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Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover
In an internal memo to staff, the firm's founder and chief executive said he was 'flattered'.
A source close to the deal told the BBC the offer was "very tempting", but Wiz believed it was big enough to go it alone and attempt to become the biggest cyber-security company in the world. Wiz is the third venture by Mr Rappaport and his three co-founders Ami Luttwak, Roy Reznik and Yinon Costic, who first met while serving in the Israeli military. Many of the biggest Israeli cyber-security companies in the world have been created by people who served in this division, including Check Point, Palo Alto and Armis.
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