# Investment Principal at Contrarian Thinking Capital

- Company: Contrarian Thinking Capital
- What the company does: We invest in the startups that turn fax machine-using companies into auto text-when-your-service-is-done companies.
- Company website: https://www.contrarianthinkingcapital.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://contrarian-thinking.breezy.hr/p/9588be1214b8-investment-principal?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/contrarian-thinking-capital-investment-principal/

## About the role

Contrarian Thinking Capital is an early-stage venture fund co-led by Christopher Petkas and Codie Sanchez. We invest in the real economy: the businesses that keep the lights on, move the freight, defend our shores, and maintain the infrastructure. We’re looking for an investor who can own the deal: sourcing, underwriting, and supporting the companies rebuilding the real economy. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- You generate dealflow. You build relationships that turn into pipeline, and founders want you on their cap table. You’re the person founders call before they raise, not after
- You are genuinely curious about unglamorous industries. Sectors like waste management, HVAC, metal fabrication, and facilities services interest you rather than bore you
- You have judgment and conviction. You form independent views, you are willing to be the dissenting voice in the room, and you can defend a position without becoming attached to it
- You do the fieldwork. You tour the facility, work through a founder’s imperfect data room, or make twenty customer calls to get to the truth
- You write and think clearly. A strong memo is an argument, not a data dump, and you can construct one with a clear and concise point of view
- You’d rather be right than consensus, and you can sit with being early


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/contrarian-thinking-capital-investment-principal/