Robert Qiu is the Founder and CEO of MOCHI.TV, a vertical shorts platform reimagining how Gen Z consumes anime through bite-sized, mobile-first episodes.

Robert studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he developed a passion for consumer apps and digital entertainment products.

Robert co-founded MOCHI.TV alongside Michael Ninh, bringing together a Berkeley and UCLA team united by a love for anime and mobile consumer experiences.

MOCHI.TV was selected for Y Combinator's S26 batch and is backed by top consumer VCs including Treble, with the platform delivering 100+ original anime stories and daily content drops.

MOCHI.TV has pioneered the bite-sized anime format with 2-minute vertical episodes built for mobile, tapping into a global anime fanbase hungry for fast, bingeable storytelling.