The Founding of Wiz
Assaf Rappaport founded Wiz after identifying a market opportunity, bringing in high-tech leaders and a handful of investors, including Cerca Partners.
Rappaport's previous startup, Adallom, was sold to Microsoft for $320 million in 2012. He then became the general manager of Cloud Security and Israel R&D for Microsoft.
Early Investors
- Cerca Partners, founded by Haleli Barath and Ofer Katz
- Angel investor Gili Raanan
- Sequoia Capital
- Index Ventures
- Friends from Microsoft
Assaf Rappaport and his partners, Yinon Costica, Ami Luttwak, and Roy Reznik, left Microsoft to establish Wiz.
Author's summary: Wiz founded by Assaf Rappaport with key investors.