
Jason C.
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Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)
Hiring Manager at Contrary
Available tomorrow at 2:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 6 hours
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About Jason
I've been building and investing in companies for the past decade. After graduating from Yale, I had a couple stints in consulting and global health before finding my way to startups. I started two companies, one a surplus food marketplace and the other in office management software. Neither was extraordinarily successful, but gave me a taste for helping companies go 0-1 and allowed me to meet some exceptional founders and builders. I started angel investing, realized I enjoyed investing/advising, and went to Wharton/Lauder with the intent of exploring venture capital (and to get better at Chinese). While in business school, I met Contrary and started working full time while still in my 2nd year. After graduating, I stayed on, became a partner 1.5 years in, and led deals in a number of great companies (Orchard Robotics, Nomic, Endeavor AI, etc.). I transitioned to a board partner/advisor role this past summer and have spent most of my time since helping build companies and continuing to angel invest. My angel portfolio includes companies like Ramp, Warp, Clara, Slingshot AI, and many others.
Why do I coach?
Much like in my work with founders, I truly enjoy working with exceptional people who are focused on achieving something great.
Work Experience
Advisor
Contrary
2025 - Present

Advisor & Angel Investor
Various startups
2017 - Present
Partner
Contrary
2019 - 2025
Hiring Manager
Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm. We back a small number of exceptional people and the companies they build, from seed to scale. Our LPs include leading institutions, along with founders of Tesla, Reddit, Facebook, Airbnb, and many more iconic companies.

Co-Founder
Vesper
2015 - 2017
Vesper (AngelPad #9) was an enterprise SaaS platform and managed marketplace that used a combination of technology and people to enable SMBs to find and book vetted, experienced office managers and services.
Co-Founder
PareUp
2014 - 2015
PareUp was a mobile marketplace that allowed food retailers to sell surplus, unexpired food inventory to consumers for a discount. Featured in The New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and NPR.

Senior Associate
Clinton Health Access Initiative
2014 - 2015
Hiring Manager

Senior Associate
PwC
2010 - 2014
Jason was also given offers to work at

McKinsey & Company
Education

The Wharton School (UPenn)
MBA, Operations, Management
2019 - 2021
Dual degree with The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, concurrently received an MA in International Studies, with a focus on East and Southeast Asia

University of Pennsylvania
M.A., International Studies
2019 - 2021
Focus on East and Southeast Asia
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, English
2006 - 2010
