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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.
CEO at StoaYC S26
Intro paths
Berat went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, Berat can intro founders to Stoa's investors below.
Stoa's investors · 11
Co-founders at Stoa
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 CEO of Stoa.
- What companies did Berat Celik found?
- Berat Celik founded Stoa.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Cornell mafia681
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia469
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University of British Columbia mafia281
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King's College London mafia158
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