Julien Bélanger is Co-Founder of Élisa Interactive, a Montreal-based AI-powered game development startup democratizing 3D world creation for Roblox and beyond. He serves as a Machine Learning Developer specializing in 3D generative AI, driving the technical vision behind the company's flagship tool, Me-Z-Scene.

Julien pursued courses in Mathematics and Computer Science at Université de Montréal and honed his skills through Udacity, building expertise across machine learning, procedural content generation, and game development. He previously held roles at Unity, Triton Digital, and Albert Technologies before channeling his passion into founding Élisa Interactive alongside his father, François Bélanger.

A self-described startup veteran with over two decades of experience in the startup and gaming worlds, Julien brings a rare blend of ML engineering depth and hands-on game development craft. His lighting and environment work on titles like No Rest for the Wicked: The Breach showcases his technical range beyond AI.

Julien has represented Élisa Interactive at major industry events including GDC, Gamescom, and devcom, booking 30 meetings in two days at GDC and connecting with 20-plus companies in two days at devcom and Gamescom. These efforts have driven significant market validation for the Me-Z-Scene platform.

Élisa Interactive secured an $875,000 pre-seed round backed by AQC Capital, Anges Québec, and Investissement Québec's Eurêka Fund, with nearly 100 beta users actively testing Me-Z-Scene ahead of a full autumn 2026 launch. The platform targets Roblox's 151 million daily active users, positioning Élisa at the frontier of AI-driven user-generated game content.