YC Spring 2026 (P26) company

Mochatrade

US stock perps for Indian traders

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About Mochatrade

Mochatrade lets global traders trade perpetual futures on US stocks with up to 20x leverage. Access 50+ US stocks including TSLA, NVDA, AAPL. Mocha is fully self-custodial and no US brokerage account is needed. Traders on-ramp in local currencies and get professional-grade execution on the world's most liquid equities. Starting with India (140M+ demat account holders), and expanding across other markets.

Public traction evidence

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  1. LinkedIn

    Parth Maheshwari LinkedIn post about Mochatrade

    Excited to share that we are backed by Y Combinator Founder says the team is backed by Y Combinator and links the announcement to Mochatrade. Post describes giving Indian traders access to global markets without traditional remittance constraints. Public LinkedIn page shows 836...

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    Met Ashton Kutcher at @ycombinator demo day Parth Maheshwari and 2 others

    Met Ashton Kutcher at @ycombinator demo day Parth Maheshwari and 2 others

  3. LinkedIn

    Utkarsh Sinha LinkedIn post about Mochatrade

    Excited to announce my new company Mochatrade Founder says Mochatrade is joining Y Combinator and describes access to global stocks for India. Post names co-founders Parth and Chetan. Public LinkedIn page shows 136 reactions and 43 comments.

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    Growing up in India, I'd always wanted to hold stocks of US companies that I admired(Apple, Tesla etc) I jumped through hoops to do so: >Wiring money to friends in the US to buy on my behalf >Opening an offshore bank account to hold it We decided to fix this with Show more Quote Y Combinator @ycombinator · May 11 Mochatrade (@mochatradeapp) is a perpetual futures trading platform that gives Indian traders access to 50+ US stocks (Tesla, Nvidia, Apple), indices and crypto - funded in INR via UPI, with up to 50x leverage, available 24/7. Congrats on the launch, @theblackmanda, 0:07 / 1:00

    Growing up in India, I'd always wanted to hold stocks of US companies that I admired(Apple, Tesla etc) I jumped through hoops to do so: >Wiring money to friends in the US to buy on my behalf >Opening an offshore bank account to hold it We decided to fix this with Show more...

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    6 startups that did @fdotinc ’s Artifact ended up in @ycombinator P26 batch Some of us reunited at P26 alum demo day. Excited to see what they build Anand Paj and 5 others

    6 startups that did @fdotinc ’s Artifact ended up in @ycombinator P26 batch Some of us reunited at P26 alum demo day. Excited to see what they build Anand Paj and 5 others

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    NYC has the best Butter Chicken Ramen hidden in FiDi

    NYC has the best Butter Chicken Ramen hidden in FiDi

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    It was awesome meeting you :) Parth Maheshwari and Rainmaker Quote Harshil Mathur @harshilmathur · Jun 18 Attended YC Demo Day after 11 years. Last time, I was pitching on stage. This time, hearing them. Far better view. Far less adrenaline @ycombinator

    It was awesome meeting you :) Parth Maheshwari and Rainmaker Quote Harshil Mathur @harshilmathur · Jun 18 Attended YC Demo Day after 11 years. Last time, I was pitching on stage. This time, hearing them. Far better view. Far less adrenaline @ycombinator

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    I'm #hiring 10 community builders in India for Mochatrade (YC P26) I don't care where you're from, which school you went to or what your gpa is. If you're high-energy and can bring people together around a shared vision. I want to talk to you. Apply here: Show more

    I'm #hiring 10 community builders in India for Mochatrade (YC P26) I don't care where you're from, which school you went to or what your gpa is. If you're high-energy and can bring people together around a shared vision. I want to talk to you. Apply here: Show more