Cato Networks

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Updated Aug 5, 2026

Overview

Cato Networks is a privately held Israeli cybersecurity and networking company that pioneered cloud-native Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), converging enterprise networking, security, and remote access on the Cato Cloud global backbone. It targets distributed enterprises replacing fragmented MPLS, firewall, VPN, and point-security infrastructure.

Primary product

Cato SASE Platform (Cato Cloud): a single-vendor, modular platform combining SD-WAN, SSE/security, Universal ZTNA, firewall-as-a-service, SWG, IPS, malware/DNS security, CASB/DLP, XDR/EDR, digital experience monitoring, and AI Security.

Founded

2015

Headquarters

Tel Aviv, Israel — 2 Leonardo Da Vinci Street, Landmark Tower, 33rd Floor.

Team size

1,500–1,800+; approximately 1,800 reported July 2026; careers page says 1,500+ across 25 locations.

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Computer and network security

Sub-industry

SASE, cloud networking, cybersecurity, SSE, AI security

Offices

Tel Aviv, Israel

San Jose, California, USA

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

London, United Kingdom

Singapore

Hong Kong

Bondi Junction, Australia

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tokyo, Japan

Madrid, Spain

Business model

Enterprise B2B SaaS/cloud subscription

Single-vendor SASE platform licensing

Modular land-and-expand adoption across SD-WAN, SSE, ZTNA, and AI Security

Channel and managed-service-provider partnerships

Funding

Stage

Late-stage private / Series G (with September 2025 extension; IPO planned but not filed)

Total raised

$1.2B

Latest round

Series G plus extension · Jun 2025

Latest amount

$409M

Series G extension

Sep 2025 · Acrew Capital

$50M

Series G

Jun 2025 · Vitruvian Partners and ION Crossover Partners

$359M

Series F

Sep 2023

$250M

Series E

Nov 2020 · Lightspeed Venture Partners

$130M

Series D

Apr 2020 · Lightspeed Venture Partners

$77M

Series C

Jan 2019 · Lightspeed Venture Partners

$55M

Series B

Jan 2016

$50M

Series A

Oct 2015 · Aspect Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners

$20M

People & investors

Leadership

Shlomo Kramer

Co-Founder and CEO

Gur Shatz

Co-Founder

Tomer Wald

Chief Financial Officer

Alon Alter

Chief Business Officer

Zehorit Mulshanski

Chief People Officer

Eyal Heiman

Chief Technology Officer

Ofir Agasi

Chief Product Officer

Aviram Katzenstein

Chief Platform Officer

Tal Tsror

Chief Services Operations Officer

Nick Fan

Chief Revenue Officer

Jaime Romero

Chief Marketing Officer

Eyal Webber-Zvik

Chief Strategy Officer

Meital Koren

Chief Legal Officer

Yaniv Toledano

Chief Information Officer

Elad Menahem

SVP Research

Investors

Acrew Capital

Adams Street Partners

Aspect Ventures

Coatue Management

Greylock Partners

ION Crossover Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Shlomo Kramer

Singtel Innov8

Sixty Degree Capital

SoftBank Investment Advisers

U.S. Venture Partners

Vitruvian Partners

Work & culture

Public careers materials emphasize a growing global team, internal growth, operational agility, ownership, and a 'work hard, play hard' social culture. The company reports ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 approval, and GDPR compliance. Public evidence does not establish one uniform work policy across all countries.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

Public benefits sources indicate equity, retirement, insurance, leave, and development benefits for some U.S. roles. Publicly reliable company-wide salary bands were not found; third-party estimates are not treated as authoritative.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance (reported for U.S. roles)

Parental and family-leave benefits

FSA/HSA-type benefits

401(k) and equity signals for U.S. roles

Training, conferences, and development tracks

Flexible time-off signals

Global team events and annual kickoff

Product & market

Pricing

Quote-based enterprise subscription/licensing; Cato describes a simple, modular license allowing customers to start with selected capabilities and expand. Public list pricing was not found.

Differentiators

—Cloud-native architecture built as one converged platform rather than chained appliances/proxies
—Purpose-built global Cato Cloud backbone and single data plane/policy engine
—Modular adoption across network modernization, security consolidation, hybrid work, and AI Security
—Unified visibility and policy enforcement across users, applications, networks, cloud, endpoints, and AI interactions
—Integrated AI Security following Aim Security acquisition
—Universal ZTNA and enterprise browser capabilities
—Rapid vulnerability protection; company reports 45-minute time-to-protect for new CVEs

Technology

Cato Cloud global backbone

SD-WAN

SASE/SSE

Universal ZTNA

FWaaS

SWG

IPS

CASB

DLP

XDR/EDR

AI Security and agentic security

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

ClickHouse

Java

Spring Boot

React

AWS, Azure, and GCP

Customers

Swissport

Fortune 500 enterprises

Global 2000 enterprises

Manufacturing companies

Robotics and automation companies

Telecom providers

Data-analytics companies

More than 4,800 customers reported July 2026

Competitors

Palo Alto Networks

Zscaler

Netskope

Cisco

Cloudflare

Check Point

Fortinet

Versa Networks

Aryaka

VMware SASE

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $350M–$415M ARR/revenue run-rate as of 2025–July 2026; the company reported $415M ARR on 2026-07-27. Older third-party estimates around $200M–$300M are superseded by the company’s latest ARR disclosure.

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Sep 2025

Cato completed its first-ever acquisition, buying AI-security company Aim Security; Calcalist reported a $350 million transaction.

Source

Other

Jun 2025

Series G included approximately $120 million of secondary employee sales, and the IPO was postponed; Cato remained unprofitable according to Calcalist.

Source

Other

Jul 2026

Cato canceled a planned 6,400-square-meter Tel Aviv office relocation and leased an additional floor at its existing headquarters; management said there were no layoffs or hiring freeze and cited more than 250 open roles.

Source

Latest news

Cato Networks Launches Agentic Threat Prevention to Predict and Mitigate AI-Assisted Attacks

PR Newswire / Cato Networks · Aug 2026

Introduced autonomous-agent capability that predicts attack paths and generates customer-specific protections; Cato also reiterated its 2026 Gartner SASE Leader status.

Cato Exceeds $415M in ARR Fueled by 42% YoY Growth and Enterprise Demand

Cato Networks · Jul 2026

Reported $415M ARR, 42% year-over-year growth, more than 4,800 customers, major enterprise contracts, a London AI hub, and 45-minute CVE protection.

Cato Networks tops $415 million in ARR, still planning IPO

Calcalist/CTech · Jul 2026

Reported approximately 1,800 employees, no layoffs, more than 250 open positions, cancellation of a planned office move, and continued but unscheduled IPO plans.

Cato Networks Opens London AI Hub to Expand R&D Footprint

PR Newswire / Cato Networks · Jun 2026

Opened its first dedicated AI hub in London, initially staffing data scientists, engineers, and product managers and planning to grow the team toward 50.

Cato Acquires Aim Security to Extend SASE Leadership and Secure Enterprise AI Transformation

Cato Networks · Sep 2025

Announced Cato’s first acquisition, Aim Security, and a $50M Series G extension bringing that round to $409M.

Jobs and careers at Cato Networks

107 jobs at Cato Networks

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