Wiz
Who
Wiz, an Israeli-American cloud-security company co-founded by Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik and Ami Luttwak, veterans of the IDF's Unit 8200
When
2020
Where
Tel Aviv, Israel and New York, United States
Wiz is a cloud-security company founded in 2020 by four Israeli entrepreneurs who had served together in the IDF's elite 8200 intelligence unit. It became one of the fastest-growing software startups ever and in 2026 was acquired by Google, a landmark for the Israeli cybersecurity sector.
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