Media entertainment

Mochi

Website
Founded 2025Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

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.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously Mochi, MOCHI.TV

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

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).

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
3team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2025 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedLos Angeles, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

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