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Diving deep on the world's most exciting private tech companies. Join Kyle Harrison, General Partner at Contrary, in conversation with the founders, leaders and thinkers building the future of tech.

  1. Epirus: High Power Energy Weapons

    02/24/2025

    Epirus: High Power Energy Weapons

    Drone swarms in warfare are becoming more common. Epirus is building high power energy weapons as a response. In a word? What they've created is force fields. In this episode, we sat down with Epirus CEO Andy Lowery. ⁠Read our full memo on Epirus' business. ⁠Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter⁠ Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    53 min
  2. Base Power: The Modern Power Company

    11/21/2024

    Base Power: The Modern Power Company

    Base Power aims to become the “modern power company of the electric era” by offering its customers a home energy service powered by a network of batteries. In this episode, we sat down with Base Power co-founders Zach Dell (CEO) and Justin Lopas (COO). ⁠Read our full memo on Base Power's business. ⁠Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter⁠ Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    46 min
  3. Lumafield: Building Industrial X-Ray Vision

    11/01/2024

    Lumafield: Building Industrial X-Ray Vision

    Lumafield provides low-cost industrial scanners. Its goal is to build the world's best database of manufactured objects to help "take humans out of the loop" and enable fully autonomous manufacturing. In this episode, we sat down with Eduardo Torrealba, the CEO and co-founder of Lumafield. Read our full memo on Lumafield's business. Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    50 min
  4. Hadrian: The Factory of the Future

    08/22/2024

    Hadrian: The Factory of the Future

    America's industrial base could be on the verge of collapse. Hadrian is setting out to build an automated solution to unlocking the manufacturing capacity in the US. We sat down with CEO and Founder of Hadrian, Chris Power. Read our full memo on Hadrian's business. Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    1h 6m
  5. JumpCloud: Future-Proofing The Identity Stack

    06/10/2024

    JumpCloud: Future-Proofing The Identity Stack

    JumpCloud is offering companies a cloud-native solution to manage their identity directory without having to “sell their soul”, so to speak, by becoming a wall-to-wall Microsoft stack. We sat down with CTO and Co-founder of JumpCloud, Greg Keller. Read our deep dive on the identity security world. Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    54 min
  6. Stytch: Developer-First Identity

    04/18/2024

    Stytch: Developer-First Identity

    Stytch* is building a developer platform for companies to implement frictionless authentication methods. The company’s APIs and SDKs streamline user onboarding and bolster retention by eliminating passwords and replacing them with secure, lower-friction authentication options. We sat down with CEO and Co-founder of Stytch, Reed McGinley-Stempel. *Contrary is an investor in Stytch through one or more affiliates. Read our memo on the Stytch's business Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    43 min
  7. Highnote: Molding a Modern Card Platform

    03/19/2024

    Highnote: Molding a Modern Card Platform

    Highnote is a full-stack card issuance platform with the intention of owning the entire stack, rather than sitting on top of another gateway or middle layer. So how are companies thinking about using a tool like Highnote today? We sat down with CEO and Co-founder of Highnote, John Macllwaine, to unpack that process. Read our deep dive on the evolution of fintech infrastructure. Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    41 min
  8. Zip: Building a Financial Intake Machine

    02/27/2024

    Zip: Building a Financial Intake Machine

    Zip provides a platform for the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, covering new purchase order management, accounts payable (AP) automation, and global B2B payments. Zip makes it easy for employees to request purchases and provides visual workflows for approvals across finance, legal, procurement, IT, and security teams. Zip Co-Founder and CEO, Rujul Zaparde, joined Research Radio to talk about the reason for focusing specifically on intake as they tackle trillions of dollars in business spend. Read our full memo on Zip. Subscribe to the Contrary Research Newsletter Legal: https://www.contrary.com/legal

    39 min
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Diving deep on the world's most exciting private tech companies. Join Kyle Harrison, General Partner at Contrary, in conversation with the founders, leaders and thinkers building the future of tech.

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    Contrary
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
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