Anisah Osman Britton (born 1993) is a British tech entrepreneur. She is one of the youngest people to be awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours.[1] She received the honor for her contributions to 'Diversity in the Technology Sector.[2]
In 2019, she was featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for her work as a social entrepreneur.[3] In the same year, she was included in the Financial Times' list of '100 Bame leaders influencing the tech sector'.[4]
Early life
editOsman Britton was born in London in 1993.[5] Her family moved to Spain when she was three, and then India when she was 11.[6][7] She went to university in Bilborough Sixth Form College in Nottingham.[1]
Professional life
editAt 2012, at age 19, she founded her first company, Pockitmuni.[5][8]
In 2016, at age 26, Anisah Osman Britton co-founded a coding school for women and minority genders called 23 Code Street.[7][9][10] Profits from 23 Code Street are put towards teaching disadvantaged women from the slums in India how to code.[11] Her work with 23 Code Street saw her nominated as a finalist for the 2017 Precious Awards.[11]
In 2018, Osman Britton became one of the Directors of Backstage Capital, an accelerator and fund that backs underrepresented founders.[12] In December 2020 to November 2023, was one of the tustees of Social Tech Trust.[13][14]
She is the co-author of a newsletter called 'Startup Life', published in Sifted, in which she writes about what it takes to build a business.[15] She is also the author of Brown Bodies, a platform which explores love and sex in the South Asian disapora.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b Kirby, Nicola (2023-12-19). "Former Bilborough student awarded MBE in Kings 2023 New Year's honours". Bilborough College. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Awards for New Year 2023" (PDF). gov.co.uk.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30: Letitia Wright and Tom Holland among UK names". BBC News. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "100 Bame leaders influencing the tech sector". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b "POCKETMUNI.COM LTD people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Bailes, Kathy (2022-12-30). "Cliftonville entrepreneur championing diversity and equality in tech industry named in 2023 New Year honours list". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b "The London coding school where every UK student funds a place to learn in India". The Independent. 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Naen, Rebecca; Bird, Casey; Chappet, Marie-Claire; Jay, Anna. "Meet The Inspiring Women Of Science, Tech & Space Exploration". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Anisah Osman Britton". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Gadgil, Salonee (2018-01-23). "How 23 Code Street is bringing (all) women into the world of tech". Creative Review. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b Akinlose, Foluke (2017-09-09). "Why we need to celebrate ordinary women of colour's successes". Metro. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Bakkar, Nafisa. "Backstage Capital Is Launching In London And Changing The Face Of VCs". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "SOCIAL TECH TRUST filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Dillon, Jess (2020-12-15). "Welcoming five new Trustees to our Board". Social Tech Trust. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Anisah Osman Britton - Sifted". sifted.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Breaking Boundaries: How Sextech is Redefining Tech and Wellness in 2024". www.techspace.co. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ mrlewis (2023-08-18). "Let's talk about (Brown) sex, baby". Migrants' Rights Network. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
External links
editAnisah Osman Britton on Forbes.
Anisah Osman Britton on Companies House.
Anisah Osman Britton on Twitter.
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