# Andrew Bud

> Andrew Bud is a London-based engineer and technology entrepreneur, founder and CEO of biometric identity company iProov. His career spans fusion research, digital cordless communications, Olivetti and Omnitel in Italy, and enterprise messaging company mBlox. A fraud incident in mobile payments prompted his work on proving genuine human presence online. He received a CBE in the 2020 New Year Honours and became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering that year.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at iProov
- **Organizations:** iProov, mBlox, Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Olivetti, Omnitel Pronto Italia, PA Technology, Royal Academy of Engineering, Institution of Engineering and Technology
- **Nationality:** British (English in Companies House record)
- **Education:** Engineering, first-class degree, University of Cambridge, Christ’s College
- **Known for:** Contributed network protocols and data capabilities to the DECT cordless telecommunications standard., Founded mBlox and iProov., CBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to exports in science and technology.

## Career timeline

- **1979-1982** — Studied engineering at Cambridge; co-founded and edited Energy Matters magazine.
- **1980s** — Worked on fusion technology at Culham and MIT, then joined the microprocessor field through PA Technology.
- **1989** — Helped develop a consumer digital wireless telephone.
- **1990s** — Worked on wireless data and mobile networks with Olivetti in Italy and helped establish Omnitel Pronto Italia.
- **1999** — Founded mBlox, according to iProov’s official biography.
- **2008** — A mobile payments fraud crisis at mBlox prompted his focus on stronger authentication.
- **2011** — Founded iProov.
- **2013** — iProov launched commercially and received its first Innovate UK grant.
- **2017** — iProov won the Cyber Den competition.
- **2020** — Received a CBE for services to exports and was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
- **2022** — iProov announced a $70 million growth investment from Sumeru Equity Partners.
- **2026** — Advocated proof of human presence for AI agents; iProov published the experimental HAPS specification.

## Achievements

- Contributed network protocols and data capabilities to the DECT cordless telecommunications standard.
- Founded mBlox and iProov.
- CBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to exports in science and technology.
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020.
- Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Chartered Engineer.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed enterprise workforce identity, account recovery, and lessons from iProov’s early market development in a Digital IT News interview published October 6.
- **2026-09** — iProov published HAPS on September 17 as an experimental specification for linking human approval to specific AI agent actions.
- **2026-06** — Discussed human presence and agentic AI in an ID Talk interview at Identity Week Europe.

## Links

- Website: https://www.iproov.com/people/andrew-bud-cbe-fiet
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbud/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/andrewbud

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Last updated: 2026-10-23