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Cato Networks Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Cato Networks is valued at $4.8B as of June 2025, a 19.2x revenue multiple. Cato Networks revenue was $250M, as disclosed with its latest round.
Last Cato Networks valuation
$4.8B
Series G · Jun 2025
Last Cato Networks funding round
$409M
Series G · Jun 2025
Cato Networks revenue
$250M
Series G · Jun 2025
Key investors in Cato Networks
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Singtel Innov8
Aspect Ventures
Greylock
Shlomo Kramer
U.S. Venture Partners
About Cato Networks
Cato Networks is a Tel Aviv company that sells a cloud-native secure access service edge platform combining wide-area networking and network security in one subscription service. It was founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer, a co-founder of Check Point Software and Imperva, and Gur Shatz, a co-founder of Incapsula. The platform runs on a private global backbone of points of presence and replaces branch firewalls, routers, proxies and private circuits for enterprise customers, which it reaches through channel partners and managed service providers. Kramer serves as chief executive. The company has raised more than 1 billion dollars from investors including Lightspeed, Vitruvian Partners, ION Crossover Partners, Adams Street, Greylock and Coatue, and was valued at more than 4.8 billion dollars in June 2025. In September 2025 it made its first acquisition, the AI security company Aim Security. Cato reported annual recurring revenue of 250 million dollars at the end of 2024.
Founded
2015
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Subscription
Revenue
$250M (Jun 2025)
Valuation
$4.8B (Jun 2025)
Cato Networks Valuation
Cato Networks is currently valued at $4.8B, based on its Series G in June 2025. Read the announcement ↗
The $409M round was led by ION Crossover Partners and Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Acrew Capital, Adams Street Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Cato Networks' valuation has grown 4.8x from $1B at its Series E in November 2020 to $4.8B in June 2025, across 4 priced rounds.
Cato Networks valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Series G | $4.8B | 19.2x |
| Sep 2023 | Undisclosed stage | $3B | 30.0x |
| Oct 2021 | Series F | $2.5B | - |
| Nov 2020 | Series E | $1B | - |
Cato Networks Revenue
Cato Networks' latest recorded revenue is $250M, as of its Series G in June 2025. At a $4.8B valuation, that implies a 19.2x revenue multiple.
Revenue grew from $100M in September 2023 to $250M in June 2025, while the revenue multiple moved from 30.0x to 19.2x.
Cato Networks revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | $250M | $4.8B | 19.2x | Series G |
| Sep 2023 | $100M | $3B | 30.0x | Undisclosed stage |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
Cato Networks Funding History
Cato Networks has raised a total of $1.2B across 8 funding rounds.
Cato Networks' first fundraising round was a $20M Series A in October 2015. The most recent completed round was a $409M Series G in June 2025.
Cato Networks funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Series G | ION Crossover Partners (lead); Vitruvian Partners (lead); Acrew Capital; Adams Street Partners; Lightspeed Venture Partners | $409M | $4.8B | Cato Networks is a SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) leader providing a cloud-native platform that converges enterprise networking and security, including SD-WAN, global private backbone, and advanced threat prevention for connecting users, sites, and resources to applications securely from anywhere. Founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer (co-founder of Check Point and Imperva) and Gur Shatz, the company employs about 1,400 people, half in Israel, and has raised over $1.1 billion total funding to date. Cato Networks announced its first acquisition of AI security startup Aim Security in September 2025 to integrate advanced AI protection into its SASE Cloud Platform, enabling secure enterprise adoption of AI agents and applications amid the AI transformation. In June 2025, Cato Networks raised $359 million in its Series G round led by ION Crossover Partners and Vitruvian Partners, at a $4.8 billion valuation, followed by an additional $50 million extension from Acrew Capital (with participation from Adams Street Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners implied in the round), bringing the total to $409 million on the same terms and valuation. The funding supports expansion, including covering the Aim Security acquisition estimated at $300-350 million. No specific use of funds beyond M&A and general growth was detailed. As of September 2025 announcements, Cato surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), up 20% from $250 million at end-2024, reflecting strong traction in the SASE market where it was named a leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant. The company aims for a Nasdaq IPO but requires sustained revenue growth above $300 million and profitability. Aim Security, founded in 2022 by Unit 8200 veterans, had raised $28 million from YL Ventures and Canaan before the exit. Cato positions itself as the primary control point for AI interactions via SASE, replacing legacy infrastructure with a modular, open architecture. The acquisition adds capabilities to detect threats, anomalous access, and data breaches in AI environments, aligning with rapid enterprise AI adoption. |
