Hanad Hassan started investing in cryptocurrency when he was a teenager and is now worth almost $8m.
Mr Hassan has since allowed himself a few luxuries: a £30,000 Mercedes and a city-centre apartment. But he said: "I don't want to be spoiling myself too much - I like spoiling my friends and family more."
It has not always been this way. Born in Somalia, his family left the African nation to provide a different future for Mr Hassan and his five younger siblings. He arrived in Birmingham aged 14 and described his background as "modest". His father Omar said: "I tried to bring my family to a better place to give them a better life that we didn't have there. Our life in Somalia was like no life in the UK. There was a lot of wars and fighting going on, it was not a safe place to see your kids growing up."Despite his soaring wealth, Mr Hassan is conscious of the struggles of others. He and his friend Ahmed Mohammed set up a special cryptocurrency together, donating all the profits to charity.
There are about 2,200 food banks in the UK and in 2020, 7% of the population had accessed one. When it comes to families with children, 15% had relied on a food bank that year. "It's an eye-opening experience, seeing first hand what people are going through," Mr Hassan said. "It's given us a lot of ideas - we hope to be able to help a lot of people."