Cato Networks plans major hiring push in Israel amid war
The cybersecurity firm to add 140 employees to support rising demand for SASE solutions.
Cybersecurity company Cato Networks is embarking on a significant hiring drive, Calcalist has learned. The company, founded and led by Shlomo Kramer, plans to recruit 140 employees in the coming months. It currently employs 1,700 people, half of whom are based in Israel. The expansion will span the entire organization, including development, support, marketing, finance, and human resources.
Kramer, CEO and co-founder of Cato, told Calcalist: “Cato was founded in Israel out of conviction as much as strategy – to build a global company with its key leadership, R&D, and key functions based in Israel. Our continued expansion in Israel is a natural extension of that approach. Being based here enables our teams to be directly involved in decision-making and to have a direct impact on the product and the way the organization runs – enabling faster execution, broader ownership, and a culture built on team autonomy.”
The hiring push follows a period of rapid growth at Cato, which develops cybersecurity solutions in the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) category for secure remote connectivity in cloud environments. The company recently announced it had reached an annual revenue run rate of $350 million in 2025, representing 43% growth compared to 2024.
Alongside workforce expansion, Cato is also increasing its real estate footprint. The company has leased the historic Farmers' House on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, which it is expected to occupy in 2027 after Fiverr vacates the premises. The seven-story building will complement the six floors Cato already occupies in the Landmark Tower in the Sarona complex.
The new space is intended to accommodate both newly hired employees and several dozen staff from Aim, which Cato acquired for $350 million in September 2025 as part of its expansion into AI application security. Following the move, expected to be completed in 2027, Cato will occupy a total of 23,500 square meters of office space, comparable to the footprint of Palo Alto Networks in the Alon Towers.
Last June, Cato raised $409 million in a Series G funding round at a valuation exceeding $4.8 billion, bringing total funding to more than $1 billion.
