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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.
CEO at GUILDYC S26
Intro paths
Kaya 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 Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran GUILD's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Kaya can intro founders to GUILD's investors below.
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Co-founders at GUILD
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 CEO of GUILD.
- What companies did Kaya Celebi found?
- Kaya Celebi founded GUILD.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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IBM mafia657
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Columbia University mafia602
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Duke University mafia368
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Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School mafia3
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