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{{Short description|British tech entrepreneur}}
'''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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Nicola |date=2023-12-19 |title=Former Bilborough student awarded MBE in Kings 2023 New Year's honours |url=https://bilborough.ac.uk/former-bilborough-student-awarded-mbe-in-kings-2023-new-years-honours/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Bilborough College |language=en-US}}</ref> She received the honor for her contributions to 'Diversity in the Technology Sector.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards for New Year 2023 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63ac3b6ed3bf7f7c17290da2/NEW_YEAR_HONOURS_LIST_2023_-_PRIME_MINISTER_S_LIST.pdf |website=gov.co.uk}}</ref>
In 2019, she was featured on the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes 30 under 30]] list for her work as a social entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-12 |title=Forbes 30 Under 30: Letitia Wright and Tom Holland among UK names |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-47211120 |access-date=2024-04-22 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> In the same year, she was included in the [[Financial Times]]' list of '100 Bame leaders influencing the tech sector'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 Bame leaders influencing the tech sector |url=https://www.ft.com/content/43f7cece-0086-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Financial Times}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Osman Britton was born in London in 1993.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=POCKETMUNI.COM LTD people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08200890/officers |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> Her family moved to Spain when she was three, and then India when she was 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailes |first=Kathy |date=2022-12-30 |title=Cliftonville entrepreneur championing diversity and equality in tech industry named in 2023 New Year honours list |url=https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2022/12/30/cliftonville-entrepreneur-championing-diversity-and-equality-in-tech-industry-named-in-2023-new-year-honours-list/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=The Isle Of Thanet News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-29 |title=The London coding school where every UK student funds a place to learn in India |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/indyventure/23-code-street-gender-diversity-tech-industry-developer-anisah-osman-britton-a7924866.html |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> She went to university in Bilborough Sixth Form College in Nottingham.<ref name=":0" />
== Professional life ==
At 2012, at age 19, she founded her first company, Pockitmuni.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Naen |first=Rebecca |last2=Bird |first2=Casey |last3=Chappet |first3=Marie-Claire |last4=Jay |first4=Anna |title=Meet The Inspiring Women Of Science, Tech & Space Exploration |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/bbc-doctor-who-women |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2016, at age 26, Anisah Osman Britton co-founded a coding school for women and minority genders called 23 Code Street.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anisah Osman Britton |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/anisah-osman-britton/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gadgil |first=Salonee |date=2018-01-23 |title=How 23 Code Street is bringing (all) women into the world of tech |url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/23-code-street-bringing-women-world-tech/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Creative Review |language=en-UK}}</ref> Profits from 23 Code Street are put towards teaching disadvantaged women from the slums in India how to code.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Akinlose |first=Foluke |date=2017-09-09 |title=Why we need to celebrate ordinary women of colour's successes |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/09/09/why-we-need-to-celebrate-ordinary-women-of-colours-successes-6909574/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> Her work with 23 Code Street saw her nominated as a finalist for the 2017 Precious Awards.<ref name=":3" />
In 2018, Osman Britton became one of the Directors of Backstage Capital, an accelerator and fund that backs underrepresented founders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakkar |first=Nafisa |title=Backstage Capital Is Launching In London And Changing The Face Of VCs |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nafisabakkar/2018/10/14/backstage-capital-is-launching-in-london-and-changing-the-face-of-vcs/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In December 2020 to November 2023, was one of the tustees of Social Tech Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SOCIAL TECH TRUST filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06578379/filing-history |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Jess |date=2020-12-15 |title=Welcoming five new Trustees to our Board |url=https://socialtechtrust.org/news/2020-new-trustees/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Social Tech Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anisah Osman Britton - Sifted |url=https://sifted.eu/author/anisah-osman-britton |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=sifted.eu |language=en}}</ref> She is also the author of Brown Bodies, a platform which explores love and sex in the South Asian disapora.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking Boundaries: How Sextech is Redefining Tech and Wellness in 2024 |url=https://www.techspace.co/blog/breaking-boundaries-how-sextech-redefining-tech-wellness-2024 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.techspace.co |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=mrlewis |date=2023-08-18 |title=Let's talk about (Brown) sex, baby |url=https://migrantsrights.org.uk/2023/08/18/lets-talk-about-brown-sex-sahm/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Migrants' Rights Network |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== External links ==
[https://www.forbes.com/profile/anisah-osman-britton/?sh=584f9da81f65 Anisah Osman Britton] on [[Forbes]].
[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/HzEM0EmxV-wkyxfLC7Iz-IfgCaU/appointments Anisah Osman Britton] on [[Companies House]].
[https://twitter.com/anisahob?lang=en Anisah Osman Britton] on [[Twitter]].
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[[Category:1993 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century British businesswomen]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
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