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Sources: cloud security startup Wiz is in advanced talks to acquire competitor Lacework for $150M-$200M; Lacework raised $1.8B and was valued at $8.3B in 2021

From $8.3 billion valuation to $200M (only a 2x multiple on $100M ARR)? … Ehsan Arami : Wiz in deep negotiations to acquire Lacework.  Very curious on people thoughts about this.  —  Number is between $150Mil - $200Mil. … Marina Miller : From 8.3 Billion in 2021 to 200 million and pocket chance..  —  Lacework in settlement to be acquired by Wiz, once a shining star in Cloud SecurityPhil Moroni : Didn't see this one coming.  Consolidation is the name of the game apparently.  —  https://lnkd.in/... Alex Burkardt : Very interesting if true.  —  Building a company from a blank sheet of paper is pure pain and success is not guaranteed. … Forums: Hacker News : Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $300M

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  • @gregisenberg Greg Isenberg on x
    Lacework ($200M/year in revenue) is getting acquired for ~$200M. It was worth $8.3B 2 years ago. The VC startup market is cracking. This is the golden era to be buying distressed VC-assets and turning them into cash-flowing machines. Go out there and buy some companies. They... […
  • @coryweinberg Cory Weinberg on x
    M&A SCOOP: Cyber startup Lacework, once valued at $8.3B, in talks to sell itself to privately held Wiz for as little as $150M. Kind of a wild example of M&A to come in the cybersecurity startup world, an area that VCs poured money into in recent years https://www.theinformation.c…