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Stoa

YC S26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 3 employees · 11 known investors

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Stoa operates a marketplace for buying and selling GPUs, offering price discovery, RFQ-to-settlement workflows, and verified counterparties. It serves GPU brokers, data center operators, AI labs, cloud providers, OEMs, resellers, and lenders trading AI hardware.

Also known as Stoa Markets, Inc.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFintechHardwareMarketplacesMarketplaceInfrastructureAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)

Stoa was founded in 2026 by Berat Celik, Eren Berke Saglam, and Kaan Yigit.

BCBerat Celik
Berat CelikCo-FounderFounder and CEO of Stoa, a marketplace for buying and selling GPUs and other AI hardware. He previously founded other companies and worked at xAI, and studied computer science and economics at UBC before earning an M.Eng. in computer science from Cornell.
EBEren Berke Saglam
Eren Berke SaglamCo-FounderHe previously traded interest rate derivatives at Citi and studied computer science and economics at Dartmouth, graduating as salutatorian.
KYKaan Yigit
Kaan YigitCo-Founder and CTOCTO of Stoa, a marketplace for buying and selling GPUs. He previously worked as a quantitative developer at Uniper, building trading systems for financial oil and gas books, and studied computer science at UIUC.

Investors · 11

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Zero Indexlisted by Zero Index

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Blast.Clubreported$5.5M

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Decacorn CapitalreportedSingapore · $300K – $600K

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Founder CapitalreportedSilicon Valley · $25K – $100K

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GGrisereported

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OurCrowdreportedJerusalem

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Script CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $500K

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Team IgnitereportedFolsom · $15M

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$2.4M disclosed across 1 round · 2026

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corporate structure
Stoa Markets, Inc.

In the news

Stoa: The market behind AI hardwareycombinator.com · Jul 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Stoa do?
Stoa operates a marketplace for buying and selling GPUs, offering price discovery, RFQ-to-settlement workflows, and verified counterparties. It serves GPU brokers, data center operators, AI labs, cloud providers, OEMs, resellers, and lenders trading AI hardware.
Who founded Stoa?
Stoa was founded by Berat Celik, Eren Berke Saglam, Kaan Yigit in 2026.
Who are Stoa's investors?
Stoa's investors include Collaborative Fund, Y Combinator, Zero Index, Blast.Club, Decacorn Capital, Founder Capital, GGrise, OurCrowd and 3 more.
How much funding has Stoa raised?
Stoa has disclosed $2.4M raised across 1 round.
Where is Stoa headquartered?
Stoa is headquartered in San Francisco, US.