About
Utkarsh Sinha is cofounder and CEO of Mochatrade, a platform for global US stock trading. He previously built Martian Wallet, a crypto wallet application that achieved over 2 million downloads and was acquired after raising $3.5 million in funding. Sinha holds an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur.
Founder at MochatradeYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Utkarsh went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Mochatrade's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Utkarsh can intro founders to Mochatrade's investors below.
Mochatrade's investors · 1
Co-founders at Mochatrade
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Parth MaheshwariFounder
CM
Chetan MandaFounder
Experience
- Mochatrade (YC P26)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- MartianCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2025Manhattan, New York, United States
- Slate Path Capital LPSummer Analyst2022New York, New York, United States
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2020 — 2021Bangalore, India
- IIT Tech AmbitFounder2018 — 2020IIT Kharagpur
- Hummingbird VenturesInvestor2019 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
- ITC LimitedSummer Intern2019India
- CREDProduct Management Intern2019Bangalore
- Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)Research Intern2018Singapore
- AdobeSummer Intern2017Bengaluru Area, India
Skills & more
Teamwork23Public Speaking37Communication35Mentoring13Finance23Programming27Mathematics29Electrical Engineering21C++28Matlab25R21C18
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PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelHTMLJavaData AnalyticsElectronics TechnologySQLJavaScriptMachine LearningLanguages Bengali · English · Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Utkarsh Sinha?
- Utkarsh Sinha is cofounder and CEO of Mochatrade, a platform for global US stock trading. He previously built Martian Wallet, a crypto wallet application that achieved over 2 million downloads and was acquired after raising $3.5 million in funding. Sinha holds an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur.
- Where does Utkarsh Sinha work?
- Utkarsh Sinha is Founder of Mochatrade.
- What companies did Utkarsh Sinha found?
- Utkarsh Sinha founded Mochatrade.
- Where did Utkarsh Sinha go to school?
- Utkarsh Sinha studied at Columbia University (MS, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Dual Degree, ECE (minor in Computer Science)); Delhi Public School, Ranchi.
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