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.

The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the 'Deal of the Decade'

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.