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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School50%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 50% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ryland Birchmeier@rylandbirchFounder · DreamS26B2B · San Francisco
- Berat Celik@beratcelik0Founder/CEO · StoaS26Fintech · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · AdaptionalS25B2B · San Francisco
- Suril KantariaFounder · SavvyW20Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ryland BirchmeierDreamFounderSummer 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/rylandbirchBerat CelikStoaFounder/CEOSummer 2026FintechSan Francisco, United States3https://x.com/beratcelik0Suril KantariaAdaptional2× YCFounderSummer 2025B2BSan Francisco, United States——Suril KantariaSavvy2× YCFounderWinter 2020FintechSan Francisco, United States12—
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Berat Celik
Founder/CEO·Stoa
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3
BatchSummer 2026
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CEO of Stoa. Repeat founder who walked away from xAI to build Stoa. UBC, computer science and economics; Cornell M.Eng., computer science.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
Serial founder · self-declared
COMPANY CONTEXT
StoaThe market behind AI hardware.
IndustryFintech
Websitestoaexchange.com
Team size3
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2026
