# GUILD

[GUILD on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/guild)

Startup · 2 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.guildai.co/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/guild)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/guildai/)

## About

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## YC company profile

Making Defense Manufacturing Faster and Cheaper

GUILD is an AI-Native Defense prime making aerospace parts faster and cheaper. We win defense contracts, automate manufacturing, and deliver to the government's door.

- **YC batch:** Summer 2026
- **Founded:** 2025
- **Team size:** 2
- **Location:** New York City, NY
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Industrials
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Defense, AI
- **YC partner:** Diana Hu

## Founders

### Kaya Celebi — Founder/CEO

Founder at GUILD. Previously AI Tech Lead at Hartree Partners and ML Engineer at Morgan Stanley.
MSc in Computer Science from Columbia, dual BSc in CS and Statistics from Duke.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaya-celebi)

### Erim Gurlemis — Founder/COO

Founder at GUILD. Previously Associate in the Global Investment Office at Morgan Stanley, where he worked on wealth management development and engagement . BA in Biological Studies from Rutgers University.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erim-gurlemis-b13b22204/)

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

## Current staff

- [Erim Gurlemis](https://hacklab.so/erim-gurlemis) — Founder/COO (Present)
- [Kaya Celebi](https://hacklab.so/kaya-celebi) — Founder/CEO (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Founding Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/b36c864c-5dd0-59a9-b784-926c05c9aae4) — Full\-time · On\-site · Hoboken, NJ · $90K \- $170K · 0\.50% \- 2\.00% equity