Wiz
Cloud security platform acquired by Google for $23 billion
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How Wiz compares
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Both went from nothing to tens of billions in value in just a few years.
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2 creators
Both went from nothing to tens of billions in value in just a few years.
"Previously the record was Wiz. $32 billion Google. So nearly double."
Cursor acquisition surpassed this record
"Particularly something like Wiz and Cursor, you'd you'd kind of like 4, 5, 6 years and you know, to get from nothing to well, 30 billion dollars and then potentially 60 billion dollars"
Mentioned alongside Cursor as example of rapid growth
What creators say
"Wiz will do it for its customers. Wiz's customer base starts at a multi-thousand person company... where are they unlikely to go pay $150,000 for a Wiz, but very well could pay 40 or 50 for something suited to them."
More from Christina Cacioppo →"Wiz got to over 100 million in ARR in 18 months from their first release, right? We're going to try to beat that."
More from Kevin Mandia →"He was a freaking master at Wiz and I think the best CRO or sales leader in the business — Chad Peets says he's the best of the best."
More from Harry Stebbings →
"Previously the record was Wiz. $32 billion Google. So nearly double."
More from Jordi Hays →"I worked at a company acquired by Wiz, and then we got acquired by Google."
More from Jonathan Jacobe →
"Particularly something like Wiz and Cursor, you'd you'd kind of like 4, 5, 6 years and you know, to get from nothing to well, 30 billion dollars and then potentially 60 billion dollars"
More from a16z →"fun day today with with Whiz closing. So you get a second opportunity to take another victory lap"
More from Shardul Shah →Created by
"When I wrote the first check to Assaf Rappaport at Wiz at Adallom at the first company they started in 2012. It was done at $15 million post."
More from Gili Raanan →Keep exploring
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