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Berat Celik

Founder

Founder at Stoa

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedStoa · YC

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583 people in our graph share verified history with Berat — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Dominic JacquessonunlockedBerat: together at King's College London (2024)

Berat: together at Cornell

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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 Stoa YC 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

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Stoa

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Eren Berke Saglam

Eren Berke SaglamFounder

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Kaan Yigit

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

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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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University of British Columbia mafia201

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King's College London mafia115

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stoa (YC S26)2

Eren Berke SaglamFounder at Stoa Kaan YigitFounder at Stoa