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Wiz becomes a Unicorn

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel-based cloud security company Wiz (reported here previously) was founded only nine months ago. Three months ago, it raised $100 million in funds and now another $130 million gives it a market valuation of $1.7 billion and the financial status … Continue reading →

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Integrated cybersecurity

Posted on November 17, 2024

Two Israeli cyber megastars, CyberArk and Wiz have announced a strategic partnership to improve multi-cloud security for enterprises. It will help companies meet audit and compliance requirements while reducing the risk of unauthorized access. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkxojfmmjl

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No record takeover, but…

Posted on August 18, 2024

Israel’s Wiz may have rejected a $23 million takeover offer from Google, but it said “that will do nicely” to a multi-million dollar investment from Japan’s SoftBank. Wiz recently recruited dozens of employees in Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, … Continue reading →

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Best funding quarter in two years

Posted on July 7, 2024

Israeli startups raised $1.9 billion in funding in the second quarter of 2024 – its best quarter since Q4 2022. A further $1 billion was raised by Wiz – the highest raised in one round in Israeli history. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1fo1ac8r

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Four Israeli startups star in CNBC top 50 list

Posted on June 4, 2023

CNBC’s latest Disruptor 50 List of outstanding startup companies includes Israel’s BeeHero (technology for healthier commercial beehives), Orca Security (agentless cloud security), Snyk (app security products for developers) and Wiz (cloud cybersecurity). https://unitedwithisrael.org/4-israeli-companies-make-cnbc-disruptor-50-list/ https://israelactive.com/?s=beehero  https://israelactive.com/?s=Orca+Security https://israelactive.com/?s=Snyk+  https://israelactive.com/?s=Wiz+cloud+security

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Japanese forests in Israel

Posted on February 12, 2023

At an ecological community site in Southern Israel, LyOr Rabinowiz and a group of volunteers are growing a forest using the Japanese Miyawaki method. They planted saplings close together, which helps the trees defend each other against pests, revitalize poor … Continue reading →

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Israeli startup alerts Microsoft to critical flaw

Posted on September 9, 2021

Israel’s Wiz (see here previously), led by former Microsoft employees, discovered an “unprecedented critical vulnerability” in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. It notified Microsoft, who paid Wiz a bounty for the discovery and said it immediately fixed the problem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-fixes-cloud-vulnerability-after-warning-from-israel-based-company/

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Manage security in the cloud

Posted on December 13, 2020

Israel’s Wiz provides companies with complete visibility of the security of its computer infrastructure in the Cloud. It enables risk management of networks, identities, applications and vulnerabilities. Easy to install, focusing on the critical issues and providing speedy analysis of … Continue reading →

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