Merav Bahat
Israeli cybersecurity executive; co-founder and CEO of Dazz; acquired by Wiz
| Merav Bahat
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Cybersecurity executive |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Dazz |
Merav Bahat is an Israeli cybersecurity executive. She co-founded cloud-security remediation company Dazz in 2021 with Tomer Schwartz and Yuval Ofir, and served as chief executive. In November 2024 Ctech reported that Wiz had acquired Dazz for an estimated about $450 million.[1]
Career
Ctech reported that Bahat served as deputy general manager of Microsoft Israel Research and Development and led Microsoft's cloud-security business division before founding Dazz. Company funding announcements described her as previously general manager of Microsoft's global cloud-security business.[1][2]
Dazz raised about $110 million from investors including Greylock, Insight Partners, Index Ventures and Cyberstarts before the Wiz sale.[1]
See also
- Dazz
- Tomer Schwartz
- Yuval Ofir
- Wiz
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meir Orbach, Wiz acquires Dazz for $450 million to strengthen AI-driven cloud security, Ctech, 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Cybersecurity Startup Dazz Raises $60 Million to Solve Cloud Security Remediation, PR Newswire, 14 December 2021.