Wiz
Wiz is a cloud security platform that analyzes code, cloud infrastructure, and runtime environments to automate risk detection. The company has raised $2 billion in funding and employs over 3,150 people.
The growth story
Wiz grew from 368 to 3,152 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $2.0B along the way, most recently a Series Unknown in November 2024.
About
Wiz sells security software that monitors cloud applications and infrastructure for vulnerabilities. Its platform connects development and operations data to help security teams identify risks faster.
The company was founded in 2020 and has grown rapidly, reaching a $2 billion funding milestone in late 2024. Its workforce of 3,152 suggests significant scaling since inception.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Wiz's largest department with 269 employees, indicating a strong go-to-market focus. The company has a median tenure of just one year, reflecting either rapid hiring or turnover.
The Wiz org chart
Assaf Rappaport (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 691 (+7% YoY), Engineering 591 (+11% YoY), Business Development 264 (+14% YoY), Information Technology 250 (-6% YoY), Operations 149 (+19% YoY), Marketing 107 (+22% YoY).
Talent flow
Wiz recruits heavily from cybersecurity firms like Zscaler (50 hires) and Palo Alto Networks (48). Many alumni move to Google (124 departures) or newer security startups like Sublime Security and Chainguard.
Most common previous employers of Wiz staff: Zscaler (50), Palo Alto Networks (48), AppDynamics (37), Dell EMC (36), Okta (30), Lacework | Zero-Touch Cloud Security (28). Former Wiz employees most often moved to Google (124), Sublime Security (23), Chainguard (14), Palo Alto Networks (12), CrowdStrike (9), Onyx Security (8).
Alumni worth knowing
The Wiz mafia
Wiz alumni have founded at least 13 companies, including security startups like Frame Security and Mate Security. One founder launched a company now employing nearly 3,500 people.
13Swaroop S., was Director Product Marketing & GTM until 2025Ingwon Chae, was Director of Global Growth until 2022Eric Persch, was Sales until 2023Asaf Wiener, was Product Manager until 2025Tal Shlomo, was Product and Sales until 2025Roei Deutsch, was Head of Wiz Web Studio | Branding & Positioning Lead until 2024
Jonathan Jacobi, was CTO Office until 2025
Rick Kickert, was SVP Revenue Marketing, Growth & Enablement until 2024
Yongkang H., was Principal Security Specialist - APJ until 2023
Sumeet Bansal, was Senior Customer Success Manager - US West until 2023
Imtiaz Ahmed, was Director, Cloud Security Architecture until 2023
Jona Apelbaum, was Sales Engineering Manager Europe, Emerging Markets and LATAM until 2026
Kai Kuckein, was Solutions Engineer until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 48% direct, 21% search, 12% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Wiz: Leadership (717), Cloud Computing (633), Management (624), Sales (621), Microsoft Office (588), Project Management (522), Customer Service (517), Python (Programming Language) (509).
Where the team actually sits
Wiz people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (46), California, United States (39), Tel Aviv District, Israel (34), New York, United States (33).
Search footprint
Wiz attracts about 23,860 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $319K a month if bought through ads. It gained 5,176 ranking keywords and lost 5,183 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Wiz has 3,152 employees as of September 2026.
Wiz has raised $2.0B in total, most recently a Series Unknown round in November 2024.
Wiz was founded in 2020 by Assaf Rappaport, Yinon C., Arie Zilberstein, Ami Luttwak, Roy R..
Assaf Rappaport (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Wiz's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Wiz staff are Zscaler (50 people), Palo Alto Networks (48 people), AppDynamics (37 people).
Former Wiz employees most often move to Google (124), Sublime Security (23), Chainguard (14).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Wiz, including Startup, Glencoco, EliteOps.
Wiz attracts about 23,860 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $319K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Wiz staff are Leadership, Cloud Computing, Management, Sales, Microsoft Office.
Wiz staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (46), California, United States (39), Tel Aviv District, Israel (34).
Wiz has about 691 people in Sales, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Wiz has about 591 people in Engineering, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 587 current and 647 former Wiz profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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