# Derya

[Derya on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/derya)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](http://usederya.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/derya)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/derya-maritime)

## About

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## YC company profile

AI Brokers for Industrial Trade

Derya deploys supply chain automations for startups, SMEs, and enterprises that fulfil their entire supply chain function, from prospecting and procurement to distribution of goods.

Our mission is to rebuild the supply chain from the ground up, turning one of the world’s hardest coordination problems into an AI native system that moves commodities by being integrated into both the supply chain infrastructure and the customer. We work across robotics, commodities, and food & beverages companies; procuring goods and managing various operation functions for them.

- **YC batch:** Summer 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 2
- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** B2B
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** AIOps, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Automation
- **YC partner:** Jared Friedman

## Founders

### Mert Turna — Co-Founder

Building agentic supply chain automations @ Derya (YC S26). CS @ UCLA, built a ship operations software used in 30+ vessels ($200M Fleet Value).

Past experience:
- Co-Founder, @ Hemut (YC P25), truck management operations.
- Several VC and IB internships
- UCLA Debate Team Ops & Highest Speaker in the team
- National Debating Team

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mert-turna/)

### Oguzhan Karaca — Cofounder

Building agentic supply chain automations @ Derya (YC S26). Law at Oxford, built a 6-figure ARR education business on AI autopilot.

Past experience:
- CEO @ Ivy Consultants, scaling to six-figure ARR
- Legal @ Ceva/CMA CGM
- Editor @ Oxford Law Journal
- Treasurer @ Pembroke (Oxford) Student Union
- National Debating Team

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oguzhan-karaca/)

[Source: Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/derya) · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.

## Current staff

- [Mert Turna](https://hacklab.so/mert-turna) — Co\-Founder (Present)
- [Oguzhan Karaca](https://hacklab.so/oguzhan-karaca) — Cofounder (Present)