Yaniv Lusana

Yaniv Lusana is a venture capital investor and Principal at Tekfen Ventures, currently based in New York, New York. In his current capacity, he evaluates and executes investments across the startup ecosystem, building on his previous experience as an Associate at the firm and as an investor at GS Futures. Before transitioning into institutional venture capital, Lusana gained direct industry experience through various operational and strategic roles at major technology corporations and emerging startups. Specifically, his prior professional background includes operational positions at Amazon, the industrial safety wearable company StrongArm Tech, and the agricultural technology firm Phospholutions, Inc. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a specialized academic focus on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Studies. Today, Lusana concentrates his investment mandate on enterprise software, hardware, and infrastructure innovation within the industrial technology sector.