| Sep 2023 | Undisclosed stage | Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead); Adams Street Partners; Sixty Degree Capital; SoftBank Group; Singtel Innov8 | $238M | $3B | Cato Networks, headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel and founded in 2015 by Gur Shatz and Shlomo Kramer, is a cybersecurity and software-defined networking company providing a single-vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform. The platform enables organizations to securely connect to network resources from anywhere in the world, combining networking, managed cybersecurity, and global backbone services into one integrated offering. On September 19, 2023, Cato Networks announced the completion of a $238 million Series D+ equity financing round, bringing total capital raised to $773 million. The round was led by LightSpeed Venture Partners with participation from Adams Street Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Sixty Degree Capital, and Singtel Innov8, valuing the company at over $3 billion. This represented an uptick from the company's previous valuation of $2.5 billion following a $200 million round in October 2021. Following the round, Ravi Mhatre, founder and managing director of LightSpeed Venture Partners, joined Cato's board of directors. By the time of the funding round, Cato had achieved significant traction with over 1,800 enterprise customers including Carlsberg and the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team using the platform's security and networking infrastructure. The company reported Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) exceeding $100 million in 2022, with year-over-year revenue growth of 60 percent. Cato planned to use the new funds to expand customer success delivery, grow its partner ecosystem offering managed SASE services, and increase its engineering and product team from approximately 800 employees to over 900 by year-end 2023. The funding round came shortly after Cato earned recognition as a ZTE/SASE Leader by Forrester Research and a Challenger in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Single-vendor SASE, with CEO Shlomo Kramer previously indicating the company's intent to pursue an initial public offering within approximately one year of the funding announcement. |
| Oct 2021 | Series F | Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead); Swisscom Ventures (lead); Acrew Capital; Shlomo Kramer; Singtel Innov8; Aspect Ventures; Greylock; Coatue | $200M | $2.5B | Cato Networks, founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer (CEO, co-founder of Check Point and Imperva) and Gur Shatz (President and COO, co-founder of Incapsula), provides the world's first SASE platform, converging networking and security services including SD-WAN, NGFW, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA into a global cloud-native service spanning over 65 PoPs in more than 190 countries. The company targets enterprises for WAN transformation, secure remote access, work-from-home, and multicloud connectivity, emphasizing radical simplicity and operating efficiency for CSP partners. In October 2021, Cato Networks raised $200 million in a Series F round, achieving a post-money valuation of $2.5 billion, as announced in December 2021 alongside a strategic follow-on investment from Swisscom Ventures (tens of millions). Lightspeed Venture Partners co-led the round with Swisscom Ventures, with participation from Acrew Capital, Aspect Ventures, Coatue, Greylock, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Shlomo Kramer, Singtel Innov8, and others. This brought total funding to approximately $532 million prior to the Swisscom addition, supporting plans to recruit hundreds of employees in Israel, growing headcount to 500 in 2021. By late 2021, Cato had nearly 100% year-over-year revenue growth, over 1,100 organizations deployed managing 300,000 remote users, 92% increase in deal registrations, and 41% rise in channel partners. The round underscored surging CSP interest in SASE amid market convergence. Later traction showed 2.2K+ enterprise customers by 2023 and $250M+ ARR by 2024. |
| Nov 2020 | Series E | Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead); Acrew Capital; Shlomo Kramer; Singtel Innov8; Aspect Ventures; Greylock; Coatue | $130M | $1B | Cato Networks announced on 17 November 2020 a $130 million round, its largest to date, at a valuation of over $1 billion, which made it a unicorn. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round and Coatue joined as a new investor, with existing investors Greylock, Aspect Ventures and Acrew Capital, Singtel Innov8 and Shlomo Kramer participating. The round brought total funding to $332 million. Cato, founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer and Gur Shatz and based in Tel Aviv, provides a cloud-native secure access service edge platform that converges SD-WAN, network security and zero trust access into one global service built on its own network of points of presence. The company said it would use the funds to extend its position in the SASE market and expand its technology and go-to-market organisation. |
