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GUILD launch: what they're building and where to launch next

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What they're building

AI-Native Defense Contractor

Batch
Y Combinator Summer 2026
Industry
Industrials
Team size
2
Based
New York City, NY, USA

Founders

guildai.co ↗

See their funding details ↗

GUILD on the record

What they shipped

  • From its YC profile: GUILD is an AI-Native Defense contractor making aerospace parts faster and cheaper. We win defense contracts, automate manufacturing, and deliver to the government's door. (source)
  • Its own site describes it as: "GUILD is an AI-native defense contractor that turns government requirements into manufactured aerospace parts, from planning through delivery." (source)

Who is behind it

  • 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. (source)
  • 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. (source)

Timeline

  1. 2025: founded, per its YC profile. (source)

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