From lockdown idea to global player: The Invigilator bags $11-million funding

The Invigilator, the developer of a South African application that helps educational institutions monitor web-based assessments to prevent cheating, recenty secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding to help it expand internationally. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Nicolas Riemer, co-founder and CEO of The Invigilator, joins TechCentral’s Nkosinathi Ndlovu to discuss how the start-up is going to use the cash injection to take on international markets. He also gives insight into the app’s software and the company behind it. In this episode, Riemer delves into: • How The Invigilator app got started during the Covid-19 lockdown; • The markets it plans to expand into internationally; • The challenges of developing an app like The Invigilator in the South African market and why this may have set the company up for international success; • How the app uses AI to minimise network and storage demands while improving outcomes; • Barriers to The Invigilator’s adoption, like resistance from students, and how they were overcome; and • The future technologies Riemer is most excited about in the ed-tech space. Don’t miss the conversation!