Stoa YC Application
San Francisco
Stoa went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a Fintech company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Summer 2026
- Industry
- Fintech
- Location
- San Francisco
- Team size
- 3
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
Berat CelikFounder/CEO
Eren Berke SaglamFounder/CFO
Kaan YigitFounder/CTO
What Stoa does
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.
Stoa's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Stoa, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Stoa
Marketplace and pricing for AI hardware.
Stoa is a marketplace and pricing infrastructure for AI hardware. We run a live RFQ platform where companies buy and sell GPUs through vetted dealers. The platform handles pricing data in real time and gives buyers and sellers access to a trusted network. In short: we make the process of trading high-value AI hardware transparent, fast, and reliable.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here.
This is where our users, suppliers, and buyers are, and where the AI hardware market is most active. Being in San Francisco is essential for direct access to the community we serve.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Stoa YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Stoa's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Stoa would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Stoa in?
Stoa was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.
Who founded Stoa?
Stoa was founded by Berat Celik, Eren Berke Saglam, Kaan Yigit.
What does Stoa do?
The market behind AI hardware.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Stoa's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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