Founder · Finance · EdTech

Tazwar Bin Saleh
Building for impact.

Founder, Loop — AI-Powered Student Wellbeing

MSc Finance graduate from the University of Manchester. Former data analyst on World Bank and ADB-funded infrastructure projects. National debating champion, award-winning business strategist, and founder building AI infrastructure to support 6.4 million international students worldwide.

Tazwar Bin Saleh
19mo
Professional
Experience
6+
Competition
Wins & Finals
100+
Students
Represented
Bicentenary Global Futures Scholar
University of Manchester

Founder Story

"Messaging is everywhere. Structure is missing."

I lived the problem Loop solves — isolation as an international student is not a lack of contact, it's a lack of connection.

Moving from Dhaka to Manchester for my MSc Finance, I experienced firsthand what millions of international students face: a support gap that existing tools don't address. WhatsApp groups overflow. University services are reactive. Nobody checks in until something goes wrong.

As Academic Representative for over 100 MSc Finance students, I saw the pattern at scale — students quietly disengaging, struggling across time zones, slipping through institutional cracks. The infrastructure to catch them simply doesn't exist.

That insight became Loop: an AI-powered platform that transforms how universities detect and support student wellbeing — before it becomes a crisis. My background in finance and data analysis, combined with frontline student representation experience, gives me a unique lens on this problem.

I'm not building Loop because I studied the problem. I'm building it because I lived it.

Track Record

Competition
BAT Battle of Minds — Winner
British American Tobacco · 2020
Led the first-ever composite team and only team from IUB to win. Developed product "Aquamori" from ideation through fieldwork to public launch. Featured in The Daily Star and The Business Standard.
Professional
Data Analyst — Infrastructure Projects
DPM Consultants · 19 Months
Worked on ADB and World Bank-funded infrastructure projects. Applied quantitative analysis and financial modelling in development finance contexts across Bangladesh.
Leadership
Academic Representative — MSc Finance
University of Manchester · 2024–2025
Represented 100+ students at Programme Committee and SSLC meetings. Advocated for assessment reform, international student support, and campus infrastructure improvements.
Leadership
President — Independent Economic Society
IUB · 2021–2023
Led recruitment, workshops, case competition training, and research methodology sessions. Collaborated with faculty and external academics across two academic years.
Competition
National Debating Champion
Chittagong University · 2020
Won both the Chittagong University National Championship and the IUB Intra University Debate Tournament. Strong competitive communication and argumentation skills.
Competition
Semi-Finalist & Global Placements
Unilever · Hult Prize · HSBC
Semi-finalist at Unilever BizMaestros, Runner-up at the Hult Prize at IUB, and Top 20 at the HSBC Hong Kong University Business Case Competition.

Education

2024 — 2025
MSc Finance
University of Manchester — Alliance Manchester Business School
Bicentenary Global Futures Scholar — one of four recipients from the MSc Finance cohort, selected for academic excellence, leadership potential, and global impact commitment. Dissertation on the marginal value of corporate cash under market funding stress.
Bicentenary Scholar Merit Bloomberg Certified
2017 — 2023
BSc Economics
Independent University, Bangladesh
100% merit-based entrance scholarship. Top Performer Award at the 24th Convocation. Multiple Dean's List recognitions across final academic year.
100% Scholarship Dean's List VC List Top Performer
Finance & Analysis
  • Corporate Finance & Valuation
  • Econometrics & Stata
  • Bloomberg Terminal
  • Financial Modelling
  • Development Finance (ADB/WB)
Technology & Product
  • AI/ML Applications in EdTech
  • Sentiment Analysis & NLP
  • Platform Architecture Design
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Communication & Leadership
  • Competitive Debating & Public Speaking
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Building & Recruitment
  • Student Advocacy & Representation
  • Campaign Strategy & Branding

Loop

Currently Building
AI-powered wellbeing infrastructure for international students

Loop is a B2B2C platform distributed through university partnerships that uses AI to structure student connection, detect early warning signals, and give institutions predictive retention intelligence — before students disengage.

Programme
Manchester Impact Ventures
Recognition
THE Digital Universities UK Finalist
Technical Co-Founder
MSc AI, Commonwealth Scholar
Market
6.4M International Students
Loop App — Product Mockup showing check-ins, circles, and notifications

Media & Mentions

The Daily Star
BAT Battle of Minds 2020 Winner Coverage
National press coverage of the competition win and Aquamori product development.
The Business Standard
IUB's First Composite Team Victory
Coverage of the historic first win by a composite IUB team in the competition's history.
IUB Newsletter
School of Business & Entrepreneurship Recognition
Institutional recognition for competitive achievement and student leadership.
Times Higher Education
Digital Universities UK 2026 Finalist
Selected to pitch Loop and speak on panel at THE's flagship digital universities conference.
SAGE Open (2024)
Published Research Support — Cybersecurity Awareness
Research assistance on a published cybersecurity awareness study.
CIA-5 Championship
Winner's Diary Feature
Featured in the Chittagong University debating championship publication.

Let's talk.

I'm open to conversations about investment, partnerships, advisory roles, and opportunities at the intersection of finance, AI, and education. I also run Tazwar Digital Studio — a freelance web design studio for students and small businesses.

tazwarbinsaleh@gmail.com