A $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the ‘Deal of the Decade’

According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul ShahCybersecurity startup Wiz is “between three winds: AI, the cloud, and security costs.” The mountains themselves created what has become Largest venture-backed acquisition in history – The $ 32 billion contract for Google, which was completed after the rejection of 2024, an antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an additional $ 9 billion to sweeten the pot.

On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan, and Sean O’Kane sit down with Shah to explore what made Wiz worth the price and the headlines of the week. From DOGE data challenges at Palmer Luckey’s the beginning of retro gaming and Meta availability of the viral AI assistant on the social network Moltbook. Additionally, the latest in Anthropic vs. DoD saga as technical staff at OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft enter the legal summary in support of Anthropic.

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