Move over, Shark Tank. There are new investors in town, and they’re looking to Duke to fund entrepreneurs.
Contrary Capital, a university-focused venture capital fund, launched last Monday. The fund is decentralized, employing 100 investors who are current students at universities around the country, including Duke. The four student partners at Duke—MD/MBA candidate Tracy Han, senior Yixin Lin, senior Austin Wu and junior Steven Yang—will scout promising talent at the University.
