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Erim Gurlemis

Founder

Founder at GUILD

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedGUILD · YC

About

Erim Gurlemis is the founder of GUILD. He previously worked as an associate in the Global Investment Office at Morgan Stanley focused on wealth management, and holds a BA in Biological Studies from Rutgers University.

Founder at GUILDYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Erim went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran GUILD's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Erim can intro founders to GUILD's investors below.

GUILD's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at GUILD

KCKaya Celebi
Kaya CelebiFounder

Experience

  1. GUILDCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Morgan StanleyAssociate2026
  3. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2023 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Return on FocusMarket Research2022 — 2023Hamilton Township, New Jersey, United States

Skills & more

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)3Laboratory Skills3Wet Lab2Nucleic Acid Extraction2DNA Extraction2Microsoft Excel3MATLAB3Western Dot Plot1Analytical Skills2Leadership2
  • Series 66 — NASAA
  • Series 7 — FINRA
  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) — FINRA

From Erim's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Erim Gurlemis?
Erim Gurlemis is the founder of GUILD. He previously worked as an associate in the Global Investment Office at Morgan Stanley focused on wealth management, and holds a BA in Biological Studies from Rutgers University.
Where does Erim Gurlemis work?
Erim Gurlemis is Founder of GUILD.
What companies did Erim Gurlemis found?
Erim Gurlemis founded GUILD.
Where did Erim Gurlemis go to school?
Erim Gurlemis studied at Rutgers University (Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences); Y Combinator.

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