18.03.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie ShulmanPalo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk and NBA player turned VC Omri Casspi are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $1.3 billion stake in Wiz.
18.03.25|CTechCEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, VP Product Yinon Costica, and VP R&D Roy Reznik are each believed to hold an estimated 10% of the company. With all four being Israel residents, each will have to pay 25% capital tax and an additional 3% surtax, meaning they will be contributing hundreds of millions each in taxes.
17.07.24|ReutersAlong with universities, Israel's military intelligence and technology units, such as 8200, have provided the leaders for hundreds of tech startups, including Wiz.
17.07.24|ReutersThe founder of the cyber-focused VC firm NightDragon and former CEO of cyber firm FireEye noted that cloud security is the most important and fastest-growing part of cybersecurity, which is why Google is interested in Wiz's products to defend against ransomware gangs wreaking havoc on large enterprises
17.07.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir OrbachThe Palo Alto Networks founder and NBA player turned VC are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $900 million stake in Wiz.
16.07.24|Sophie ShulmanWiz, once focused on an IPO, ultimately embraced a massive buyout from Google, altering its growth trajectory. The acquisition is a testament to the fluctuating dynamics of the tech sector and investor influence.
15.07.24|CTechCEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, VP Product Yinon Costica, and VP R&D Roy Reznik are each believed to hold an estimated 10% of the company. With all four being Israel residents, each will have to pay 25% capital tax and an additional 3% surtax, meaning they will be contributing over $600 million each in taxes.
14.07.24|Sophie ShulmanA small step for Google is a giant leap for Wiz and especially for the Israeli tech industry, which has been struggling to preserve its prestige and reputation in what has been the most challenging year and a half it has known.
14.07.24|Meir OrbachGoogle can transform Wiz through its vast infrastructure into a billion-dollar company in a very short time, making it an equal competitor to giants like Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and others.
14.07.24|Meir OrbachAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Google parent Alphabet is looking to purchase the Israeli cybersecurity company in what would be its largest acquisition ever. Wiz raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation earlier this year.
12.01.23|CTechThe local companies from the fields of medicine and quality of life are joining the first cohort of the tech giant's program
19.11.18|Dov GreenbaumThe elite members of the sinister sounding FANG are expanding their reach, but the real concerns will arise when they start taking over some of the tasks that were heretofore the job of governments
24.10.18|Adi Pick Participating startups will get a workspace for up to 6 months at a Google for Startups Campus in one of six locations—London, Madrid, São Paulo, Seoul, Tel Aviv or Warsaw
11.10.18|CTechGoogle-owned mobile navigation app developer Waze announced on Wednesday it expanded its carpool feature to all 50 U.S. states
04.09.18|Hagar RavetThe Israeli Antitrust Authority is seeking comments on the promotion and protection of competition in the digital era
22.08.18|Nitsan SaddanAlphabet-owned Waze owned up to the slip-up on Twitter, saying it is working to fix the issue and release a new update
18.07.18|Meir OrbachKleiner Perkins led a $21 million round for the medical startup. Viz.ai develops an automated analysis of brain scans