Tadiwa Mbuwayesango is a Computer Engineering student at Iowa State University (B.S. expected May 2028, GPA 3.80) and the founder of LEARN-X, an AI edtech platform that turns course materials into adaptive micro-lessons. He pairs technical depth (Python, C, Verilog, RAG systems) with two years of finance coursework (FINRA SIE, Adventis FMC II, CFA Research Challenge).
LEARN-X is an AI-driven edtech platform that transforms uploaded classroom materials — lectures, slides, and PDFs — into personalized adaptive micro-lessons for students. It is built on a Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline using pgvector and LangChain, integrates with Canvas LMS, and is in private beta with 84 users. Visit https://learn-x.co.
LEARN-X is grounded in a professor's actual course content — lectures, slides, and assignments — instead of the public web. It integrates directly with Canvas LMS so faculty can auto-sync assignments, delivers structured adaptive study paths rather than open-ended chat, and provides analytics on comprehension gaps across a class.
The AI@ISU Innovation Challenge is a university-wide AI competition at Iowa State University in partnership with the Provost's Office and Student Government. Tadiwa leads it as Project Lead (May 2025 – Present), directing 100+ students across engineering, design, and business to prototype AI solutions for campus challenges in safety, accessibility, and efficiency. Visit https://ai-isu.com.
TechNologia Talks is a podcast and short-form content platform exploring AI, startups, and systems thinking. Tadiwa co-hosts it with Elvis Kimara (MS in AI, CEO of Throwly). The show started in February 2026, and episodes and clips are distributed across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/@TechnolgiaTalks. It also runs the Builder's Network initiative, connecting students and early-career builders to startup founders.
Tadiwa is an elected Finance Committee Senator in Iowa State Student Government (Feb 2024 – Present), helping manage $2.6M in student fees. He reviews organizational funding requests, evaluates budgets, and advocates for technology and accessibility investments in campus programming.
FINRA Series SIE, Adventis Financial Modeling Certification (FMC II), Bloomberg Market Concepts, CFI Corporate Finance, and AWS Academy ML Foundations. He led a team of four in the 2025 CFA Research Challenge writing an institutional-quality equity research report on General Mills (NYSE: GIS) using DCF, DDM, relative valuation, and Monte Carlo simulation, which was presented to the CFA Society of Iowa.
Python, C, Verilog, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, LangChain, PostgreSQL (including pgvector), and AWS. On the finance side: Bloomberg Terminal and standard valuation tooling (DCF, DDM, LBO, Monte Carlo).
Email tmbuwa09@gmail.com or explicit@iastate.edu, or connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadiwa-mbuwayesango/. He is based in Ames, Iowa and open to remote and on-campus collaborations on partnerships, research, venture diligence, speaking engagements, and student initiatives.
Yes. Tadiwa is open to summer internships, research projects, and finance or AI-related work. Prior experience includes a VC deal-sourcing externship at igniteXL Ventures (Jul–Aug 2024), where he built investment memos and market sizing models for early-stage startups.