The $32 billion acquisition that one venture capitalist calls the “deal of the decade.”

According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shahcybersecurity startup Wiz is “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spending.” Those tailwinds cemented what had just become The largest venture-backed acquisition in history – The $32 billion Google deal, which was finalized after a 2024 bid was rejected, an antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an additional $9 billion to sweeten the pot.

In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan, and Sean O’Kane sit down with Shah to dive into what made Wiz worth this price and more of the week’s news headlines. from Concerns about DOGE data To Palmer Lucky Start playing retro games and Meta acquisition From the viral AI agent social network Moltbook. Plus, the latest in the Anthropic vs. DoD saga as tech guys at OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Sign the legal summary In support of Anthropic.

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