MOTHER.Tech
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MOTHER.Tech is a Brooklyn-based AI creative software company founded in 2023 by Kelsey Falter, Raissa Chagas, and Miles Seiver 12. The company is the maker of Degen, a one-tap AI creative app that replaces prompt engineering with artist-designed modular tools called “gens” — covering images, video, memes, carousels, and audio 13. Degen launched publicly on May 5, 2026, on iOS and Android via an invite-code system following an invite-only beta 3.
The platform structures its experience around taste-based channels, a remixable personal library, and a usage-based creator economy in which artists earn revenue each time someone runs their generator, decoupling creator compensation from reach 12.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Seed | $15M | GV | Lerer Hippeau, BoxGroup, Shine Capital 123 |
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What Founders Say
“We spent years inside the biggest platforms and saw how the systems actually work — quietly taking more from users than they give back. Degen is the app we wanted to exist.” — Raissa Chagas, Co-Founder, MOTHER.Tech 23
On the company’s product philosophy, Kelsey Falter has asked: “What if we stopped optimizing for engagement and started building for play and creation?” 1
On user data control, Falter has stated that Degen users own their content and can delete it outright, “not just hide it from their profile, but actually remove it from the system. We don’t retain copies for training models or serving ads against your creations.” 3
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AlleyWatch, “MOTHER.Tech Raises $15M to Launch Degen, an AI App That Creates Professional Content Without Prompt Engineering,” May 5, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.alleywatch.com/2026/05/degen-mother-tech-ai-creative-app-prompt-free-ai-content-meme-generator-creator-economy-platform-kelsey-falter/↩↩↩↩↩
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TechFundingNews, “GV leads $15M seed in MOTHER.tech as it launches one-tap AI creative app Degen,” May 5, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/mother-tech-15m-seed-gv-lerer-hippeau-degen-ai-app/↩↩↩↩
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ITBrief UK, “MOTHER.tech launches Degen AI app with invite access,” May 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://itbrief.co.uk/story/mother-tech-launches-degen-ai-app-with-invite-access↩↩↩↩↩