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Last discussed Oct 20, 2026

Cloud security platform acquired by Google for $23 billion

How Wiz compares

2 creators weighed in
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Both went from nothing to tens of billions in value in just a few years.

2 creators
Jordi Hays

"Previously the record was Wiz. $32 billion Google. So nearly double."

Cursor acquisition surpassed this record

a16z

"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

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Christina Cacioppo
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vs: Wiz targets large companies at around $150K, while Vanta targets smaller cust...

"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."

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Kevin Mandia
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vs: Growth benchmark Armadin aims to beat

"Wiz got to over 100 million in ARR in 18 months from their first release, right? We're going to try to beat that."

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Harry Stebbings
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vs: Dali Rajic's experience at Wiz is contrasted with Salesforce-background execu...

"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."

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Jordi Hays
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vs: Cursor acquisition surpassed this record

"Previously the record was Wiz. $32 billion Google. So nearly double."

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Jonathan Jacobe
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"I worked at a company acquired by Wiz, and then we got acquired by Google."

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a16z
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Praised: Fast scaling from nothing to billions in valuation vs: Mentioned alongside Cursor as example of rapid growth

"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"

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Shardul Shah
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"fun day today with with Whiz closing. So you get a second opportunity to take another victory lap"

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Gili Raanan
creator

"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."

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