About
Kaya Celebi held AI tech leadership roles at Hartree Partners and machine learning engineering positions at Morgan Stanley. She holds an MSc in Computer Science from Columbia University and dual bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Statistics from Duke University.
Founder at GUILDYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Kaya 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 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, Kaya can intro founders to GUILD's investors below.
GUILD's investors · 1
Co-founders at GUILD
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Erim GurlemisFounder
Experience
- GUILDCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Hartree PartnersAI Application Developer2025 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Associate - Data Science2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Morgan StanleyTechnology Analyst2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Conmigo AppCo-Founder & CTO2022 — 2024Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkREU Electrical Engineering Researcher2020 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- IBMDatabase Administrator2022Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Duke Applied Machine Learning GroupData Engineer2021 — 2022Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Duke UniversityUndergraduate Teaching Assistant2020 — 2022Durham, North Carolina, United States
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelC++Computer SimulationsQuantitative TradingVersion ControlPandas (Software)NumPyStatistical Modeling2Public Speaking1Cloud Applications1Problem SolvingFinancial Instruments
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Systems AnalysisCommunicationAnalytical SkillsMutual FundsBusiness AnalysisMachine LearningPython (Programming Language)Agile MethodologiesData ModelingData AnalysisData VisualizationResearchLanguages Dutch · English · Spanish · Turkish
- Machine Learning for Trading Specialization — Google Cloud, New York Institute of Finance
- Using Machine Learning in Trading and Finance — New York Institute of Finance, Google Cloud
- Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP — Google Cloud, New York Institute of Finance
- Reinforcement Learning for Trading Strategies — New York Institute of Finance, Google Cloud
From Kaya's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kaya Celebi?
- Kaya Celebi held AI tech leadership roles at Hartree Partners and machine learning engineering positions at Morgan Stanley. She holds an MSc in Computer Science from Columbia University and dual bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Statistics from Duke University.
- Where does Kaya Celebi work?
- Kaya Celebi is Founder of GUILD.
- What companies did Kaya Celebi found?
- Kaya Celebi founded GUILD.
- Where did Kaya Celebi go to school?
- Kaya Celebi studied at Columbia University (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); Duke University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science); Duke University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Statistics).
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Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School mafia3
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Shared employers
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