Building Human-Centered Education in an AI World with Audrey Wisch of Curious Cardinals

In this episode of She Ventures Forward, Natalie sits down with Audrey Wisch, founder and CEO of Curious Cardinals, a personalized learning platform helping students discover their purpose through mentorship.Audrey shares how Curious Cardinals began as a passion project while she was a student at Stanford and evolved into a venture-backed company serving thousands of students with a network of hundreds of mentors. She walks through her decision to pause her studies, build full time, and raise venture capital from early customers who deeply believed in the product.The conversation explores how Audrey thinks about building human-centered education in an AI-driven world, where technology is used to amplify mentorship rather than replace it. She also breaks down her approach to fundraising, choosing the right investors, staying close to the end user, and why venture capital should be treated as a tool rather than a requirement.This episode is a must-listen for founders, operators, and anyone thinking about education, AI, and how to scale impact without losing the mission.