Empowering Education,
Anywhere.
Grounded in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) lectures, AXAM is the first AI tutor that runs entirely offline. Full conversational learning on any computer, from low-compute devices to high-end machines. No internet required. No token limits. No usage costs. Every student or teacher gets unlimited, unthrottled access, anytime, wherever they are. Bridging the digital divide and Democratizing Education.
The Core Problem
Connectivity and rate limits Shouldn't Dictate Potential.
For Millions of students and teachers in underserved communities, from local city districts to remote global classrooms, the barrier to cutting-edge AI isn't hardware; it's mainly reliable and affordable internet.
Axam brings the power of interactive learning and automated teaching assistance directly students, completely offline. No buffering, no distractions, No rate limits, just learning.
Recognition
Award winning, published, and present.
Outstanding Impact in Science and Technology
AXAM won the Outstanding Impact in Science and Technology award at the Katz School of Science and Health Symposium 2026, alongside a peer reviewed paper, "When There Is No Internet: An Offline Multilingual Retrieval-Augmented Generation System for AI-Powered Education."
MIT OpenCourseWare material transcripts, a three tier AI model stack that works on anything, from low RAM, no GPU devices to high end powerful GPUs and compute devices.
Grounded in the research
Behind the paper sits a full literature review, a synthesis of 80+ papers on offline retrieval augmented generation, quantized small language models, and multilingual embeddings, setting out why an offline first tutor is both technically feasible and urgently needed.
SUNY AI Symposium at Stony Brook University
Theme: Scaling the NY AI Innovation Ecosystem
Elected among students from across the State University of New York (SUNY) system to present at the statewide SUNY AI Symposium, held in April 2026 at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University. The symposium convenes artificial intelligence researchers, leaders, educators, industry partners and students from across New York State and beyond to advance discovery and innovation.
Read MoreOpen Education Global (OEGlobal) 2026 at MIT, Cambridge, MA
AXAM was selected to present at OEGlobal 2026, the world's leading open education conference, co-hosted by MIT Open Learning and Open Education Global at MIT campus in Cambridge. We shared how AXAM brings open educational resources (OER) to learners in low connectivity communities. The conference was in October 2026 at MIT's Samberg Conference Center and marks the 25th anniversary of MIT OpenCourseWare.
Track: Exploring Emergent Technologies and the Future of Openness
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Meet the Founder
Emmanuel Olimi Kasigazi
From growing up in Uganda, where the chalkboard was often the only technology available, to co-founding and running a technology company for 14 years that served everyone from nonprofits like UNICEF to companies like Mastercard, government agencies, small businesses, and individuals across five African countries, Emmanuel has spent his career building for real-world problems. Today, in New York, he is building and shipping AXAM’s entire offline AI pipeline. He builds because he has lived on both sides of the digital divide, and he focuses on problems he has experienced firsthand and understands deeply.
Current Focus (MVP)
A Tutor for Every Student.
Our upcoming student-facing AI tutor is modeled on the "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) approach, entirely offline. Complete offline functionality means students can learn anytime, anywhere without worrying about connectivity issues, data costs, token limits, rate caps, or usage costs.
- No internet required: Every student gets unlimited access, every time, wherever they are..
- No token billing meters: there's no API to charge
- No usage caps or rate limits: A student can ask as many questions as they want, as long as they want, and no cost per query
It provides friendly, easy-to-understand explanations for complex subjects like algebra and English.
- Conversational Memory for natural interactions
- Adaptive complexity (simple vs. detailed answers)
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) ensures factual accuracy
Coming Next
Win Back Your Weekend.
We are laser-focused on solving the highest-frequency pain points for educators. Axam acts as an invisible teaching assistant, automating the heavy lifting so you can focus on your students.
Automated Lesson Planning
Generate comprehensive, curriculum-aligned lesson plans in seconds based on course materials (like MIT OpenCourseWare) or local syllabus guidelines.
Differentiated Materials
Instantly create tailored handouts, quizzes, cards, and worksheets for different reading and comprehension levels. Automatically adapt content complexity for every learner.
Effortless Adoption
Bundled with our "Principal's Rollout Kit" to make school-wide onboarding simple and frictionless for administration. Zero IT headache.
Download AxamTechnical & Security Advantages
Built for the Real World.
Advanced Local Language Models (LLMs) deployed on-premises. Zero cloud dependency.
100% Offline Architecture
Works flawlessly without ever connecting to the internet. No cloud API costs, no bandwidth throttling. Inference runs entirely locally using optimized models.
Low-Compute Friendly
Designed to run smoothly on the older, limited-resource tablets and computers already present in your schools. Efficient vector databases (ChromaDB) handle local document retrieval fast.
Uncompromising Privacy
Because data never leaves the local device or school network, Axam naturally meets strict privacy standards, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and U.S. Department of Education compliance. Your data stays within your walls.
The Future Vision
What's Next for AXAM.
From Classroom to Career
Education is just the beginning. As students grow, AXAM's long-term roadmap includes an AI-driven "Workforce Score" designed to connect talented learners with opportunities in corporate recruiting.
From Software to Hardware
We also plan to design and ship dedicated AXAM hardware. Think of it like the Amazon Fire Stick or the game cartridges you used to plug in and play, a compact, ready-to-go device that absorbs most of the computing workload so that even the most resource-constrained laptops and desktops can run AI-powered learning smoothly.
AXAM Edge Box
For schools with many devices but limited computing power, we plan to ship an AXAM Edge Box, a local device that sits in the school and connects all their machines together, handling the heavy processing so every computer in the lab can access AXAM without needing powerful hardware of its own. One box, one school, every student connected.
Get Axam
Download Axam.
100% offline AI for the classroom, free for educators. Pick your operating system to get started.
Linux
x86_64 build for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Mint, and most modern distros.
- Single ~5 GB tarball
- All 3 AI models bundled
- No internet required
Windows
Native Windows installer for Windows 10 and 11. We're packaging it now.
- Native .exe installer
- One-click setup
- Auto-updates planned
macOS
Universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. In active development.
- Apple Silicon & Intel
- Signed & notarized
- macOS 12+ supported
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