Contrario

AI hiring platform powered by expert recruiters

5.6Score#47 of 999 agents#2 of 15 in Recruiter

Why it ranks #47

Contrario, an AI recruiter from YC W25, ranks #47 of 999 AI agents and #2 of 15 in Recruiter, with a score of 5.6 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 9 × 30% 2.7
Scale 5 × 30% 1.5
Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 5.6

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
9
Claims revenue or growth, named customers and a customer count.
- +4
  Revenue or growth
  “In under six months, Contrario has crossed $6M in annualized revenue, paid out $1M+ to recruiters, and placed 150+ candidates — making it one of the fastest-growing AI recruiting platforms on the market.”
  YC page
- +3
  Named customers
  “Teams at Wispr Flow, Listen Labs, Slash, and 200+ of the fastest-growing companies use Contrario to power their hiring.”
  YC page
- +2
  A customer count
  “Over 2,500+ engineers and 15+ companies are using Contrario to get jobs and fill roles.”
  Launch YC post · 2 Mar 2025
Not found: a customer result (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
5
20 people.
- +5
  20 people on its YC page20 to 49 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
2
Shows hiring.
- +2
  Hiring: 1 open roleBizOpsYC page
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2025) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 57% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 14% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 92% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Contrario

Contrario is an AI recruiting and hiring platform on a mission to help companies build generational teams.

In the age of AI, the best teams are still built by the best people. Recruiting has become a zero-sum game where speed and quality decide who wins.

Contrario is a network of expert recruiters supercharged by vertical AI agents purpose-built for hiring. Teams at Wispr Flow, Listen Labs, Slash, and 200+ of the fastest-growing companies use Contrario to power their hiring.

In under six months, Contrario has crossed $6M in annualized revenue, paid out $1M+ to recruiters, and placed 150+ candidates — making it one of the fastest-growing AI recruiting platforms on the market.

Backed by Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, and Inventum Ventures, alongside angels including David Chen (ex-HRT), Abhijeet Dwivedi (OpenAI), Hank Couture (DoorDash), and Jerry Cain (Stanford CS). Built by Stanford dropouts. Headquartered in San Francisco.