Ba Linh Le: From Berlin’s Vietnamese diaspora to building tech for social impact

Ba Linh Le is the co-founder and Chief Data Officer of Frontline, a startup developing an AI-assisted risk assessment tool to end domestic abuse sooner. Born in Berlin to Vietnamese contract workers, Ba Linh studied Area Studies at Humboldt and Public Policy at the Hertie School. Today, her company’s tool is used by social services across half of Germany. She was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list for the social impact she is making. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up German-Vietnamese and navigating language, family, and belonging

• Founding Frontline and tackling domestic abuse through tech

• The lessons she has learnt and unlearnt along the way

You can learn more about Frontline here and follow Ba Linh’s work on LinkedIn.