Jason C.

Jason C.

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Studied at The Wharton School (UPenn)

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Hiring Manager at Contrary

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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

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Advisor

Contrary

2025 - Present

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Advisor & Angel Investor

Various startups

2017 - Present

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Senior Associate

Clinton Health Access Initiative

2014 - 2015

Hiring Manager

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Senior Associate

PwC

2010 - 2014

Jason was also given offers to work at

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    McKinsey & Company

Education

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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

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University of Pennsylvania

M.A., International Studies

2019 - 2021

Focus on East and Southeast Asia

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Yale University

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, English

2006 - 2010

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