Founder Profile
Assaf Rappaport
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Assaf Rappaport?
Assaf Rappaport is a founder of Wiz, Inc., which was founded in 2020 with Yinon Costica, Ami Luttwak and Roy Reznik.
- Company founded
- Wiz, Inc.
- Founded
- 2020
- Co-founders
- Yinon Costica, Ami Luttwak and Roy Reznik
Background
Rappaport served in the Israel Defense Forces' Unit 8200, co-founded Adallom (acquired by Microsoft in 2015), and then led Microsoft's Israel R&D center before leaving to start Wiz.
Founding Story
Assaf Rappaport is co-founder and CEO of Wiz. He led the company's fundraising from its $100 million Series A in 2020 to its $1 billion round at a $12 billion valuation in 2024, declined Google's $23 billion offer in July 2024, and then agreed to the $32 billion sale to Alphabet in March 2025. He continues to lead Wiz within Google Cloud after the deal closed in March 2026. Assaf Rappaport was born in 1983.
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