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Wiz's $32 billion all-cash acquisition by Google parent Alphabet promises a colossal payday for the cybersecurity startup's early-stage investors. The

Wiz’s $32 billion all-cash acquisition by Google parent Alphabet promises a colossal payday for the cybersecurity startup’s early-stage investors. The deal is a big win for Sequoia, one of the best-known VC firms, which stands to make $3 billion, about 25x the money it invested in the company, Bloomberg reported. Today, that fund owns 4.1% of Wiz, which means it’s poised to make a whopping $1.3 billion on the deal, according to a person familiar with the firm’s performance.

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