Importantly, Wiz will maintain its brand and will continue to provide cybersecurity solutions for all major cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.“Now, as one team with Google Cloud, we have the opportunity to accelerate our roadmap in ways that simply weren’t possible before. By integrating the most cutting edge AI capabilities into the Wiz platform, we’ll continue to give security teams new superpowers,”saidAssaf Rappaport, the CEO of Wiz.Rappaport added that Wiz will soon share additional details on enhancements powered by Google, including the use of Gemini AI.According toCalcalist, the deal is set to provide massive payouts for Wiz’s international backers. Index Ventures, the startup’s largest outside shareholder with a 12% stake, is on track to collect roughly $3.8 billion. Other significant beneficiaries include Sequoia Capital, whose 10% ownership translates to approximately $3.2 billion, and Insight Partners, which is expected to receive around $2.9 billion.The deal also secures a massive payout for Wiz’s workforce: its 1,800 global employees hold equity valued at roughly $3 billion. Google has also committed $1.5 billion in combined cash and stock retention bonuses for staff who stay with the company post-acquisition.Google Cloud is also the home of incident response and threat intelligence specialist Mandiant, which the companyacquiredin 2022 for $5.4 billion.Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

“Now, as one team with Google Cloud, we have the opportunity to accelerate our roadmap in ways that simply weren’t possible before. By integrating the most cutting edge AI capabilities into the Wiz platform, we’ll continue to give security teams new superpowers,”saidAssaf Rappaport, the CEO of Wiz.Rappaport added that Wiz will soon share additional details on enhancements powered by Google, including the use of Gemini AI.According toCalcalist, the deal is set to provide massive payouts for Wiz’s international backers. Index Ventures, the startup’s largest outside shareholder with a 12% stake, is on track to collect roughly $3.8 billion. Other significant beneficiaries include Sequoia Capital, whose 10% ownership translates to approximately $3.2 billion, and Insight Partners, which is expected to receive around $2.9 billion.The deal also secures a massive payout for Wiz’s workforce: its 1,800 global employees hold equity valued at roughly $3 billion. Google has also committed $1.5 billion in combined cash and stock retention bonuses for staff who stay with the company post-acquisition.Google Cloud is also the home of incident response and threat intelligence specialist Mandiant, which the companyacquiredin 2022 for $5.4 billion.Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

Rappaport added that Wiz will soon share additional details on enhancements powered by Google, including the use of Gemini AI.According toCalcalist, the deal is set to provide massive payouts for Wiz’s international backers. Index Ventures, the startup’s largest outside shareholder with a 12% stake, is on track to collect roughly $3.8 billion. Other significant beneficiaries include Sequoia Capital, whose 10% ownership translates to approximately $3.2 billion, and Insight Partners, which is expected to receive around $2.9 billion.The deal also secures a massive payout for Wiz’s workforce: its 1,800 global employees hold equity valued at roughly $3 billion. Google has also committed $1.5 billion in combined cash and stock retention bonuses for staff who stay with the company post-acquisition.Google Cloud is also the home of incident response and threat intelligence specialist Mandiant, which the companyacquiredin 2022 for $5.4 billion.Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

According toCalcalist, the deal is set to provide massive payouts for Wiz’s international backers. Index Ventures, the startup’s largest outside shareholder with a 12% stake, is on track to collect roughly $3.8 billion. Other significant beneficiaries include Sequoia Capital, whose 10% ownership translates to approximately $3.2 billion, and Insight Partners, which is expected to receive around $2.9 billion.The deal also secures a massive payout for Wiz’s workforce: its 1,800 global employees hold equity valued at roughly $3 billion. Google has also committed $1.5 billion in combined cash and stock retention bonuses for staff who stay with the company post-acquisition.Google Cloud is also the home of incident response and threat intelligence specialist Mandiant, which the companyacquiredin 2022 for $5.4 billion.Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

The deal also secures a massive payout for Wiz’s workforce: its 1,800 global employees hold equity valued at roughly $3 billion. Google has also committed $1.5 billion in combined cash and stock retention bonuses for staff who stay with the company post-acquisition.Google Cloud is also the home of incident response and threat intelligence specialist Mandiant, which the companyacquiredin 2022 for $5.4 billion.Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

Google Cloud is also the home of incident response and threat intelligence specialist Mandiant, which the companyacquiredin 2022 for $5.4 billion.Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

Related:OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup PromptfooRelated:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

Related:Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

Related:Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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