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Known for these resultsRole57%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 57% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School71%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 71% of these rows have at least one match.
- Chetan Manda@theblackmandaFounder/CPO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Parth Maheshwari@_ParthVader_Founder/CTO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Utkarsh SinhaFounder/CEO · MochatradeX26Fintech · New York
- Jai PadmakumarFounder/CEO · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yongjin ParkFounder · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Daniel PronkFounder · Stock UnlockW22Fintech · New York
- Jake Ruth@JakeMRuthFounder · Stock UnlockW22Fintech · New York
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Chetan MandaMochatradeFounder/CPOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/theblackmandaParth MaheshwariMochatradeFounder/CTOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3https://x.com/_ParthVader_Utkarsh SinhaMochatradeFounder/CEOSpring 2026FintechNew York, United States3—Jai Padmakumar1849 bioFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Yongjin Park1849 bioFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel PronkStock UnlockFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States8—Jake RuthStock UnlockFounderWinter 2022FintechNew York, United States8https://x.com/JakeMRuthShowing 1–7 of 7 founders
Parth Maheshwari
Founder/CTO·Mochatrade
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size3
BatchSpring 2026
LocationNew York, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
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. Graduated from IIT Guwahati in 2020
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
US stock trading, unlocked for the globe
TagsConsumer Finance