According to Index Ventures partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz is positioned “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spending.” These tailwinds fueled the acquisition, which was the largest venture-backed acquisition in history. Google's $32 billion deal came after a rejection of its 2024 offer, antitrust reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, and an additional $9 billion in favorable terms.
In this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan, and Sean O'Kane sit down with Shah to dig into why Wiz is worth its price and this week's headlines. From DOGE data concerns to Palmer Luckey's retro gaming startup to Meta's acquisition of viral AI agent social network Moltbook. And it's the latest installment in the Anthropic vs. Department of Defense saga, with engineers from OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft signing legal briefs in support of Anthropic.
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