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Meet London’s 25 under 25 up and coming tech stars
Industry network Tech London Advocates has today launched its first 25 under 25 list, highlighting the best and brightest of the UK's next generation of tech talent.
Gathering insight and nominations from its community of over 6,000 technology leaders, founders and investors, the list aims to recognise the breadth of tech expertise in the UK and the potential held by British young people at all ages.
The TLA 25 under 25
| Aleksandra Pedraszewska, 24 | Co-founder of VividQ, a software builder for holographic 3D display |
| Anisah Osman Britton | Founder and CEO of 23 Code Street, a coding school for women |
| Arya Taware, 25 | Founder and CEO of Futurebricks, a peer-to-peer fintech startup for small businesses |
| Ashleigh Ainsley, 25 | Co-founder of Colorintech, a tech sector diverstiy campaign group |
| David Bradbury, 23 | Lead advocacy consultant for Duel Tech, an automated brand ambassador platform |
| David Wilkinson, 24 | Executive chairman of Soho Strategy, a data and engineering consultancy |
| Doniya Soni, 25 | Principal policy officer in digital and STEM skills for the Greater London Authority |
| Emelia Galkowska, 25 | Working on EEE and topside integration for BAE Systems' maritime unit |
| Faissal Bensefia, 18 | Full stack engineer for Made Tech, a software consultancy and training firm |
| Femi Owolade-Coombes, 12 | Creator of Hackerfemo, running coding and business workshops and appearing onstage at conferences such as Red Hat Summit |
| Francesco Bellanca, 24 | Co-founder and CEO of Feral Horses, an online art marketplace |
| Franz-Josef Schrepf | Co-founder of Inspiral, a micro-video platform for life skills |
| Harry Williams, 21 | Operations director at Subset Solutions, an IT consultancy for small businesses |
| Ivan Beckley, 23 | A medical student whose convinced Google's Deepmind to sponsor his Masters research |
| James Liam Cook, 24 | Special technology correspondent for the Telegraph |
| James McAulay, 25 | Co-founder and CEO of Encore, a booking marketplace for musicians |
| Jan Baerisywl, 24 | Co-founder of Bedrockx, a blockchain startup currently in stealth mode |
| Jessica Russell, 24 | Programme manager for transport and smart cities at industry body TechUK |
| Joshua Uwadiae | Co-founder and CEO of Wegym, a crowdsourced personal trainer platform |
| Katie Griffiths, 18 | Co-creator of the I'm Okay app, a story platform about sexuality and gender |
| Nicholas Shekerdemian, 23 | Co-founder of Headstart, an app for graduate recruitment |
| Ollie Forsyth, 20 | Founder of The Budding Entrepreneur Club, an invite-only community and podcast for entrepreneurs in the UK |
| Patrick Colbeck, 25 | Innovation programme manager for Sport Tech Hub |
| Ryan Maugin, 18 | Software engineer apprentice at Google |
| Sara Margetson, 24 | Growth and engagement lead at Unmind, a workplace wellness platform |
The list was created by Tech London Advocates as part of a campaign launched today to create 1m tech jobs by 2023, as well as increase diversity in the sector.