Our Story
Our Story
How an ex-Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his Aunty stopped students from handing in AI work as their own.
Hi, I’m Andrew 👋👋,
An entrepreneur who has had the privilege of building many companies, with the most successful being worth hundreds of millions of dollars. My journey has always been driven by a passion for innovation and making a real impact through technology. But today, I want to share Inktrail's story with you — and something that has become a mission close to my heart.
You see, my aunt is a professor.
Me and my aunt
She’s spent years dedicating herself to her students, striving to instil in them a love for learning as she helped instil in me.
Over the years she's won many teaching excellence awards. But recently, she kept reaching out to me with a problem that was breaking her spirit. “Andrew,” she would say, “I need your help. So many of my students are using AI to do their work, and I can’t do anything about it.”
At first, I didn’t take it too seriously. I’m a new parent, so I’m busy — too busy, I thought, to dive into a problem that I didn't really think was a big deal.
But she didn’t give up. Her persistence, her frustration, and, most of all, her unwavering dedication to her students made me take notice and dig a little deeper. And what I found was heart-breaking, this wasn’t just a problem in her classroom. There is an ongoing AI plagiarism crisis affecting teachers and students everywhere.
I couldn’t ignore it any longer – like her, I felt compelled to help. I needed to support teachers, just as they had always supported me.
So, I put my experience and resources to work and developed something I believe can make a real difference. I created Inktrail, software that addresses plagiarism in real-time, whether it’s generated by AI or copied in the traditional sense.
It’s designed for educators like you — those who care deeply about their students’ learning and integrity.
Inktrail is simple, effective, and can be setup in under three minutes. I wanted to make sure that it’s something you can start using right away without any hassle, so you can get back to what you do best — teaching.
It’s also not about catching cheaters; it’s about ensuring that your students truly learn and grow. My aunt's philosophy of proactively changing student behaviour instead of “catching” them is woven throughout the product.
I’m offering Inktrail with a 90 day love-it-or-leave-it guarantee because I’m confident it will make a difference in your classroom, just as it has in my aunt’s and many others.
I hope you’ll give it a try. Together, we can make sure the next generation doesn’t miss out on the education they deserve.
Thank you for all that you do.
Warm regards,
Andrew Mackross
Founder of Inktrail
P.S. If you're the first person at your school to use Inktrail with your students, I'll give you Inktrail free for a whole year.
Not a cent – It isn't a scam, there is no upsells or pay walls. It simply helps the company grow and is my thank-you to you for being an educator who cares about your students.
Hi, I’m Andrew 👋👋,
An entrepreneur who has had the privilege of building many companies, with the most successful being worth hundreds of millions of dollars. My journey has always been driven by a passion for innovation and making a real impact through technology. But today, I want to share Inktrail's story with you — and something that has become a mission close to my heart.
You see, my aunt is a professor.
Me and my aunt
She’s spent years dedicating herself to her students, striving to instil in them a love for learning as she helped instil in me.
Over the years she's won many teaching excellence awards. But recently, she kept reaching out to me with a problem that was breaking her spirit. “Andrew,” she would say, “I need your help. So many of my students are using AI to do their work, and I can’t do anything about it.”
At first, I didn’t take it too seriously. I’m a new parent, so I’m busy — too busy, I thought, to dive into a problem that I didn't really think was a big deal.
But she didn’t give up. Her persistence, her frustration, and, most of all, her unwavering dedication to her students made me take notice and dig a little deeper. And what I found was heart-breaking, this wasn’t just a problem in her classroom. There is an ongoing AI plagiarism crisis affecting teachers and students everywhere.
I couldn’t ignore it any longer – like her, I felt compelled to help. I needed to support teachers, just as they had always supported me.
So, I put my experience and resources to work and developed something I believe can make a real difference. I created Inktrail, software that addresses plagiarism in real-time, whether it’s generated by AI or copied in the traditional sense.
It’s designed for educators like you — those who care deeply about their students’ learning and integrity.
Inktrail is simple, effective, and can be setup in under three minutes. I wanted to make sure that it’s something you can start using right away without any hassle, so you can get back to what you do best — teaching.
It’s also not about catching cheaters; it’s about ensuring that your students truly learn and grow. My aunt's philosophy of proactively changing student behaviour instead of “catching” them is woven throughout the product.
I’m offering Inktrail with a 90 day love-it-or-leave-it guarantee because I’m confident it will make a difference in your classroom, just as it has in my aunt’s and many others.
I hope you’ll give it a try. Together, we can make sure the next generation doesn’t miss out on the education they deserve.
Thank you for all that you do.
Warm regards,