Funding
Raised $2.3M across 2 funding rounds. Latest: $2.3M Seed (Jan 2025). Investors: Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Inventum Ventures. (High).
Quick read
- •Contrario | AI Recruiting Platform
- •Reported angle: Contrario | Y Combinator
- •Indexed activity snapshot: 2 funding‑related row(s), 1 hiring‑related, 0 GitHub‑tagged, 2 product/news‑style — scoring reflects corpus coverage only.
Stage
Seed (YC)
Evidence summary
Verified facts
- •Contrario | AI Recruiting Platform
- •Reported angle: Contrario | Y Combinator
- •Indexed activity snapshot: 2 funding‑related row(s), 1 hiring‑related, 0 GitHub‑tagged, 2 product/news‑style — scoring reflects corpus coverage only.
Recent movers
- •May 11, 2026 · Careers — Careers
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Contrario | Y Combinator
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Launch YC: Contrario
- •May 11, 2026 · Careers — Careers
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Contrario | Y Combinator
- •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Launch YC: Contrario
- •Nexus per launch coverage
- •Nexus Venture Partners
- •Y Combinator
- •Goodwater Capital
- •Inventum Ventures
Funding
Raised $2.3M across 2 funding rounds. Latest: $2.3M Seed (Jan 2025). Investors: Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Inventum Ventures. (High).
Hiring
1 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards (Low).
GitHub
No GitHub‑linked evidence indexed (Low).
Product / news
2 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).
Traffic / social
No traffic/social evidence indexed (Low).
Funding & hiring signals
Open roles (indexed)
- Applied AI EngineerEngineeringSan FranciscoEquity0.30-0.75%total COMP$140K - $220KLinkedIn / Indeed
- Applied AI EngineerEngineeringSan FranciscoEquity0.30-0.75%total COMP$140K - $220KLinkedIn / Indeed
- Talent OperatorRecruitingSan FranciscoEquity0.05-0.15%total COMP$80k - $200kLinkedIn / Indeed
- Talent OperatorRecruitingSan FranciscoEquity0.05-0.15%total COMP$80k - $200kLinkedIn / Indeed
Failed or blocked links
- public_page:_pressnot_foundLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
HTTP 404
- public_page:_newsnot_foundLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
HTTP 404
- public_page:_jobsnot_foundLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
HTTP 404
- public_page:_companynot_foundLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
HTTP 404
- public_page:_blognot_foundLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
HTTP 404
- public_page:_aboutnot_foundLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
HTTP 404
DealFlow growth score
55.0Moderate public activity signal
7D+0%
30D+0%
High Confidence
The score is an algorithmic estimate based on observed public company-level signals. It may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and is not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.
Source health
- public_market_enrichmentokLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
- public_page:_careersokLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
- public_page:_okLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
- public_page:homeokLast checked Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM
DealFlow score momentum
557D +030D +0
100500
More runs will build history.
The score is an algorithmic estimate based on observed public company-level signals. It may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and is not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.
Signal breakdown
Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.
Public source summary
- Total evidence rows
- 4
- Latest evidence
- Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM
Source types found
careers_pagecompany_sitefunding_articlepress
Strongest / recent news-style rows
Contrario | Y Combinator
Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM · confidence 88%high quality
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/contrarioLaunch YC: Contrario
Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM · confidence 85%high quality
https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MwN-contrario-the-1st-ai-powered-recruiting-network
Public signal timeline
Newest first · 4 event(s)
1
Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh quality
Source ↗Contrario | Y Combinator
YC-backed AI recruiting network; $2.3M seed led by Nexus per launch coverage.
2
Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM · company_site · 85% · verified_publichigh quality
Source ↗Contrario | AI Recruiting Platform
AI + expert recruiter network for hiring.
3
Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM · press · 85% · verified_publichigh quality
Source ↗Launch YC: Contrario
YC launch and seed investor mentions.
4
Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM · careers_page · 90% · publichigh quality
Source ↗Careers
Source: Careers
Join Contrario and help reinvent hiring with AI + humans.
Official / company site
1 row(s)
company_site·Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Contrario | AI Recruiting Platform
AI + expert recruiter network for hiring.
https://www.contrario.ai/News
1 row(s)
press·Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Launch YC: Contrario
YC launch and seed investor mentions.
https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MwN-contrario-the-1st-ai-powered-recruiting-networkFunding / news
1 row(s)
funding_article·Wed, May 20, 06:21 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
Contrario | Y Combinator
YC-backed AI recruiting network; $2.3M seed led by Nexus per launch coverage.
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/contrarioHiring
1 row(s)
careers_page·Mon, May 11, 04:55 AM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Careers
Source name: Careers
Join Contrario and help reinvent hiring with AI + humans.
https://www.contrario.ai/careersPrivate workspace
Sign in as an active team member to view private notes, watchlist controls, transcript evidence, and interaction history.