| Apr 2020 | Series D | Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead); Shlomo Kramer; Singtel Innov8; Aspect Ventures; U.S. Venture Partners; Greylock | $77M | - | Cato Networks announced on 7 April 2020 an investment of $77 million led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, its largest round to that date. Existing investors including Greylock Partners, Aspect Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and Singtel Innov8 took part, and the company described itself as the provider of the world's first SASE platform. The round followed a $55 million Series C in January 2019. Cato, founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer and Gur Shatz and based in Tel Aviv, runs a cloud-native service that converges wide-area networking and network security, delivered through a global network of points of presence. The financing was meant to support growth in the emerging secure access service edge market, customer expansion and further platform development. |
| Jan 2019 | Series C | Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead); Shlomo Kramer; Singtel Innov8; Aspect Ventures; Gur Shatz; U.S. Venture Partners; Greylock | $55M | - | Cato Networks announced on 29 January 2019 an investment of $55 million led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, which joined as a new investor alongside existing backers Aspect Ventures, Greylock Partners, Singtel Innov8 and U.S. Venture Partners and the founders. The round brought total funding to date to about $100 million and was described by the company as supporting accelerating bookings. Cato, founded in 2015 by Shlomo Kramer and Gur Shatz and based in Tel Aviv, runs a cloud-native network that combines wide-area networking and network security as one service, connecting offices, mobile users and cloud resources through a global backbone of points of presence. The company positioned the service as a replacement for branch appliances, firewalls and private circuits. The funds were to be used for sales and marketing expansion, partner programmes and further development of the platform. |
| Sep 2016 | Series B | Greylock (lead); Shlomo Kramer; Singtel Innov8; Aspect Ventures; Gur Shatz; U.S. Venture Partners | $30M | - | Cato Networks, the Tel Aviv-based cloud network security company founded by Shlomo Kramer and Gur Shatz, raised a $30 million Series B round in September 2016. Greylock Partners led the round, with participation from Singtel Innov8, existing investors U.S. Venture Partners and Aspect Ventures, and the founders Kramer and Shatz. The financing followed a $20 million Series A in October 2015 and came shortly after the company launched its service. Kramer co-founded Check Point Software and Imperva, and Shatz co-founded Incapsula. Cato builds a cloud-native network that combines wide-area networking and network security in one managed service, aimed at replacing branch-office appliances and private circuits for enterprises. The new capital was intended to extend the company's global footprint of points of presence and its sales and engineering teams. |
| Oct 2015 | Series A | Aspect Ventures (lead); U.S. Venture Partners (lead) | $20M | - | Cato Networks is a cybersecurity company founded in December 2014 by Shlomo Kramer and Gur Shatz that builds cloud-based network security and wide-area network solutions. Kramer is a veteran entrepreneur who co-founded Check Point Software and later founded and led Imperva before selling it to Thoma Bravo for $2.1 billion. Shatz previously co-founded and led Incapsula, a cloud security company. Together they are creating Network Security as a Service (NSaaS) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platforms designed to replace traditional on-premises security infrastructure with cloud-based solutions. In October 2015, Cato Networks raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Steve Krausz at U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) and Theresia Gouw at Aspect Ventures, both of whom joined the company's board. The capital was intended to support go-to-market strategy and talent acquisition. At the time of the Series A round, the company had not yet officially launched (scheduled for February 2016) and had bootstrapped operations until the funding round. Over the subsequent decade, Cato Networks grew significantly, reaching $350 million in annual revenue run rate by 2025 with 43% year-over-year growth, serving over 4,000 organizations worldwide. The company raised approximately $1 billion total across multiple funding rounds, with major investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, ION Crossover Partners, Vitruvian Partners, and Adams Street Partners. In summer 2025, Cato raised $409 million at approximately $5 billion valuation, though IPO plans announced in 2024 were subsequently postponed due to market conditions and concerns about AI-driven disruption in the cybersecurity sector. |
Who has invested in Cato Networks?
15 investors have backed Cato Networks across its funding rounds, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Singtel Innov8, Aspect Ventures, Greylock, Shlomo Kramer and U.S. Venture Partners.
