The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the ‘Deal of the Decade’
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According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what just became the largest venture-backed acquisition in history - Google’s $32B deal, finalized after a declined 2024 offer, antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an