ProctorFree was recently selected as a semi-finalist for NC IDEA’s Spring 2013 Grant Cycle. As a semi-finalist, ProctorFree is one step closer to being awarded up to $50,000 to support innovation and growth within the company.
As a semi-finalist, ProctorFree will submit a detailed proposal in mid-April. Finalists will be invited to Durham, NC to present to a series of investors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts and the winners will be announced in May.
ProctorFree helps colleges and educators discourage academic fraud and identify cheaters through a system that provide facial continuous identity verification for online learning. ProctorFree was co-founded by Mike Murphy and Velvet Nelson. Mike has close to a decade of comprehensive work experience in intelligence and analysis operations working within the Department of Defense either as a soldier or private security contractor to include three deployments in the middle east. Velvet has worked in education for over ten years. Velvet has worked in online education at community colleges, universities, and private education providers.