Funding the Future: Kyle Harisson, General Partner at Contrary

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kyle Harisson, General Partner at Contrary, an innovation-centered VC firm backing founders from seed to scale.

Topics Discussed:

• Kyle’s career journey, from an entrepreneur in the creator marketplace economy to transitioning into the venture capital space


• How Contrary identifies the inspirational founders of tomorrow, and what they look for in emerging innovation


• Supplementing traditional approaches to venture capital with multidisciplinary research to really understand each company’s journey


• How contrary articulates their values, and why marketing and brand identity are more important to VC firms than ever before


• Kyle’s advice for founders confronting a challenging VC environment, and why funders need to stop being ‘afraid of their own shadow’

Favorite book: 

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger, Expanded Third Edition