Wiz
Cloud Security Platform
Startup Acquired Cyber Security Est. 2020
Total Raised
$1.89B
Acquired
Last Round
Undisclosed
9 rounds
Investors
18
18 public
Team
7
500+ employees
Confidence
93/100
News
88
articles
Patents
1
About
Wiz transforms cloud security for customers – including 35% of the Fortune 100 – by enabling a new operating model. With Wiz, organizations can democratize security across the development lifecycle, empowering them to build fast and securely. Its Cloud Native Application Protection Platform drives visibility, risk prioritization, and business agility. By creating a normalizing layer between cloud environments, the platform enables organizations to rapidly identify and remove critical risks.
Classification
Sector
Cyber SecurityCloud Security
Core Technology
Platforms & InterfacesAPI
Target Customer
Enterprise & Professional ServicesEnterprises
Business Model
B2B
Tags
vulnerability-managementunicorn-2021cloud-securityenterprise-securityenterprisesenterprise-solutionscyber-securitycloud-infrastructurerisk-management
Funding & Events
Oct 2021
D Round $250M
Insight Partners (Lead), Greenoaks Capital, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, CyberStarts
Nov 2024
M&A $450M
Nov 2023
M&A Undisclosed
May 2024
Secondary Round $35M
May 2024
E Round $965M
Thrive Capital (Lead), Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead), Andreessen Horowitz (Lead), Wellington Management, Howard Schultz, Index Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, CyberStarts, Greylock, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital
May 2021
C Round $120M
Salesforce Ventures (Lead), Blackstone, Agla Ventures
Mar 2025
Exit $32B
Mar 2024
M&A $350M
Mar 2021
B Round $130M
Index Ventures (Lead), Sequoia Capital, Howard Schultz, Cerca Partners, Insight Partners, CyberStarts
Jul 2024
M&A Undisclosed
Feb 2023
D Round $300M
Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead), Index Ventures, Greenoaks Capital
Feb 2020
Seed $21M
Sequoia Capital (Lead), CyberStarts
Dec 2020
A Round $100M
Nadir Izrael, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Yevgeny Dibrov, CyberStarts, Sequoia Capital, Cerca Partners
Aug 2024
Undisclosed Round Undisclosed
SoftBank
News (88)
Oct 27, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The billionaire founder is reportedly negotiating to buy a 15% stake in the Euroleague club for about $15 million. 
Acquired-by
Sep 17, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Index partner Hannah Seal made the remark about Israeli AI startup Wonderful, which it backed in a $34 million Seed round, speaking alongside CEO Bar Winkler at Mind the Tech London. 
InvestmentCustomersPartners
Jul 31, 2025 · en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
Roy Katz, director of brand @Wiz, presented the story of the brand of the company that was sold to Google for $32 billion at the Globes MAD Conference.
Acquired-by
Jul 29, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-negative
Vulnerability allowed unauthorized access to private apps built via AI prompts.
Acquisition
Jul 29, 2025 · www.themarker.com
growth-positive
חברת הסייבר Wiz חשפה חולשה ב-Base44, שאיפשרה גישה לאפליקציות פרטיות וארגוניות ■ הפרצה תוקנה תוך פחות מיום - אך מעוררת שאלות לגבי רמת האבטחה בכלים שמאפשרים לפתח אפליקציות במהירות, גם ללא רקע בתכנות
Acquired-by
Jul 27, 2025 · www.globes.co.il
growth-positive
רועי כץ, מנהל מותג Wiz, סיפר בכנס MAD של גלובס כיצד החברה ערערה על הקונספציות המקובלות בשוק אבטחת הענן ● "בשוק האבטחה כולם מדברים בשפה של פחד, אבל הפחד לא תמיד יוצר את הפעולה הרצויה"
Acquired-by
Jul 9, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The Israeli startup aims to break enterprise dependence on major cloud providers like Snowflake and Databricks.
InvestmentPartnersExpandCustomers
Jul 2, 2025 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- CYFOX, a leader in Agentic AI for cybersecurity and compliance, is proud to announce a partnership with Wiz, the leading cloud security...
Partners
Jun 15, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The U.S. Justice Department is scrutinizing the acquisition, but that doesn’t mean it won’t go through.
Acquisition
Jun 14, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Regulators are examining whether the deal would impact competition in cloud security. Should the deal ultimately fall through, Wiz stands to gain a breakup fee exceeding $3.2 billion.
Acquired-byInvestment
Jun 12, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Vast has built a deep-tech moat and turned cash-flow positive - with Nvidia’s support and none of Wiz’s media buzz.
InvestmentCustomersPartnersExpandPublic Trading
May 20, 2025 · en.globes.co.il
growth-positive
As regulators in the US, EU and UK scrutinize the $32 billion deal, "Globes" assesses the chances of the acquisition being approved.
Acquired-by
May 15, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The integration is designed to bring Salt’s deep insights into API behavior directly into Wiz’s cloud security platform.
Partners
Apr 15, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
The historic Google deal is fueling a surge of job applicants, investor enthusiasm, and startup ambition across Israel’s tech scene.
Acquired-by
Mar 19, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
Google’s sweetened deal with Wiz came after a series of antitrust policy changes under President Trump.
Mar 19, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
Early investors like Sequoia, Cyberstarts, and Index Ventures are set for massive payouts following the record-setting cybersecurity deal.
Mar 18, 2025 · en.globes.co.il
According to "The Wall Street Journal", Google parent company Alphabet is negotiating to buy the Israeli cloud computing security company for $30 billion.
Mar 18, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
After rejecting a lower offer, Wiz seizes a second chance in a transformed regulatory climate.
Mar 18, 2025 · techcrunch.com
Confirmed: Google is buying Wiz for $32B to beef up in cloud security | TechCrunch
Mar 18, 2025 · www.calcalistech.com
Tech giant’s biggest-ever deal aims to strengthen cloud security dominance.
+ 68 more articles
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
500+
Exact Count
3050
District
Center District
Founded
2020
Registrar
516146271
Crunchbase
wiz-inc
Locations
Eliezer Kaplan St 8, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6473409, Israel
395 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USA
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
Feb 1, 2026
Verified by
Jenny Sotnik-Talisman
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets, not claimed
Team (7)
Assaf Rappaport
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Ami Luttwak
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Yinon Costica
Co-founder & VP Product
Founder
Roy Reznik
Co-founder and VP R&D
Founder
Fazal Merchant
CFO
Raaz Herzberg
VP of Marketing and Product Strategy
Rachel Ratchford
Director of Communications
Internal
Created by
Jenny Sotnik-Talisman (genys30@yahoo.com)
Created
2020-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Yanina Wainscheinker (yanina.wainscheinker@sncentral.org)
Status
Acquired by Google on Mar, 2025