Anisah Osman Britton Explained

Anisah Osman Britton (born 1993) is a British tech entrepreneur. She is one of the youngest people to be awarded an 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

Osman 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.

Professional life

At 2012, at age 19, she founded her first company, Pockitmuni.^[8]

In 2016, at age 26, Anisah Osman Britton co-founded a coding school for women and minority genders called 23 Code Street.^{[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.

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]}

External links

Anisah Osman Britton on Forbes.

Anisah Osman Britton on Companies House.

Anisah Osman Britton on Twitter.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kirby . Nicola . 2023-12-19 . Former Bilborough student awarded MBE in Kings 2023 New Year's honours . 2024-04-22 . Bilborough College . en-US.
2. Web site: Awards for New Year 2023 . gov.co.uk.
3. News: 2019-02-12 . Forbes 30 Under 30: Letitia Wright and Tom Holland among UK names . 2024-04-22 . BBC News . en-GB.
4. Web site: 100 Bame leaders influencing the tech sector . 2024-04-22 . Financial Times.
5. Web site: POCKETMUNI.COM LTD people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-04-22 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
6. Web site: Bailes . Kathy . 2022-12-30 . Cliftonville entrepreneur championing diversity and equality in tech industry named in 2023 New Year honours list . 2024-04-22 . The Isle Of Thanet News . en-GB.
7. Web site: 2017-10-29 . The London coding school where every UK student funds a place to learn in India . 2024-04-22 . The Independent . en.
8. Web site: Naen . Rebecca . Bird . Casey . Chappet . Marie-Claire . Jay . Anna . Meet The Inspiring Women Of Science, Tech & Space Exploration . 2024-04-22 . www.refinery29.com . en-GB.
9. Web site: Anisah Osman Britton . 2024-04-22 . Forbes . en.
10. Web site: Gadgil . Salonee . 2018-01-23 . How 23 Code Street is bringing (all) women into the world of tech . 2024-04-22 . Creative Review . en-UK.
11. Web site: Akinlose . Foluke . 2017-09-09 . Why we need to celebrate ordinary women of colour's successes . 2024-04-22 . Metro . en.
12. Web site: Bakkar . Nafisa . Backstage Capital Is Launching In London And Changing The Face Of VCs . 2024-04-22 . Forbes . en.
13. Web site: SOCIAL TECH TRUST filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2024-04-22 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
14. Web site: Dillon . Jess . 2020-12-15 . Welcoming five new Trustees to our Board . 2024-04-22 . Social Tech Trust . en-GB.
15. Web site: Anisah Osman Britton - Sifted . 2024-04-22 . sifted.eu . en.
16. Web site: Breaking Boundaries: How Sextech is Redefining Tech and Wellness in 2024 . 2024-04-22 . www.techspace.co . en.
17. Web site: mrlewis . 2023-08-18 . Let's talk about (Brown) sex, baby . 2024-04-22 . Migrants' Rights Network . en-US.