About
Founder 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.
Founder at StoaYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Berat went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jon Xu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Stoa's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Berat can intro founders to Stoa's investors below.
Stoa's investors · 1
Co-founders at Stoa
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Eren Berke SaglamFounder
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Kaan YigitFounder
Experience
- Stoa (YC S26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- xAIMember of Technical Staff2026Palo Alto, California, United States
Skills & more
Languages English · German · Turkish
From Berat's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Berat Celik?
- Founder 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.
- Where does Berat Celik work?
- Berat Celik is Founder of Stoa.
- What companies did Berat Celik found?
- Berat Celik founded Stoa.
- Where did Berat Celik go to school?
- Berat Celik studied at Y Combinator; Cornell University (Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science); The University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Economics).
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