Portrait of Assaf Rappaport

Rank #1850

Assaf Rappaport

Net worth $2.3B

Security startup · Israel

Born
Aug 28, 1983
Age
42
Source
Security startup
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
Israel
Marital status
In Relationship
Children
0
Education
Master of Science, Technion

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Assaf Rappaport cofounded Israeli cloud security business Wiz and owned a 10% stake in the company.
  • Google's parent company Alphabet acquired Wiz for $32 billion in cash in March 2026.
  • Wiz software scans storage providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to flag and prioritize security risks.
  • The company's revenue surpassed $100 million in 2023, when the founders began their "suicide plan" of hiring fast, raising funds and targeting top-of-market corporations.
  • Wiz customers include Fox, Morgan Stanley and LVMH, whose billionaire CEO wrote the unicorn a personal check.