YC Spring 2026 (P26) founder

Parth Maheshwari

Founder of Mochatrade, US stock perps for Indian traders

Company

Parth Maheshwari is listed as a founder of 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.

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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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    I always felt like I was missing out on the US trading market and had to resort to workarounds to get access to it. We’re building @Mochatradeapp for the millions who feel this pain every day. No more watching from the sidelines It’s time to be a part of the game! 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,

    I always felt like I was missing out on the US trading market and had to resort to workarounds to get access to it. We’re building @Mochatradeapp for the millions who feel this pain every day. No more watching from the sidelines It’s time to be a part of the game! Quote Y...

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    “Action produces information” said @brian_armstrong, when we met him at @ycombinator You don’t wait for clarity You take action and th...

    “Action produces information” said @brian_armstrong, when we met him at @ycombinator You don’t wait for clarity You take action and the next moves show up @Mochatradeapp is in action First users in, they are the information now

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    We're unlocking markets, and Pioneer Fund is backing us. Exciting times ahead!! 🚀 Apply for early access at http://mochatrade.com

    We're unlocking markets, and Pioneer Fund is backing us. Exciting times ahead!! 🚀 Apply for early access at http://mochatrade.com

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    There was a moment of joy…

    There was a moment of joy…

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    Indian stock market in the game🚀

    Indian stock market in the game🚀

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    Perps are the future!! USDC as hyperliquid's official treasury means > deeper liquidity > tighter spreads > smoother experience for tra...

    Perps are the future!! USDC as hyperliquid's official treasury means > deeper liquidity > tighter spreads > smoother experience for traders