DFX Intelligence

Data Factory

RIA / WealthRegistered adviserasset managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

CONTRARY LLC

CRD 311054

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:917eb9db-08f3-8c6a-4a64-534b8a17db9e

Data as of Jul 8, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 14
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Jan 22, 2023 to Jul 8, 2026
10 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Venture Capitalidentity

Contrary LLC

Venture manager · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: asset managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $481MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-07-08); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $481M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 12
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 4Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 11
Private funds: 11Schedule D 7.B(1)
SEC number: 801-127365
CRD: 311054
Filings on the tape: 10
First filed: Jan 22, 2023
Latest filed: Jul 8, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, DE

Private funds

Schedule D 7.B(1); gross asset value as reported, never fund size; reporting ends 2024-12-31

Fund	Type	Reported GAV	As of	Owners	First reported	Status	Form D file
CONTRARY CAPITAL III, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$68.9M	Mar 29, 2024	90	Jul 7, 2021	reported	021-401711
CONTRARY CAPITAL IV, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$61.6M	Mar 29, 2024	70	Jan 22, 2023	reported	021-445475
CONTRARY CAPITAL II, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$38.5M	Mar 29, 2024	60	Jul 7, 2021	reported	021-334188
CONTRARY HOLDINGS, LLC	Venture Capital Fund	$13.5M	Mar 29, 2024	30	Mar 24, 2022	reported	021-412070
CONTRARY BREAKOUT FUND I, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$5.9M	Mar 29, 2024	4	Jul 7, 2021	reported	021-384285
CONTRARY CAPITAL, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$4.6M	Mar 29, 2024	20	Jul 7, 2021	reported	021-320882
CONTRARY CAPITAL IV-A, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$3.6M	Mar 29, 2024	40	Mar 29, 2024	reported	021-486647
CONTRARY CAPITAL III-A, L.P.	Venture Capital Fund	$1.1M	Mar 29, 2024	25	Mar 24, 2022	reported	021-418620
HEAVEN INCORPORATED, LLC	Venture Capital Fund	$500,000	Mar 29, 2024	3	Mar 24, 2022	reported	021-407168
CONTRARY MODERN, LLC	Venture Capital Fund	$390,000	Mar 29, 2024	11	Mar 24, 2022	reported	021-407144
BLUEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC	Venture Capital Fund	$57,000	Mar 24, 2022	1	Mar 24, 2022	dropped	021-407141

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
TARCZYNSKI, ERIC, RICHARD	Manager	E	yes	11/2017	Jan 22, 2023	Mar 29, 2024
Lesko, Joshua	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	no	11/2023	Nov 14, 2023	Mar 29, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
CONTRARY BREAKOUT MANAGEMENT I, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT III, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IV, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CONTRARY HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
CONTRARY MODERN HOLDINGS, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
HEAVEN INCORPORATED HOLDINGS, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
n/a	n/a	n/a	1	no

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 3 of 4

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 20, 2026	$481M	$481M	12	5	4	11	n/a
2024	Apr 17, 2025	$288M	$288M	15	5	3	12	n/a
2023	Mar 29, 2024	$199M	$199M	20	6	4	10	$199M

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$481M	$288M	67.0%	n/a	n/a	12	15	4	3

Relationships

Affiliated with (1)

← CONTRARY LEGACY LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, pooled vehicle sponsor, common control
factForm ADV

Advises (11)

→ CONTRARY CAPITAL III, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Jul 7, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY CAPITAL IV-A, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Mar 29, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY CAPITAL IV, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Jan 22, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY CAPITAL II, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Jul 7, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY HOLDINGS, LLCPrivate fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Mar 24, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ HEAVEN INCORPORATED, LLCPrivate fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Mar 24, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY CAPITAL III-A, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Mar 24, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY BREAKOUT FUND I, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Jul 7, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY MODERN, LLCPrivate fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Mar 24, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
→ CONTRARY CAPITAL, L.P.Private fundVenture Capital Fund, IA
Jul 7, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ BLUEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLCPrivate fundVenture Capital Fund, ERA, no longer reported
Mar 24, 2022 to Mar 24, 2022factForm ADV

Controls (1)

← TARCZYNSKI, ERIC, RICHARDOwnerMANAGER, ownership code E, individual
Jan 22, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← Lesko, JoshuaOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 14, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 20, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Contrary Llc reported RAUM $480.5M, up 67% from $287.8M (2025-07-25 to 2026-03-20)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$193M
Occurred
Mar 29, 2024
Control person joined
Richard Eric Tarczynski (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Contrary Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Nov 14, 2023
Control person joined
Joshua Lesko (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Contrary Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Aug 15, 2023
Control person left
Anne Michelle Brown (Chief Financial Officer And Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Contrary Llc (listed 2023-02-23, absent 2023-08-15)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 22, 2023
First Form ADV filing
Contrary Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:917eb9db-08f3-8c6a-4a64-534b8a17db9e
First observed: Jan 22, 2023
Last observed: Jul 8, 2026 2 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

CONTRARY LLC

CRD 311054

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:917eb9db-08f3-8c6a-4a64-534b8a17db9e

Data as of Jul 8, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

CONTRARY CAPITAL III, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$68.9M

Mar 29, 2024

Jul 7, 2021

reported

021-401711

CONTRARY CAPITAL IV, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$61.6M

Mar 29, 2024

Jan 22, 2023

reported

021-445475

CONTRARY CAPITAL II, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$38.5M

Mar 29, 2024

Jul 7, 2021

reported

021-334188

CONTRARY HOLDINGS, LLC

Venture Capital Fund

$13.5M

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 24, 2022

reported

021-412070

CONTRARY BREAKOUT FUND I, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$5.9M

Mar 29, 2024

Jul 7, 2021

reported

021-384285

CONTRARY CAPITAL, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$4.6M

Mar 29, 2024

Jul 7, 2021

reported

021-320882

CONTRARY CAPITAL IV-A, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$3.6M

Mar 29, 2024

reported

021-486647

CONTRARY CAPITAL III-A, L.P.

Venture Capital Fund

$1.1M

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 24, 2022

reported

021-418620

HEAVEN INCORPORATED, LLC

Venture Capital Fund

$500,000

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 24, 2022

reported

021-407168

CONTRARY MODERN, LLC

Venture Capital Fund

$390,000

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 24, 2022

reported

021-407144

BLUEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC

Venture Capital Fund

$57,000

Mar 24, 2022

dropped

021-407141

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

TARCZYNSKI, ERIC, RICHARD

Manager

yes

11/2017

Jan 22, 2023

Mar 29, 2024

Lesko, Joshua

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

11/2023

Nov 14, 2023

Mar 29, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

CONTRARY BREAKOUT MANAGEMENT I, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT III, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IV, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CONTRARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CONTRARY HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

CONTRARY MODERN HOLDINGS, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

HEAVEN INCORPORATED HOLDINGS, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 20, 2026

$481M

n/a

2024

Apr 17, 2025

$288M

n/a

2023

Mar 29, 2024

$199M

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$481M

$288M

67.0%

n/a