Yasmin Lukatz

Yasmin Lukatz was born in Israel on May 1972 to Dr. Miriam Adelson and Dr. Ariel Ochshorn. She is the stepdaughter of businessman Sheldon Adelson. Raised in Tel Aviv, in her 10th grade, she moved with her mother to New York.

When returning to Israel, Lukatz joined the IDF and served as an operations officer.

After completing her military service, Lukatz graduated degrees in law (LL.B.), accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University. She later received her MBA from Stanford University and remained in Silicon Valley, where she began building her career in business and venture capital.^[2]

Lukatz was certified as a lawyer in Israel, where she started her career working at Ernst & Young Israel.

She later moved to the U.S. to study at Stanford University, and after her graduation she was appointed by Sheldon Adelson as strategy advisor to Las Vegas Sands. In 2007, Lukatz joined as one of the founders of Israel's most read newspaper - Israel Hayom.

In 2010, Lukatz co-founded Evoz, a startup that developed a smart baby monitor that sends alerts to parents' smartphones.

Since then, Lukatz has become an angel investor, investing in Israeli-American startups with a portfolio of companies, including: Navan, Salt Security, Redkix, and Tipalti.^[3]

In 2017, Lukatz was ranked 21st in TheMarker Magazine list of Israel's 100 most influential people, and in 2020, Yediot America listed her among the 10 most influential Israelis in the United States.^[4]

In December 2023, Lukatz received a certificate of recognition from Israeli Foreign Minister - Eli Cohen for her role in strengthening Israel's global economic ties through ICON.

In 2014, Lukatz founded ICON (Israel Collaboration Network), a nonprofit dedicated to being the bridge between the Israeli and Silicon Valley tech ecosystem and operates several programs that connect Israeli founders with potential U.S. customers, investors, and strategic partners. Its flagship program, SV101, that help Israeli founders navigate their first steps into the American market.

In addition to its programs, ICON also hosts large-scale events and conferences that bring together top leaders from the global tech community. Past speakers include the CEOs of Uber, CrowdStrike, YouTube, Oracle, Wiz, Tinder, WhatsApp, Palo Alto Networks, Databricks, and Twitter, as well as industry icons such as Sam Altman and Peter Thiel.

In 2021, Lukatz founded Code for Israel, a volunteer-driven initiative of over 1,500 Israeli tech professionals developing technological solutions for critical public and social sector challenges in partnership with government bodies, local authorities, hospitals, and NGOs. Following the October 7 Hamas attack in 2023, the organization rapidly mobilized and led dozens of emergency tech projects supporting volunteer coordination, humanitarian aid, mental-health services, memorial efforts, and centralized information for affected communities.

In 2025, Lukatz initiated Tav Miluim, a national initiative designed to support IDF reservists and their families and to reward employers who actively back them, by promoting fair employment practices and a coordinated framework between reservist organizations and businesses.

Lukatz is a faculty member at the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at Reichman University, where she teaches undergraduate courses on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Lukatz also serves on the boards of the Israel Cancer Association, Birthright Israel and Hashomer Hachadash.