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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Contrario: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/contrario/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/contrario/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/contrario.md",
  "title": "Contrario: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Contrario is on the AI hiring software map. We record 2 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated May 20, 2026.",
  "period": "May 20, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
  "company": {
    "id": "C13WEKZ",
    "slug": "contrario",
    "name": "Contrario",
    "aliases": [],
    "site": "https://www.contrario.ai/",
    "summary": "\"Hire great talent faster.\" A company uploads a job description or syncs its ATS. A vetted network of 500+ expert recruiters sources and vets candidates. AI agents run the \"follow-ups, scheduling, and coordination behind the scenes.\" Vetted candidates land in the client's ATS pipeline and Slack \"within days.\" The client still interviews and decides. The vendor claims \"20 days to meet the candidate you hire.\" Buyers are mostly startups hiring engineers and designers.",
    "founded": null,
    "categories": [
      "agentic"
    ],
    "status": "active",
    "price_note": null,
    "update_channels": [],
    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
    "off_map": null,
    "merged_into": null,
    "category_names": [
      "AI recruiters and agents"
    ]
  },
  "confirmed_product_launches": 0,
  "dated_product_launches": 0,
  "undated_launches": 0,
  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
  "count": 0,
  "launches": [],
  "launch_list": false,
  "indexed": true,
  "summary": {
    "text": "\"Hire great talent faster.\" A company uploads a job description or syncs its ATS. A vetted network of 500+ expert recruiters sources and vets candidates. AI agents run the \"follow-ups, scheduling, and coordination behind the scenes.\" Vetted candidates land in the client's ATS pipeline and Slack \"within days.\" The client still interviews and decides. The vendor claims \"20 days to meet the candidate you hire.\" Buyers are mostly startups hiring engineers and designers.",
    "source": {
      "name": "contrario.ai",
      "url": "https://www.contrario.ai/"
    },
    "from": "record"
  },
  "maps": [
    {
      "map": "hiring-software",
      "title": "The AI hiring software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-contrario",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Contrario",
      "site": "https://www.contrario.ai/",
      "category": "AI recruiters and agents",
      "what": "\"Hire great talent faster.\" A company uploads a job description or syncs its ATS. A vetted network of 500+ expert recruiters sources and vets candidates. AI agents run the \"follow-ups, scheduling, and coordination behind the scenes.\" Vetted candidates land in the client's ATS pipeline and Slack \"within days.\" The client still interviews and decides. The vendor claims \"20 days to meet the candidate you hire.\" Buyers are mostly startups hiring engineers and designers.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "contrario.ai",
        "url": "https://www.contrario.ai/"
      },
      "price": "not published; sales-led",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Named agents",
          "AI outreach",
          "Scheduling"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed ($2.3M seed led by Nexus Venture Partners; vendor says it crossed $6M annualized revenue and serves 200+ companies)",
      "founded": null,
      "founded_source": null,
      "fate": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "contrario.ai",
          "url": "https://www.contrario.ai/"
        },
        {
          "name": "ycombinator.com",
          "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/contrario"
        },
        {
          "name": "contrario.ai",
          "url": "https://www.contrario.ai/blogs/announcement/better-recruiting-built-on-contrario"
        },
        {
          "name": "dealroom.co",
          "url": "https://dealroom.co/news/133122-contrario-raises-2-3m-for-ai-recruiting-platform-already-at-6m-annualise/"
        }
      ],
      "more_sources": 0,
      "cross_listed": false
    }
  ],
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/contrario/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-05-20",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Contrario launches its AI recruiting network",
      "summary": "Contrario announced its launch after crossing $6M in annualized revenue in under six months. It pairs expert recruiters with agents that take over sourcing, scheduling and follow-up work.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-contrario"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://www.contrario.ai/blogs/announcement/better-recruiting-built-on-contrario"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/contrario/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-05-20",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Contrario raises $2.3M seed",
      "summary": "Contrario announced a $2.3M seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners, with Inventum Ventures and Goodwater Capital, as it launched with more than 200 companies using its platform.",
      "kind": "Funding round",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-contrario"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Pulse 2.0",
        "url": "https://pulse2.com/contrario-2-3-million-funding/"
      }
    }
  ]
}