Contrary Capital, which has raised money from Tesla, Reddit, SoFi and Twitch, knows a thing or two about how to work with tech’s brightest mafias. Now it wants to invest in them, before anyone else.

Contrary has raised its third fund for its strategy of investing in people before they start companies. When Eric Tarczynski started Contrary in 2016, it was largely an experiment. He wanted to invest ...

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First Round Capital has both the Dorm Room Fund and the Graduate Fund. General Catalyst has Rough Draft Ventures. And Prototype Capital and a few other micro-funds focus on investing in student ...