Assaf Rappaport

20 stories about Assaf Rappaport
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ לצד מטה כאל

After McDonald’s, Wiz founders explore a deal for credit card company CAL

21.10.26|Golan Hazani
Assaf Rappaport and his co-founders are considering an acquisition of CAL, adding another major Israeli business to their expanding interests. Their inquiry comes as Discount Bank weighs its options after the collapse of the original deal.
אסף רפפורט מקדונלד'ס מקדונלדס

Wiz billionaires emerge as frontrunners for McDonald’s Israel franchise

15.10.26|Golan Hazani
The four founders of the cybersecurity company are in the final stages of negotiations with McDonald’s. The transaction remains unsigned but would mark a significant expansion into the restaurant business.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Assaf Rappaport: “I received an envelope with $30 billion written on it. I said no right away”

27.09.26|CTech
The Wiz CEO reveals new details of the $32 billion Google deal and discusses wealth, tech culture and his growing public role.
מימין אסף רפפורט ו ינון קוסטיקה ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Wiz founders Rappaport and Costica add television to their post-exit portfolio with $120 million Reshet 13 deal

16.09.26|Omer Kabir
The pair will take control of Reshet 13 through the Merit Fund after the Second Authority approved the ownership transfer.
הרצליה מדיקל סנטר

Clalit blocks Wiz founders’ bid for Herzliya Medical Center in $40 million deal

06.09.26|Golan Hazani
The health fund is exercising its right of first refusal to acquire Yair Landau’s 10% stake, in line with the Health Ministry’s push for health funds to control private hospitals. 
Yevgeny Dibrov Assaf Rappaport

Before Armis and Wiz were worth billions, Rappaport and Dibrov wrote each other $100,000 checks

19.08.26|CTech
The two cybersecurity entrepreneurs first met in the IDF’s elite Unit 81 before becoming early investors in each other’s startups, which went on to produce two of Israel’s biggest technology exits.  
מימין אסף רפפורט ו ינון קוסטיקה ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Wiz founders Rappaport and Costica to finance Reshet 13 acquisition alone after other investors drop out

11.08.26|Omer Kabir
The other entrepreneurs initially named as backers did not ultimately transfer funds for the acquisition, leaving Rappaport and Costica to finance the deal and its planned $120 million capital injection.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Inside Assaf Rappaport's investment empire after Wiz's record-breaking exit

15.07.26|Meir Orbach
The cybersecurity entrepreneur has backed 37 startups, invested in leading venture firms and is now expanding into media and healthcare.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ו מנכל WIZ וויז לצד משרדי רשת 13 רמת החייל ערוץ 13

When a Wiz founder's investment becomes a test of Israel's institutions

08.07.26|Adrian Filut
The sale of Channel 13 (Reshet 13) to a group of investors identified with the heart of Israel’s high-tech industry, led by Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport, has evolved into a broader question about legal certainty, regulatory independence, and investor trust.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Assaf Rappaport’s 2026 deal spree: Inside the Wiz founder’s expanding AI investment map

25.06.26|CTech
His 10 investments in the first six months of the year span memory layers, identity security and autonomous defense systems. 
מירב בהט אסף רפפורט

Merav Bahat raising $25-30 million AI fund with Assaf Rappaport, Sequoia, Greylock and a16z

24.06.26|Meir Orbach
The founder-led fund will focus on early-stage AI infrastructure and cybersecurity startups, aiming to connect Israel’s tech ecosystem with Silicon Valley capital and expertise.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport: “AI creates disruption, but also opportunity. That is true for Wix too.”

27.05.26|CTech, Ynet
The Wiz founder says the AI revolution will force companies to reinvent themselves, argues Israel is falling behind in artificial intelligence, and calls Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz a major vote of confidence in the country during wartime. 
אסף רפפורט מייסד ו מנכל WIZ וויז לצד משרדי רשת 13 רמת החייל ערוץ 13

Fresh from $32 billion exit, Wiz founders turn to Israeli media with $125 million bet on TV broadcaster

15.03.26|Omer Kabir
An investor group led by Wiz founders, and including Riskified founder Eido Gal and Wix president Nir Zohar, plans to acquire control of Reshet 13 from Len Blavatnik and inject fresh funding through the Merit Spread Foundation. 
מימין לן בלווטניק אסף רפפורט ו פטריק דרהי - חדש

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport’s tech group to acquire Israeli broadcaster Reshet 13 from Len Blavatnik

13.03.26|Omer Kabir
Tech-backed Merit Spread Foundation, which will replace a proposed takeover by telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi, plans to invest about $120 million in the struggling broadcaster.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ו מנכל WIZ וויז לצד משרדי רשת 13 רמת החייל ערוץ 13

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport’s group raises Reshet 13 offer to $120 million amid battle with Drahi

23.02.26|Omer Kabir
New bid underscores determination to remain in race despite signed term sheet with rival group.
מימין אסף רפפורט מייסד ומנכ"ל וויז WIZ לצד שלט הכניסה למושב רשפון

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport acquires $13 million estate after years in rented apartment

08.02.26|Dotan Levy
Tech founder long known for modest lifestyle makes first major property purchase following record Wiz exit.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ומנכ"ל וויז WIZ

Wiz founder Assaf Rappaport leads high-tech bid for Israeli TV station

21.01.26|Golan Hazani
EXCLUSIVE: The tech group plans a $100 million investment to transform Reshet 13 into an independent, apolitical news channel.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ומנכ"ל WIZ וויז

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport steps toward sports ownership with Hapoel Tel Aviv talks

27.10.25|CTech
The billionaire founder is reportedly negotiating to buy a 15% stake in the Euroleague club for about $15 million.