Wiz (company)
Israeli-founded cloud-security firm set up by four Unit 8200 and Unit 81 veterans; bought by Google for $32bn in 2026
| Wiz
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary of Google |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founder(s) | Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik |
| Industry | Cloud security |
| Parent | Google (from March 2026) |
Wiz is a cloud-security company founded in 2020 by four Israeli military intelligence veterans. Google completed its purchase of the company for $32 billion in cash on 11 March 2026, which TechCrunch called "Google’s biggest acquisition in its history".[1]
Founders and Unit 8200
Ctech reported that chief executive Assaf Rappaport, chief technology officer Ami Luttwak, Yinon Costica and Roy Reznik "served in the Intelligence Corps, in Units 8200 and 81" (Aman; Unit 8200). In 2012 they founded their first start-up, Adallom, which was sold to Microsoft in 2015 for $320 million. They then ran Microsoft's research and development centre in Israel, with Rappaport as general manager, before leaving to set up Wiz in 2020.[2]
Ownership
The sale to Google was announced in March 2025 and completed "a full year after the companies announced the deal".[1]
See also
- Armis (company)
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rebecca Bellan, Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, TechCrunch, 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Yarden Rozanski, From IDF Intelligence to a $32B Google deal: The Wiz founders’ epic journey, Ctech, 18 March 2025.