Early Life and Education
Yinon Costica was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. His mother is Algerian-born and his father is of Syrian descent. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later earned a Master of Science in Computer Networking from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Operations Research from Naval Postgraduate School.
Rise to Success
Costica's career took off with his co-founding role at Adallom, a cloud security company. Adallom was later acquired by Microsoft for $320 million. At Microsoft, he led product for the Cloud Security Group, which grew to a $1.5 billion revenue business. In 2020, Costica, along with his team, founded Wiz, a cloud security platform that rapidly became one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies globally. Wiz's revenue surpassed $100 million in 2023. Wiz has been praised for its innovative approach to cloud security, using agentless APIs to map cloud environments and identify risks.
Key Business Strategies
Costica's strategy involved building a strong team and leveraging the team's experience in the cloud security market, having worked together for over 20 years. Wiz focused on addressing the critical need for effective cloud security solutions, which contributed to its rapid growth. Wiz acquired the cloud detection and response startup Gem Security in April 2024.
Philanthropy
As of December 5, 2025, specific details about Yinon Costica's philanthropic activities and amounts were not found in the search results.
