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

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

Napkin contract in gas station: Wiz's journey from Israel's military intelligence to $23B exit. Along with universities, Israel's military intelligence and technology units, such as 8200, have provided the leaders for hundreds of tech startups, including Wiz.

Tricentis acquiring SeaLights in $150 million deal to expand test automation platform. The American company also purchased Israeli startup Testim for $200 million in 2022.

Hybrid cloud data platform CTERA bags $80 million, mostly in secondary funding. CTERA has developed a software platform that enables distributed file storage in private and public cloud environments, combined with accelerated access from remote sites and AI-based protection against ransomware attacks.

CytoReason raises $80 million, including from NVIDIA and Pfizer, to scale its AI disease models. The Israeli startup provides therapeutic area leaders with molecular-level insights and valuable AI tools to make data-driven decisions, helping them improve the probability of phase 2 success and optimize their R&D portfolio.

Cyber unicorn Aqua axes 10% of workforce. Aqua, which raised $60 million at a $1 billion valuation earlier this year, is laying off around 50 employees.