Mochi

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).

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Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.