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ZEST founders

ZEST Security raises $5 million Seed round for cloud risk resolution platform

24.07.24|CTech
The Israeli startup’s platform provides paths that offer both mitigation and remediation using code and existing controls to eliminate cloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.  
מימין תומר שוורץ סמנכ״ל טכנולוגיות מרב בהט מנכ״לית ו יובל אופיר סמנכ״ל מחקר ופיתוח חברת אבטחת הענן Dazz

Dazz raises $50 million to accelerate AI-powered cloud security remediation

24.07.24|Meir Orbach
The company’s unified remediation platform provides visibility across all detection tools and environments, including code, clouds, applications, and infrastructure. 
מימין דאלי ראג'ק ו אסף רפפורט wiz

Wiz-Google deal collapse will only benefit Israel’s cyber industry

24.07.24|Meir Orbach
By canceling the deal, Wiz’s founders have paved the way for other Israeli entrepreneurs to feel confident in their path. 
מייסדי סיאברה

Cyabra going public via SPAC merger at $70 million valuation

23.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli company's platform provides organizations and the public sector with actionable insights to counter everything from election interference to brand reputation attacks and impersonations.
מייסדי וויז Wiz founders

From IPO dreams to CrowdStrike’s crisis: Inside the collapse of the Wiz-Google mega deal

23.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The timing of CEO Assaf Rappaport's announcement that Wiz was walking away from the Google deal on the eve of the giant’s earnings report indicates that he was mulling the decision until the very last moment. The fear of becoming history at the age of 40, the blow received by competitor CrowdStrike, the attempt to raise the price, and the desire for a huge IPO were probably among the considerations that tipped the scales. 
Assaf Rappaport Wiz Dog

The $23 billion gamble: Wiz's bold move to stay independent

23.07.24|Meir Orbach
CEO Assaf Rappaport and the other founders did not want to sell Wiz to Google. Reluctantly, they had to participate in the negotiations and show full commitment to the company's investors. However, as the moment of truth approached, they made an unexpected decision: to give up $23 billion in favor of the more challenging option of developing the company in preparation for a giant IPO. 
צוות Linx Security לינקס סקיוריטי

Identity security startup Linx nets $27M Series A from Index, Cyberstarts, and Wiz founders

22.07.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup's technology maps and monitors the relationships between users, their identities, and the access and permissions they have to company data and resources, and uses advanced analytics and automation to enable organizations to shrink their attack surface.
ג'ורג' קורץ 2 מנכ"ל קראודסטרייק CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage: A technological wake-up call

21.07.24|Omer Kabir
How a software glitch exposed the fragility of global systems 
מייסד פאלו אלטו ניר צוק ומייסד וויז אסף רפפורט

CrowdStrike's troubles open new doors for Israeli cyber companies

21.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The American company may not have been a household name in Israel or globally until this weekend's outage, but it is highly regarded in the cyber industry and is a major competitor to many Israeli cyber companies. 
מייסדי אקווה סקיוריטי מימין דרור דוידוף ו אמיר ג'רבי CTO

Cyber unicorn Aqua axes 10% of workforce

17.07.24|Meir Orbach
Aqua, which raised $60 million at a $1 billion valuation earlier this year, is laying off around 50 employees. 
מימין ניר צוק ו עומרי כספי

From Nir Zuk to Omri Casspi: The unexpected winners of the historic Wiz deal

17.07.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
The Palo Alto Networks founder and NBA player turned VC are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $900 million stake in Wiz.
Assaf Rappaport Wiz Dog

From Waze to Wiz: Google writing new chapter in Israeli tech history

14.07.24|Sophie Shulman
A small step for Google is a giant leap for Wiz and especially for the Israeli tech industry, which has been struggling to preserve its prestige and reputation in what has been the most challenging year and a half it has known. 
מייסדי וויז Wiz founders

Google in negotiations to acquire Wiz in $23 billion deal

14.07.24|Meir Orbach
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google parent Alphabet is looking to purchase the Israeli cybersecurity company in what would be its largest acquisition ever. Wiz raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation earlier this year.
CYBERPROOF

CyberProof laying off over 7% of workforce

10.07.24|Meir Orbach
The UST subsidiary is parting ways with 20 of 85 employees in Israel as part of the global cutbacks 
מייסד SOLA סקיוריטי גיא פלכטר עדכני

Cider Security founder nets $28M in Seed funding for stealth cyber startup

08.07.24|Sophie Shulman
Less than two years after selling Cider to Palo Alto Networks in a $300 million deal, Guy Flechter has raised a significant sum for his new cybersecurity project named Sola Security. Investors include S Capital, S32, and Michael Moritz
Wiz founders

War can't stop Israeli cyber growth

27.06.24|Sophie Shulman
Israeli cyber startups raised $2.9 billion between January and mid-June, compared to $1.9 billion in all of 2023 and $3.2 billion in 2022. There were also 12 exits in early 2024, compared to 21 in 2023, 16 in 2022, and a record 35 in 2021, according to a report by YL Ventures
Gaby Portnoy

"Iran is also cyber-attacking its allies"

25.06.24|CTech
Gaby Portnoy, DG of the National Cyber Directorate, also called for the establishment of an international joint defense and deterrence front. “It is a wonderful time to invest in Israel. We will remember those who show up on our side now,” added former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University
מייסדי סמפריס מימין גיא טברובסקי , מיקי ברזמן , מתן ליברמן Semperis

Semperis enters unicorn club with $125 million round at over $1 billion valuation

20.06.24|Meir Orbach
The cyber company also named a new CFO, CRO and CLO as it continues to gear up for a potential IPO 
Entro founders

Entro Security raises $18 million Series A for non-human identity and secrets management platform

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s platform helps security teams to implement and automate strong governance for secrets and NHI management, with real-time detection and response 
Andrew Merlin

Merlin Ventures appoints Andrew Smeaton as CISO-in-Residence

17.06.24|CTech
“With Andrew, our ability to stand out in the Israeli cybersecurity market and give added value to entrepreneurs will even increase,” said Managing Partner Shay Michel
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