Nir Zuk

20 stories about Nir Zuk
מימין יצחק תשובה ו ניר צוק

Nir Zuk secures exit route from costly Esh bet as Isracard buys into digital bank

19.03.26|Almog Azar
The deal highlights high costs and slow rollout of new banking entrants.
השקת בנק אש esh מימין ניר צוק שותף בבנק שמוליק האוזר יו"ר יובל אלוני מנכ"ל

Palo Alto founder Nir Zuk sells digital bank Esh to Isracard at $130 million valuation

18.03.26|Almog Azar
The deal includes an immediate $32 million payout, future share allocations tied to performance targets, and a 25% stake in Esh’s technology arm valued at $40 million.
ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו. "הפתרונות שלה, של צ'ק פוינט ושל יתר החברות לא יתאימו לאיומים החדשים"

Nir Zuk built Palo Alto by defying conventional wisdom. Now he’s betting against the cloud.

05.03.26|CTech
The 54-year-old legendary cybersecurity entrepreneur, with a personal fortune of about $1.5 billion, has raised $45 million for Cylake, a new venture aimed at organizations that cannot rely on public cloud infrastructure. 
מגזין 100 משפיעים ומשפיעות 2025 ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

“I can retire… with peace”: Nir Zuk says Palo Alto Networks finally achieved his 20-year vision with $25B CyberArk acquisition

07.12.25|CTech
Zuk said on Sequoia’s Crucible Moments podcast that he can retire confidently as the company enters the AI era with its architecture finally whole.
השקת בנק אש esh מימין ניר צוק שותף בבנק שמוליק האוזר יו"ר יובל אלוני מנכ"ל

Palo Alto Networks’ Nir Zuk unveils digital bank offering radical transparency

15.09.25|Shaked Green Arava
New digital bank Esh to launch in Israel in 2026 with “Equal Sharing” model and no fees.
ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו ו CTO Palo Alto Networks הפורש

Inside Nir Zuk’s departure and Palo Alto’s next gamble

19.08.25|Sophie Shulman
The founder’s exit leaves CEO Nikesh Arora alone to steer a $25B merger and a global cyber empire.
ניר צוק פאלו אלטו

Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk steps down, marking end of an era in cybersecurity

18.08.25|Sophie Shulman, CTech
Founder who pioneered the next-generation firewall steps aside as CTO as the cybersecurity giant prepares for its $25 billion CyberArk deal.
ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו

Palo Alto founder invests in Israeli hyperbaric startup hit by Hamas attack

30.07.25|Maayan Cohen Rozen
Bariks Health’s compact pressure chamber gets $7M boost, led by Nir Zuk, after October 7 devastation.
מימין יצחק תשובה ו ניר צוק

Nir Zuk’s Esh Bank looking for investors, in early talks with Yitzhak Tshuva

12.05.25|Almog Azar
The Palo Alto founder’s digital bank is hunting for cash—and may find it in Delek.
כנס ניצנים נתיבי אודי ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו נטוורקס וידאו

Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk: “We can’t keep relying on cyber as the engine of Israeli high-tech”

08.04.25|Maya Nahum Shahal
Outdated curriculums threaten the nation’s high-tech edge, says cybersecurity pioneer.
כנס ניו יורק - ניר צוק מייסד וסמנכ"ל טכנולוגיות Palo Alto

Palo Alto's Nir Zuk: “The cybersecurity market is shifting because of AI”

30.03.25|CTech
The industry veteran explains why standalone security startups will struggle, why he’s investing in fintech and defense tech, and why Israel remains a prime target for innovation.
מימין ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו ומייסד צ'ק פוינט גיל שוויד

Palo Alto’s Nir Zuk: “$32B is hard to turn down, but Israel would have benefited if Wiz had gone public”

18.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Zuk laments missed opportunity for Israel’s public market presence, while Check Point’s Gil Shwed praises the deal as a global win for Israeli cybersecurity.
ניר צוק ועידת לונדון

Palo Alto Networks’ Nir Zuk: “The cyber market is maturing. Small companies have a problem selling standalone solutions that big companies provide”

24.09.24|Meir Orbach
“We prefer acquisitions. The reason we prefer acquisitions is because when a large company develops something new, the people that are doing it don't have the same incentives as those that do it in their startup. In a large company it’s not life or death if something you develop is successful or not,” added Zuk.
ניר צוק ו אייר חיפה

Why is Palo Alto's founder launching a low cost airline?

28.07.24|Yuval Azulay
Low-cost Air Haifa, in which Palo Alto Networks’ founder Nir Zuk is the sole investor, will receive its first plane at the end of the month. The airline aims to offer residents of northern Israel convenient flights to Greece and Cyprus. 
ועידת התחזיות 2022 ניר צוק מייסד Palo Alto Networks

Nir Zuk's new digital bank valued at over $500 million in latest investment

08.01.23|Golan Hazani
Clal Insurance is investing approximately $28 million for a 5% stake in the Esh bank led by the Palo Alto Networks founder, who has invested tens of millions of dollars in the new venture
ועידת התחזיות 2022 מימין ניר צוק מייסד Palo Alto Networks ו אריק שטילמן מנכ"ל ושותף מייסד Rapyd

Nir Zuk faces criticism after saying high-earning techies should be heavily taxed

30.12.21|CTech
The founder of Palo Alto suggested increasing taxes for high-earning tech employees in order to bridge the gaps in Israeli society, but CEO of Rapyd Arik Shtilman called him out, claiming taxes are one of the reasons for the sector’s workforce shortage
מוסף שבועי 28.11.19 ניר צוק מנכל חברת פלאו אלדו ישראלי לשעבר

“If Wiz is worth $6 billion, Palo Alto is worth more than a trillion"

28.12.21|Sophie Shulman
Unicorns are galloping into the abyss, Israel's cybersecurity infrastructure is broken, and offensive cyber companies are doing business with criminals. Palo Alto may have entered the Nasdaq-100, but that is not going to hold back founder Nir Zuk