The tech industry did a huge double take this year when a security startup called Wiz, founded in Israel just four years ago, became the subject of a record-breaking $23 billion takeover bid by Google. The start-up company boldly declined the offer, but…
Really? Yes, really.
We spoke with Assaf Rappaport, CEO and co-founder of Wiz, on the Disrupt stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, taking place October 28-30 at Moscone West in San Francisco, and asked him the big questions. We plan to ask all of these questions. :Why did Rapaport pull out of the deal? What's next for Wiz? Breach is an absolute nightmare. Can he completely fix cybersecurity? And what is his secret to success?
Wiz may be best known today as the startup that said no to Google, but what really sets it apart is that it's not your average cloud security provider.
These days, there is no gold standard when it comes to data breaches or malicious network activity. The number and impact of incidents is only increasing. And Wiz has emerged as the go-to all-in-one platform for businesses of all sizes seeking a better defense profile. In this highly competitive field, Wiz has grown like a weed.
And Assaf Rappaport, the leader of Wiz, is no ordinary founder.
With an extensive background in academic and military intelligence, Rappaport has an uncanny ability to see what's around the corner, faster than others, and uses that expertise to deal with it. We've figured out how to leverage it into a tool that works for you.
Rappaport also has a track record outside of his current business to prove this. Before starting Wiz, he founded and sold a previous security startup to Microsoft. That became the basis for the company's entire cloud security business.
There are still chapters yet to be written in this story, as Rapaport is still relatively early in his career and The Wiz is still going strong.
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