Alphabet (GOOGL) Completes $32B Purchase of Cybersecurity Firm Wiz
TLDR
- Google has officially closed its $32 billion all-cash acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz, its largest-ever deal
- The deal was first announced in March 2025 and cleared U.S. and EU regulatory hurdles before closing
- Wiz will join Google Cloud but keep its brand and continue supporting AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud
- Wiz crossed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in 2025 before the deal closed
- Google originally offered $23 billion in 2024 — Wiz walked away, and came back a year later for $32 billion
Google has officially closed its $32 billion acquisition of cloud cybersecurity company Wiz, the company confirmed Wednesday morning. It’s the biggest deal Google has ever done, and it’s been a long time coming.
The agreement was first announced in March 2025, a year after Google’s initial $23 billion approach. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport turned that first offer down flat, saying he believed the company was worth more. He wasn’t wrong — when talks resumed in early 2025, Google came back nearly $10 billion higher.
The deal received U.S. regulatory clearance in November 2025, followed by EU approval in February 2026, before formally closing this week.
Wiz builds security software that monitors and protects cloud environments. Its platform covers everything from code and infrastructure through to runtime — helping companies catch threats before they turn into breaches.
The startup crossed $1 billion in ARR in 2025, according to a source familiar with the matter. That’s a milestone that made it one of the fastest-growing software companies in recent memory.
What Wiz Brings to Google Cloud
Wiz will operate inside Google Cloud, but it’s keeping its brand and its cross-cloud commitment. That means Wiz’s products will continue to work across AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and Google Cloud — a deliberately open approach.
Google framed the deal as an investment in enterprise cloud security. As more large organizations spread their workloads across multiple cloud providers, a vendor-neutral security layer becomes increasingly attractive.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the acquisition fits Google’s broader mission. “By bringing Wiz and Google Cloud together, we’re making it easier for organizations to innovate with confidence,” he said.
A Long Road to Close
The path to this deal wasn’t straightforward. Google first approached Wiz in 2024. Wiz said no. The startup continued to grow at pace, hitting $1B ARR and proving its point on valuation.
When talks resumed in 2025, the price had moved substantially. At $32 billion in cash, it eclipses Google’s previous largest acquisition — its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility back in 2012.
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic took a close look. The U.S. Department of Justice cleared the deal in November 2025. The EU signed off in February 2026 after its own antitrust review.
Alphabet stock was down fractionally in premarket trading Wednesday following the close announcement.
The two companies have said they plan to work toward a “unified security platform” that can help organizations detect and respond to threats faster across cloud environments.
Wiz’s technology uses AI to speed up threat detection and investigation. That AI-first approach is now in Google’s hands — and folded into Google Cloud’s growing enterprise security pitch.
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