# Mochatrade

[Mochatrade on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/mochatrade)

Startup · 3 people on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.mochatrade.com/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mochatrade)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mochatrade/)
- [X](https://x.com/Mochatradeapp)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61590393531163)

## About

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## YC company profile

Trade US markets from India, in Rupees

Mochatrade lets Indians trade US markets from India, in Rupees. Go long or short on your favorite US stock tokens with leverage. Fund with UPI. Trade 24/7.

- **YC batch:** Spring 2026
- **Founded:** 2026
- **Team size:** 3
- **Location:** New York City, NY
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Fintech
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Consumer Finance
- **YC partner:** Harj Taggar

## Founders

### Utkarsh Sinha — Founder/CEO

CoFounder and CEO at MochaTrade. Building US stock trading for the globe. Built Martian Wallet in my Columbia Dorm Room, that scaled to 2M+ installs, raised $3.5M, and got acquired. Studied MS in CS at Columbia, and EECS at IIT KGP.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/utksn15/)

### Parth Maheshwari — Founder/CTO

Cofounder and CTO at Mochatrade. Previously led engineering at the largest fintech lending startup in India, and was part of a small team who build Adobe Photoshop for the web. Cofounder/CTO at Meadow(Synthetic-user testing platform acq. by YC company). Graduated from IIT Guwahati in 2020

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/parthm1801) · [X](https://x.com/_ParthVader_)

### Chetan Manda — Founder/CPO

Co-Founder and CPO at Mochatrade. Previously Director of Product at Sprinklr(NYSE:CXM), Cofounder/CEO at Meadow(Synthetic-user testing platform acq. by YC company). HCI grad from IIT G

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetanmanda/) · [X](https://x.com/theblackmanda)

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

## Current staff

- [Chetan Manda](https://hacklab.so/chetan-manda) — Founder/CPO (Present)
- [Parth Maheshwari](https://hacklab.so/parth-maheshwari) — Founder/CTO (Present)
- [Utkarsh Sinha](https://hacklab.so/utkarsh-sinha) — Founder/CEO (Present)