Yes — just recently Google acquired Wiz, a leading Israeli cloud security startup, for US $32 billion. The deal, finalized in mid‑2025, is Google's largest-ever acquisition and one of the biggest in Israeli tech history .Key details:Founders: Wiz was co-founded by four former soldiers of Unit 8200 (Israel’s elite military intelligence tech unit): Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, and Ami Luttwak .Timeline:The group previously launched Adallom (sold to Microsoft in 2015 for ~$320 million) .They founded Wiz in March 2020; within five years it scaled rapidly and drew Google's attention .Price jump: Initial talks valued Wiz at ~$23 billion in mid‑2024, but the final deal was struck for $32 billion .This acquisition highlights:The pipeline from Israeli military intelligence (especially Unit 8200) to global cybersecurity ventures .Google's emphasis on strengthening cloud security capabilities amid rising cyber threats and competition. --- Why It MattersBiggest ever for Google: This marks Google’s largest acquisition, even surpassing its 2013 purchase of Waze (also Israeli-founded, though that deal was ~$1.1 billion) .Defense-tech pipeline: It reinforces the trend of elite Israeli military-trained teams founding top-tier cyber companies absorbed by major US tech firms .Strategic for cloud security: Integrating Wiz is expected to enhance security tooling within Google Cloud and potentially across other platforms .