Lead investors include ION Crossover Partners, Vitruvian Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Swisscom Ventures, Greylock and 2 other investors.
Cato Networks Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Participant | Sep 2016 | ||
| 6 | Lead | Oct 2015 | ||
| 6 | Lead | Jan 2019 | ||
| 5 | Participant | Sep 2016 | ||
| 5 | Lead | Sep 2016 | ||
| 4 | Lead | Oct 2015 | ||
| 3 | Participant | Nov 2020 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Sep 2023 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Sep 2016 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Nov 2020 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jun 2025 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Sep 2023 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Sep 2023 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by Cato Networks
Cato Networks has acquired 1 company to date.
Last acquisition by Cato Networks was on September 3rd 2025. Cato Networks acquired Aim Security for $350M.
Latest Acquisitions by Cato Networks
| Description | Aim Security is a Tel Aviv-headquartered platform securing generative AI deployments for enterprises. It scans AI models, prompts, and outputs to prevent data leaks, toxic content, and supply chain attacks, integrating with tools like ChatGPT and Vertex AI. Backed by $27 million in funding, the company protects Fortune 500 firms in finance and healthcare, blocking over 90 percent of AI-specific threats in real-time. Founded in 2022, Aim Security expanded to North America in 2023. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | Tel Aviv |
| Deal Date | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Valuation | $350M |
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Cato Networks Competitors
Cato Networks competitors include listed companies like Megaport and NetScout Systems, and private ones like Island, Sysdig, BlackWall and Aviatrix.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | $200M | - | $6.4B | 32.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $219M | $15M | $3B | 8.4x | ||
| Publicly listed | $859M | $163M | $2.8B | 2.5x | ||
| Private | - | - | $2.5B | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $2.2B | - | ||
| Private | $40M | - | $2B | 50.0x |
Cato Networks Public Comps
Cato Networks is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Clear Secure, BlackBerry, United Internet, GDS Holdings, Tenable, IONOS Group, Applied Digital, Wangsu, Varonis Systems and Internet Initiative Japan.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $901M | $216M | 4.4x | 3.6x | 18.1x | 10.8x | |||
| $549M | $83M | 8.7x | 7.9x | 57.7x | 34.1x | |||
| $6.8B | $1.5B | 1.3x | 1.3x | 6.3x | 5.9x | |||
| $1.7B | $889M | 5.7x | 5.3x | 11.1x | 11.3x | |||
| $999M | $31M | 5.7x | 5.3x | 180.0x | 20.0x | |||
| $1.5B | $507M | 4.2x | 3.9x | 12.2x | 10.7x | |||
| $611M | ($85M) | 18.2x | 14.7x | (131.4x) | 53.8x | |||
| $700M | $139M | 6.3x | 5.7x | 31.7x | 27.2x | |||
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Common questions about Cato Networks
| When was Cato Networks founded? | Cato Networks was founded in 2015. |
| Where is Cato Networks headquartered? | Cato Networks is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. |
| Is Cato Networks publicly listed? | No, Cato Networks is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Cato Networks' valuation? | Cato Networks was last valued at $4.8B in its Series G in June 2025. |
| How much funding has Cato Networks raised? | Cato Networks has raised $1.2B across 8 funding rounds. |
| What was Cato Networks' last funding round? | Cato Networks' last funding round was a $409M Series G in June 2025, led by ION Crossover Partners and Vitruvian Partners. |
| Who are Cato Networks' investors? | Cato Networks' investors include Singtel Innov8, Aspect Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Shlomo Kramer, Greylock, U.S. Venture Partners, Acrew Capital, Adams Street Partners, Gur Shatz, Coatue and 5 others. |
| What is Cato Networks' revenue? | Cato Networks' latest recorded revenue is $250M (June 2025). |
| What is Cato Networks' revenue multiple? | Cato Networks' latest valuation implies a 19.2x revenue multiple ($4.8B valuation on $250M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Cato Networks? | Companies comparable to Cato Networks include Island, Megaport, NetScout Systems, Sysdig, BlackWall and Aviatrix. |
| How many companies has Cato Networks acquired? | Cato Networks has acquired 1 company, including Aim Security. |
| What was the largest acquisition by Cato Networks? | The $350M acquisition of Aim Security in September 2025 is the largest acquisition Cato Networks has made to date. |
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