# Mochi

[Mochi on Hacklab](https://hacklab.so/org/mochi)

Startup · 1 person on Hacklab

## Links

- [Website](https://www.mochi.tv/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mochi)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mochitv/)
- [X](https://x.com/watchmochi/)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/watchmochitv)

## About

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## YC company profile

Watch and create anime

We're the #1 app for AI anime, where fans make the stories. In just 2 months, we’ve grown to 20K+ creators publishing 2K+ series a month, with originals from Marvel, Toei, and Webtoon writers. To date we’ve crossed 300M views on socials.

- **YC batch:** Summer 2026
- **Founded:** 2025
- **Team size:** 5
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Country:** US
- **Status:** Active
- **Industry:** Consumer
- **Stage:** Early
- **Tags:** Consumer, AI
- **YC partner:** Brad Flora

## Founders

### Robert Qiu — Founder/CEO

uc berkeley alum, ex-faang. scaled game startup to $200k monthly revenue. launched top 50 nft project with $100m+ trade volume (justin kan, ray chan were holders).

[LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/robertqiu) · [X](https://x.com/whatsrobdoing_)

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

## Current staff

- [Robert Qiu](https://hacklab.so/robert-qiu) — Founder/CEO (Present)

## Open jobs

- [Founding Product Engineer](https://hacklab.so/jobs/ec761dee-be27-5aa4-aaee-b3b86292aca5) — Full\-time · On\-site · Los Angeles, CA, US · $120K \- $180K · 0\.25% \- 0\.75% equity