Leyla Karaha is a founder of YourY Network, a grassroot community of social entrepreneurs and changemakers and is based in Dublin.

She is dedicated to bridging the gap between tech and social entrepreneurship. 

As a passionate social innovation ecosystem builder, her work includes organising the Techstars Startup Weekend Women Dublin and Techstars Startup Weekend Social Innovation Dublin events for the past four years to support people with their ‘tech for good’ business ideas. 

Leyla is a DCU graduate in Accounting and Finance, with experience working for different non-profit organisations in Dublin. She also studied an MA in International Relations from DCU.

Travelling the world and sampling local cuisines brings her joy. She takes great pride in raising her teenage son on her own, a journey that began when she became pregnant during her first year of college.