Stoa
YC S26San Francisco, US · Founded 2026 · 3 employees · 1 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.
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.
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Berat Celikin𝕏Co-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.
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Eren Berke Saglamin𝕏Co-FounderHe previously traded interest rate derivatives at Citi and studied computer science and economics at Dartmouth, graduating as salutatorian.
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Kaan Yigitin𝕏Co-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 · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$2.4M disclosed across 1 round · 2026
- $2.4MPre-SeedJul 2026Source ↗
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In the news
Stoa raises £1.8m to scale cash management platform - UKTNuktech.news · Jul 2026
Stoa secures $2.4M for cash rewards platform - Tech.eutech.eu · Jul 2026
Stoa lands $2.4m to reward savers with upfront perksfintech.global · Jul 2026Frequently 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 Y Combinator.
- 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.