Rainmaker

More fuckin hits than a disciplined child.

cofounder/ceo @mochatradeapp

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

Delusional optimism to the point of living dangerously, a social contract to live rent free from Gods and Governments, the searchers of truth and the deniers of conventional morality, the believers in the power of the few and the revolt of the masses, the realists with a vision unobstructed by virtue judgments, perched precariously at the precipice of knowing too much and knowing nothing at all but nevertheless fueled by the imminent fall

AMOR FATI

[Chetan Manda @theblackmanda]

https://t.co/M7mVN0afDW

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

Do not search, that which is, is. Stop and see.

[Parth Maheshwari @_ParthVader_]

We're unlocking markets, and Pioneer Fund is backing us. Exciting times ahead!! 🚀

Apply for early access at https://t.co/OOXwyatxZc

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

@sawanpanwar44 @theblackmanda dw i will love u

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

@theblackmanda Thank you bro! I never cracked INMO though, I was state rank 2 on it but didn’t make it to IMO!

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

Ty ser! Serendipity outcomes are the best.

[Chetan Manda @theblackmanda]

Met my cofounder(@ichooserain) at a rock festival 10 years ago.

His story is insane:
> kid from Ranchi, tier 2 town in India
> didn't fit in - wrote poetry, played bass, deep into heavy metal
> goes to DPS, locks in: cracks INMO, KVPY scholar,
AIR 70 in JEE Mains
> gets into IIT KGP, falls in love with tech and startups
> starts Tech Ambit, largest tech + research mag across IITs
> lands at McKinsey, realises consulting sucks
> fuckit.jpg
> moves to NYC for CS at Columbia with no plan
> joins Columbia blockchain club, stumbles into Prof. Tim Roughgarden(also head of research at a16z crypto)
> inspired, starts building his own crypto wallet in his dorm room
> 2M installs. $2B in transaction volume
> $3.5M raised from Race Capital and Jump
> company acquired by a Lightspeed-backed exchange
> starts @Mochatradeapp with me and Parth(@_ParthVader_ ) to unlock US stock perps for Indian traders
> get into @ycombinator Spring' 26

Easiest bet I've ever made. We're just getting started.

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

Time for tradfi bros to start learning. Adapt or die.

[Sushant @sushantpandey_]

Lots of opinion on how this is wrong.

It's not. Anyone who knows how perp DEX works would be aware that you only need a price feed to make it work.

There's no need to invest in USD outside India which saves loads of compliance overhead.

@HyperliquidX launched a NIFTY ticker on its perp dex few days back, same concept.

Finance bros should spend time on learning beyond their trad finance concepts a bit.

[Sushant @sushantpandey_]

Lots of opinion on how this is wrong.

It's not. Anyone who knows how perp DEX works would be aware that you only need a price feed to make it work.

There's no need to invest in USD outside India which saves loads of compliance overhead.

@HyperliquidX launched a NIFTY ticker on its perp dex few days back, same concept.

Finance bros should spend time on learning beyond their trad finance concepts a bit.

[Chetan Manda @theblackmanda]

Growing up in India, I'd always wanted to hold stocks of US companies that I admired(Apple, Tesla etc)

I jumped through hoops to do so:
>Wiring money to friends in the US to buy on my behalf
>Opening an offshore bank account to hold it

We decided to fix this with @Mochatradeapp

[Mochatrade(YC P26) @Mochatradeapp]

We’re here to democratise US markets for the rest of the world.

Sign up for early access at https://t.co/InWNljPzR9

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

@0xadvit @naruto11eth Inhouse onramp, no 3rd party bullshit

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

@kxopstake @Mochatradeapp @ycombinator @theblackmanda @_ParthVader_ Oops dmd u

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

@kxopstake @Mochatradeapp @ycombinator @theblackmanda @_ParthVader_ Please DM your email id, will check

[Atal Agarwal 💜🚐🌍 @atalovesyou]

More money (possibility) for Indians.

[Rainmaker @ichooserain]

LFG time!

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Mochatrade (@mochatradeapp) is a perpetual futures trading platform that gives Indian traders access to 50+ US stocks (Tesla, Nvidia, Apple), indices and crypto - funded in INR via UPI, with up to 50x leverage, available 24/7.

Congrats on the launch, @theblackmanda, @ichooserain, and @_ParthVader_!

https://t.co/AiA9wBhzNc

[Parth Maheshwari @_ParthVader_]

“Action produces information” said @brian_armstrong, when we met him at @ycombinator

You don’t wait for clarity
You take action and the next moves show up

@Mochatradeapp is in action

First users in, they are the information now

[Entrackr @entrackr]

MochaTrade raises pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund https://t.co/z8T1rxuLiw

[Chetan Manda @theblackmanda]

When we got into YC Spring ‘26, we had 3 YC alum generously refer us.

It made all the difference.

I’d like to pay it forward :)

Pitch me what you’re building and why you’re the right team to solve it in 1-2 lines.

I will refer 10 founders.