Cato Networks provides a single‑vendor, cloud‑native Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform that unifies networking, Zero Trust security, and AI‑driven threat protection. The service connects users, sites, and applications over a global private backbone, applying AI‑optimized traffic steering and unified policy management to deliver consistent, high‑performance connectivity and comprehensive security across distributed and multi‑cloud environments.
Funding
$409M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
IC+1Founders
Product
Problem
Enterprises often manage separate networking, security, and access solutions from multiple vendors, leading to fragmented policies, high operational overhead, and inconsistent performance across distributed locations and cloud environments.
Solution
Cato Networks delivers a single‑vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform that integrates networking, Zero Trust security, and AI-driven threat protection into one cloud-native service. The platform connects users, sites, and applications through a global private backbone, applying zero‑trust policies and AI‑based optimization to ensure consistent, high‑performance connectivity. AI security capabilities govern third‑party AI usage, protect custom AI workloads, and provide runtime threat detection across the network. Organizations can adopt the service incrementally, starting with any location or user group, and scale globally without deploying additional hardware or re‑architecting existing access controls.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mid‑size to large enterprises seeking to consolidate networking, Zero Trust security, and AI protection into a single, cloud‑delivered platform for distributed workforces and multi‑cloud environments.
Features
- Cloud-native global backbone that delivers optimized, low‑latency connectivity for all sites, users, and cloud workloads
- Integrated Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) with multiple client options (native client, enterprise browser, extension, clientless portal) for adaptive, risk‑based application access
- AI‑native security engine that secures third‑party AI services, protects in‑house AI applications, and provides continuous runtime threat detection
- Unified policy management for networking, threat prevention, data security, and incident response across the entire enterprise
- AI‑driven traffic steering and performance optimization that automatically selects the best path and adjusts bandwidth in real time
- Seamless coexistence with existing security and access infrastructure, allowing incremental migration and hybrid deployments