Subject to applicable regulatory approvals and laws, the platform aims to enable eligible traders to take leveraged directional views on assets such as Apple, Tesla, gold and the S&P 500 through a single mobile application.
It is designed to reduce reliance on traditional brokerage accounts, cross-border transfers and the patchwork of domestic products that typically limit access to global markets, whilst adhering to the highest standards of regulatory compliance in our target jurisdictions. .
MochaTrade’s markets are designed to operate continuously, with trades settling in real time rather than over one to two business days. This frees up capital the moment positions are closed, allowing it to be redeployed without delay.
The deepest and most liquid markets in the world are American, and retail access in many jurisdictions remains limited. Domestic brokers in many countries offer narrow product suites and limited leverage on US equities, while funding a US brokerage account from abroad can be slow, expensive and tax-heavy.
The company estimates that bringing leveraged United States stock access to eligible global traders represents a market opportunity of more than 100 billion dollars.
“Non-US traders make up the largest retail derivatives market in the world, and yet they have limited access through domestic channels to the most liquid, most valuable equities on the planet. After scaling Martian Wallet to two million users, we saw the same pattern again and again, sophisticated traders with capital, conviction, and no clean way to express a view on United States assets through compliant pathways,” said Utkarsh Sinha, Co-founder and CEO of MochaTrade.“Perpetual futures are the right financial primitive, but every product built on them so far has been designed for crypto natives, not traders. We are rebuilding the experience so that trading Apple feels like trading Apple,” he added.
The funds raised will be used to build the core perpetuals trading engine and risk infrastructure, and to complete the regulatory and compliance groundwork required to launch in target jurisdictions. A portion will also support go-to-market efforts among active retail traders in jurisdictions where the service is lawfully offered.
Investors said the founding team’s track record and focus on regulated market access were central to their decision.