Julie Walbaum

Julie Walbaum is Co-founder and Co-CEO of Wilgo.ai, a free, AI-first platform that helps middle and high school students build consistent study habits through short, curriculum-aligned, gamified practice. Wilgo combines adaptive AI with insights from neuroscience and motivational psychology to to drive sustained engagement and visible academic progress. Built as an AI-native, capital-efficient company, Wilgo launched in France and is on track to reach 1 in 5 middle and high school students there in its first year. The company achieved this with a nimble team and minimal marketing investment and is now preparing for international expansion.