Kelsey Falter is a co-founder and CEO of MOTHER.Tech[1], a Brooklyn-based company focused on AI creative applications[1]. The company operates in the New York artificial intelligence sector[1].
Founded
Insights & ideas
Kelsey Falter's thinking is shaped by a belief that technology should serve deeper human purposes rather than mere market opportunity. She argues that "AI is a tool" and "money is a tool," vehicles meant to "bring something to life" and "create a way of life for yourself or for others," rather than ends in themselves [1]. This philosophy emerged from personal reflection after selling her earlier NLP company to Palantir, when at 24 she questioned whether professional success equated to "fulfillment of The Human Experience" [1].
A recurring theme in her work is that storytelling through film, while powerful, lacks the habit-forming quality of games and daily interactive experiences, which is why she pivoted from filmmaking into building MOTHER games [1]. She frames her company's mission as combining data insights, storytelling, and playful design to create "a world that we actually want to live in," describing MOTHER's flagship project, Le Zoo, as a countercultural experience meant to help people navigate reality through fun and play [1].
Education
University of Notre Dame · B.A., Graphic Design/Industrial Design2008 - 2012
Media & appearances
- The Future of Open World Gaming? Meet Le Zoo and its MOTHER
Kelsey Falter, co-founder and CEO of MOTHER games, discusses her founding journey starting with an early NLP company that analyzed text for social data used by CNN and ESPN, which was later sold to Palantir. She explains how her experience in film and games led her to create MOTHER games with industry veterans including a former Grand Theft Auto 5 producer and Ubisoft engineer, with the goal of building a game platform that combines storytelling, data insights, and playful experiences. She describes Le Zoo as a countercultural game experience designed to help people navigate reality with fun and play, currently in pre-sign-up phase with tens of thousands of registered players.
- #097 Mother Games | Creating a New Way of Seeing the WorldMidstage Startup Momentum · Aug 21, 2025
- MOTHER GAMES: Kelsey Falter and Eric HippeauThe Pitch Perfect Podcast · Mar 12, 2025
- AI and Archetypes Creating New Gaming ExperiencesBusiness Legacy · Feb 24, 2025
- Kelsey Falter & Raissa Chagas on Jungian/Esoteric Video GamesAeon Byte Gnostic Radio · Oct 5, 2024
- MOTHER GAMES: Kelsey Falter and Eric Hippeau - Spotify
- AI and Archetypes Creating New Gaming Experiences
- MOTHER GAMES: Kelsey Falter and Eric Hippeau - Listen Notes
This page shows public professional information only, each fact cited. Is this you? Corrections or removal within 24 hours, no questions asked.