Case Studies

Third Acquisition This Year: Cybersecurity Unicorn Wiz Announces Acquisition of Dazz

Cybersecurity unicorn Wiz has announced the acquisition of the Palo Alto based cybersecurity company Dazz, the leader in Unified Security Remediation and ASPM. This strategic acquisition comes on the heels of the recent launch of Wiz Code, marking Wiz's transition into a multi-product company. Dazz was founded in 2021 by…

PointFive secures an additional funding of 20 million dollars, bringing the company’s total capital raised to 36 million dollars only 18 months after the company’s inception

After founding and selling IntSights, the cybersecurity startup acquired by Rapid7 in 2021 for $350 million, Alon Arvatz and his partners, Amir Hozaz and Gal Ben-David, took on a new challenge and founded PointFive, specializing in cloud cost optimization. Just 18 months after its establishment, Alon and his partners announced…

Linx Security Emerges from Stealth with $33M in Funding to Revolutionize Identity Security and Governance

Linx Security, a pioneer in modern identity security and governance solutions, emerged from stealth and announced that it has raised $33 million in funding. The round was led by Index Ventures and Cyberstarts, with other investors. with a mission to redefine how organizations secure and manage identities across complex digital…

Wiz Announces $1 Billion Funding Round at $12 Billion Valuation

Wiz, the leading cloud security platform, announced a $1 billion funding round at a $12 billion valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Thrive Capital, with participation from Greylock, Wellington Management, and existing investors. This brings Wiz's total funding to $1.9 billion. Since its founding…

Apex Emerges from Stealth With $7 Million In Seed Funding to Empower Secure AI Adoption, with a direct investment from Sam Altman

Apex, the leader in AI security, announced that it emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, with participation from notable angel investors, including Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. implementation of businesSince the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022,…

The digital insurance company celebrates: Honeycomb raised 36 million dollars

Today, Insuretech company Honeycomb announced it has raised $36 million in a series B funding round. The round was led by Zeev Ventures, with the participation of Arkin Holdings and Launchbay Capital. The company, which only began writing U.S. politicies in June 2021, now operates in 16 of the largest…

The woman who inspired the series “Tehran” has launched a new startup

Sanaz Yashar, whose life story served as inspiration for the Emmy-winning series "Tehran", recently unveiled Zafran Security along with her partners Ben Sari and Shnir Havadala. The cybersecurity startup completed a $30 million funding round from leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, and Cerca Partner. Zafran is the first company…

The Israeli startup Oasis launched with a $40 million funding round and is the first to solve the challenge of non-human identity security in organizations

The field of identities is the new frontier in cybersecurity. In every organization, there are human identities and non-human identities, with each attack through them providing significant value to the attacker. In each company, there are 50 times more Non-human identities - compared to Human identities, and 60% of them…

PwC Israel concludes 2023 with the annual reports – the Exits Report and the Mergers and Acquisitions Report in the Israeli economy

PwC Israel presents data that has not been seen in a decade in Israel, both in the high-tech exits sector and in mergers and acquisitions transactions across various sectors. The findings of these reports are related, among other things, with the instability in the Israeli reality over the past year. …

The connection between Design and Cloud Security is accidental unless it is the cloud security standout Wiz.

Portfolio Magazine featured an interview with Roy Katz, Head of Brand at Wiz, discussing the unusual development of Wiz’s brand, the strategic decision to insert an element of unconventional colorfulness into the realm of cloud security, and the message behind the choice of illustration language. The Israeli Start-up Wiz, one…