Yonit Golub Serkin

Yonit Golub Serkin served as a founding member and Managing Director of MassChallenge Israel (2016-2022) Israel's largest technology accelerator. In this role, she identified and grew over 350 startups that raised over $1.7B and created over 20,000 jobs in Israel and around the world.

Previously, she was a founder of Moonscape Ventures, a corporate development office of AGT International and launched Amelia Investments, a $25M VC to invest in underrepresented founders in Israel. Yonit was a founder of the Women's Founder Forum to mentor Female CEOs in Israel connecting them to investors and subject matter experts.

Yonit served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Economic Development at the Office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and as the spokeswoman for NYC Economic Development Corporation.

Yonit received an MA in International Studies and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a BA from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Yonit was named one of Israel's 40 Under 40 by The Marker Magazine in 2014 and has spoken at global gatherings including the AIPAC Policy Conference, YPO Innovation Journey, UJA Tech Roundtables and lectured at Yeshiva University, Brandeis University International Business School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Reichman University, and others.