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March 13, 2026
The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the 'Deal of the Decade'
Watch as Equity breaks down Google's $32B Wiz acquisition with the VC who backed them from day one, plus DOGE's data scandal and Anthropic's lawsuit against the DoD.
TL;DR
- Google acquired cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion, the largest venture-backed acquisition ever.
- Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah cited AI, cloud, and security spend as key factors for Wiz's valuation.
- The TechCrunch Equity podcast episode discusses the Wiz deal, DOGE data concerns, Palmer Luckey's gaming startup, Meta's Moltbook acquisition, and the Anthropic vs. DoD legal saga.
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