# Kyle Harrison

> Kyle Harrison is a General Partner at Contrary, the talent- and research-driven venture capital firm based in San Francisco. He joined in 2022 to co-found the firm's later-stage investment practice, bringing nearly a decade of experience from Index Ventures, Coatue Management, and TCV, where he backed companies including Ramp, Pave, Anduril, GitLab, Databricks, Snowflake, Figma, and Robinhood. Beyond deploying capital, Harrison built Contrary Research - one of the largest private market research platforms in the world, with 100,000+ subscribers and 500+ published reports. He also publishes the Investing 101 newsletter on Substack (26,000+ subscribers) and co-authored 'The Anduril Thesis,' a 300-page deep dive that took two years and 500+ sources to produce. Married to Camden, father of four, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

- **Role:** General Partner at Contrary
- **Organizations:** Contrary, Contrary Research
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's, Brigham Young University
- **Known for:** Built Contrary Research into one of the largest private market research platforms in the world (100,000+ subscribers, 500+ reports), Co-authored The Anduril Thesis - described as the most comprehensive single piece of research ever written on Anduril, Published 500,000+ words across 208+ Investing 101 newsletter posts over 5 consecutive years

## Career timeline

- **~2012-2015** — Early career at TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures)
- **~2015-2018** — Investor at Coatue Management; participated in growth-stage deals including Databricks, Snowflake
- **~2018-2022** — Principal at Index Ventures; led or participated in investments in Ramp, Pave, Anduril, GitLab, Figma, Robinhood
- **2021** — Launched Investing 101 newsletter on Substack
- **2022-05** — Joined Contrary as General Partner to co-found later-stage investment practice
- **2022** — Built Contrary Research, growing it to 100K+ subscribers and 500+ reports
- **2024** — Began writing The Anduril Thesis with co-author Sachin Maini
- **2025** — Published The Anduril Thesis (300 pages, 500+ sources, available on Amazon)
- **2025-2026** — Investing 101 surpasses 26,000 subscribers across 208+ posts and 500,000+ words

## Achievements

- Built Contrary Research into one of the largest private market research platforms in the world (100,000+ subscribers, 500+ reports)
- Co-authored The Anduril Thesis - described as the most comprehensive single piece of research ever written on Anduril
- Published 500,000+ words across 208+ Investing 101 newsletter posts over 5 consecutive years
- Backed Databricks, Snowflake, Ramp, Pave, Anduril, GitLab, Figma, and Robinhood across multiple firms
- Deployed billions in capital at TCV, Coatue, and Index Ventures prior to joining Contrary
- Appointed to Board of Trustees of the Nuclear Science & History Museum
- Grew Investing 101 Substack to 26,000+ subscribers

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — The Anduril Thesis receiving significant media coverage and podcast appearances
- **2025-12** — Led seed investment in Valinor Discovery ($13M round)
- **2025** — Published The Anduril Thesis book (co-authored with Sachin Maini) on Amazon
- **2024-05** — Led seed investment in DualEntry ($10M round)
- **2022-05** — Joined Contrary as General Partner to co-found later-stage practice

## Links

- Website: https://www.kwharrison13.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-harrison-9274b278/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kwharrison13

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Last updated: 2026-05-18