YC Summer 2026 (S26) founder

Berat Celik

Founder of Stoa, The market behind AI hardware.

Company

Berat Celik is listed as a founder of Stoa. Stoa provides pricing and trading infrastructure for AI hardware, live with an RFQ marketplace where companies buy and sell GPUs through vetted dealers real-time.

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    A $100M GPU deal doesn't close on an exchange.

    A $100M GPU deal doesn't close on an exchange. It closes in a group chat, off a voice note. Today we're launching Stoa: an RFQ marketplace for GPUs. $300M+ in RFQs in our first month. Post what you need. Vetted dealers bid blind. Firm quotes within 48 hours. We handle KYB,

  2. LinkedIn

    I'm excited to share that I've completed my Master of Engineering in Computer Science at Cornell University.

    I'm excited to share that I've completed my Master of Engineering in Computer Science at Cornell University. Thank you to the Cornell Tech community and to everyone who backed me along the way. This also marks the start of a new chapter. We got into Y Combinator with my...

  3. LinkedIn

    Nobody can tell you what an H100 is worth. Not because the number doesn't exist. Because the market that would produce it runs on phone calls, forwarded spreadsheets, and voice notes. We know… | Berat Celik | 22 comments

    Nobody can tell you what an H100 is worth. Not because the number doesn't exist. Because the market that would produce it runs on phone calls, forwarded spreadsheets, and voice notes. We know because we've been in these deals. Here's what one can look like: the price arrives in...

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    thanks @paulg for casually saving us big bucks on our domain bill

    thanks @paulg for casually saving us big bucks on our domain bill

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    words find product-market fit faster than products do

    words find product-market fit faster than products do

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    how many vendors did you have to call the last time you wanted to buy gpu hardware?

    how many vendors did you have to call the last time you wanted to buy gpu hardware?

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    There is immense demand for GPU hardware.

    There is immense demand for GPU hardware. If GPU prices rise 30%, everyone holding the hardware is happy. But almost no one asks what happens if they fall 30%. As GPU exposure grows, so does the risk for companies holding it. GPUs need their market.