Ege Kaan Duman
FounderFounder at Orca Client
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedOrca Client · YC
About
Ege Kaan Duman is a Rhodes Scholar from Turkey who studied at Duke Kunshan University, Duke University, and Oxford University.
Ege Kaan Duman @egekduman
ok I just asked ChatGPT to launch and play Minecraft with me INSIDE CODEX and it did it. yes, INSIDE Codex. you can do it too. setup guide: https://t.co/W0XwEJCPYK https://t.co/LPgT4p5Jai
Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 4
Ege Kaan Duman @egekduman
this is most likely the first ever example of a dLLM-powered 3D NPC you'll ever see. I used Mercury 2, which has insane TTFT + tool calls https://t.co/56j5lPEXsn
Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 2 · ⇄ 1
Ege Kaan Duman @egekduman
platypus is my favorite obviously https://t.co/yqhnr9F2Zr
Jul 26, 2026 · ♥ 1
Founder at Orca ClientYC S24
Intro paths
Ege went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Orca (YC S24)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2022Istanbul, Türkiye
Education
- University of OxfordMaster of Science - MSc, Translational Health Sciences2023 — 2025
- University of OxfordMaster of Science - MSc, Medical Anthropology2022 — 2023
- Duke UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Interdisciplinary Studies2018 — 2022
- Duke Kunshan UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Global Health2018 — 2022
Skills & more
Languages English · French · Mandarin · Sign Languages · Turkish
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203
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