Contrario

Hey everyone 👋

We’re Arya and Aditya – co-founders of Contrario.

TL;DR: Contrario is the AI-powered recruiter network trusted by startups for hiring. Over 2,500+ engineers and 15+ companies are using Contrario to get jobs and fill roles.

Ask: Can you refer talented startup recruiters in your network to join Contrario’s platform? Also, if you’re looking for exceptional talent to hire across GTM or engineering, you can reach out to me at arya@contrario.ai.

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❌ The Problem

Recruiting is one of the largest and most influential industries in the world, worth over $2T and employing 60M+ workers per year.

Yet, today’s recruiting market still follows outdated, manual processes from 20+ years ago – leaving candidates stuck with a poor job search experience. There are three major pain points:

1. Endless job applications with zero transparency
2. Low recruiter response rates leaving applicants in the dark
3. Failing behavioral screens with recruiters

These challenges compound over time, widening a critical gap in the recruiting market.

Until now, people relied on referrals and network connections to have a better chance at getting more interviews. But with advancements in AI, this is finally changing …

✅ Our Solution

At Contrario, we’re a team of former candidates, recruiters, and AI experts using the latest technology to build the best candidate experience possible.

Companies can import their job from an ATS or upload their info, and our system immediately:

• Defines top recruiters to work on your role based on past expertise and placement history
• Uses proprietary AI models to dynamically generate talent scorecards that capture their top skills.
• Leverages inbuilt integrations with ATS systems like Ashby/Lever and Slack/Calendly for seamless management.

With Contrario, companies conduct an intake call + upload their most important info for a job, and we handle the rest.

🙏 Our Ask

If you answer “yes” to any of these, we’d love your help:

✅ Hiring GTM talent or engineering talent for your startup?

✅ Know top startup recruiters or agencies looking for additional revenue extension opportunities?

👉 Contact us at arya@contrario.ai

👬 The Team

Contrario was founded by Stanford dropouts Arya Marwaha (CEO, ex-BCG, led product at 5+ startups) and Aditya Sood (CTO, ex-NASA NLP, published at Stanford AI Lab x Anthropic).

They met in their first-year dorm at Stanford and have been building together ever since. Their firsthand experience on both sides of the hiring industry—Aditya as a candidate, and Arya as a recruiter—drove them to build an automated solution that bridges the gap.