Yasmin Lukatz (Hebrew: 'יסמין לוקץ; born May 1972) is an Israeli attorney, economist, businesswoman. investor and social entrepreneur. She founded ICON (Israel Collaboration Network) aimed at helping Israeli startup companies in entering the Silicon Valley, for which she ranked 21 on The Marker's 100 influencers list. She also founded and Code for Israel, a volunteer organization aimed at developing technological solutions for social challenges.
Lukatz also lectures at Reichman University in Herzliya.Since 2018 she is a member of the Israeli reality TV show "The Sharks", the Israeli version of Shark Tank.
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Early life and education
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, she studied in Gimnasia Herzelia and moved with her mother to New York City while in 10th grade. Despite being secular, she studied in the Remez orthodox yeshiva.
Upon graduation, she returned to Israel and enlisted into the IDF. She served as an operations officer in a helicopter squadron. After completing her military service, Lukatz worked in events production at the Tel Aviv Port.
In 1997 she graduated with an LL.B. in law, and in 1998 completed a degree in accounting and economics, both 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.
Business career
Lukatz was certified as a lawyer in Israel after finishing her internship at the law offices of Cohen-Lahat-Doron and then worked for Ernst & Young in 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, Aryon security and Tipalti.
In 2020, Ynet Global listed her among the 10 most influential Israelis in the United States.
Television and media
Lukatz joined the investor panel of Shark Tank Israel (HaKrishim) in 2018 and became a regular panelist from the third season onward. Her investments on the show include Anabella, a company developing a new breast pump, which was later valued at 100 million NIS, alongside fellow investors as Oren Dobronsky.
In 2023, Lukatz competed on Dancing with the Stars and was the sixth contestant eliminated.
In early 2025, Lukatz launched the podcast 'In Yasmin’s Living Room', which gained popularity and featured guests such as Miriam Adelson, Yossi Cohen, Noa Tishby and Prof. Uriel Reichman.
Personal life
Lukatz has four children. After two decades in the United States, she moved back to Israel in 2022.