# Daria Leshchenko

> Daria Leshchenko is the Ukrainian co-founder, CEO and managing partner of SupportYourApp. She developed an internal customer support operation into an international business and co-founded Label Your Data, Outstaff Your Team and CoSupport AI. Her public interviews cover learning to lead, building distributed teams, supporting Ukrainian artists and combining automation with human judgment. Inc. included her in its 200 Female Founders list in 2023.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Managing Partner at SupportYourApp
- **Organizations:** SupportYourApp, Label Your Data, Outstaff Your Team, CoSupport AI, Forbes Technology Council, Inc. Leadership Forum
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** Program for Management Development, MIM Business School, Kyiv, Executive education program; specific program not verified, Harvard Kennedy School, Aspen Institute Kyiv, Corporate governance studies, Ukrainian Corporate Governance Academy
- **Known for:** Inc. 200 Female Founders, 2023., Kyiv Post Top 30 Under 30, 2017., Stevie Award recognition in Woman of the Year in Customer Service, 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Moved from Zvenyhorodka to Kyiv, as reported in her 2017 Kyiv Post profile.
- **2010** — SupportYourApp began as a customer support operation; she advanced from representative to department head and helped develop it into a separate business.
- **2013** — Completed MIM’s Program for Management Development.
- **2016** — SupportYourApp grew from 50 to 300 team members, a year she later identified as a turning point.
- **2017** — Included in Kyiv Post’s Top 30 Under 30.
- **2021** — Recognized in the Stevie Awards Woman of the Year in Customer Service category; completed Ukrainian Corporate Governance Academy study.
- **2023** — Included in Inc.’s 200 Female Founders list.
- **2024** — CoSupport AI, which she co-founded, announced a US patent for multi-model message generation architecture.
- **2026** — Discussed hybrid human-AI support, leadership and global teams in several public interviews.

## Achievements

- Inc. 200 Female Founders, 2023.
- Kyiv Post Top 30 Under 30, 2017.
- Stevie Award recognition in Woman of the Year in Customer Service, 2021.
- Co-founded SupportYourApp, Label Your Data, Outstaff Your Team and CoSupport AI.
- Led SupportYourApp through international expansion; its June 2026 anniversary interview reports over 2,000 team members and 250 clients.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — A company-published interview covered her move toward strategy and mentoring, personal AI tool experiments and human-AI support.
- **2026-06** — In an anniversary Q&A she discussed 2016 growth, attention to detail and a possible future coffee shop; the company reported over 2,000 team members and 250 clients.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on Outsource Accelerator’s podcast to discuss AI, customer support metrics and distributed teams.
- **2026-02** — Discussed leadership and people-centered business relationships in an Inc. interview.

## Links

- Website: https://supportyourapp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darialeshchenko/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DariaFounder
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daria.founder/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16