MOCHI.TV
MOCHI.TV is a YC Summer 2026 (S26) company. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team of 3.
About MOCHI.TV
Summary
MOCHI.TV produces and distributes vertical anime shorts, each under one minute, for mobile audiences who scroll through episodic content the way they scroll social feeds. The platform uses AI to ship new shows daily, replacing the months-long production cycles of traditional animation studios. Viewers browse a catalog of original action, romance, and fantasy series and watch episodes in bite-sized runs.
Business model
Coins purchased à la carte to unlock individual episodes, or a subscription for broader access.
Go-to-market
Consumer audiences discover content organically through social platforms and convert to the Mochi mobile app, where they self-serve into coin purchases or a subscription.
From the Y Combinator listing
1 Minute Anime
Mochi is a mobile-first entertainment platform for vertical anime shorts. Users can scroll to discover shows and binge bite-sized episodes, unlocking them with either coins or a subscription. We produce new shows daily with AI, and they've hit 200M+ views organically across all platforms.
Facts
- Consumer / Consumer -> Content
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 3
- Active
- Early
Founders (1)
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