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▶ 13:08 · $CATO-NETWORKS · Cato Networks CEO Kramer reports $450M ARR at 40-45% growth driven by platform consolidation and AI threat landscape
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Nvidia Sparks Renewed Circular Financing Concerns with New Deals | Bloomberg Tech 7/27/2026

2026-07-27 · 22 company · 22 thematic
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jensen huang

Co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia. He has led the company from graphics processors into accelerated computing and AI infrastructure.

shlomo kramer

Veteran cybersecurity entrepreneur and CEO of Cato Networks, which reached $450M ARR at 40-45% growth by pioneering SASE platform consolidation amid agentic AI threat landscape.

morgan hitzig

GP at Overmatch Ventures investing in single points of failure across defense supply chains; leverages government capital (Office of Strategic Capital, JP Morgan $10B fund) to make critical industrial assets venture-backable.

alison porter

Portfolio manager at Janus Henderson with Nvidia as a top holding; focuses on AI ecosystem sustainability, circular financing dynamics, and hyperscaler capex efficiency.

ed ludlow

Ed Ludlow hosts Bloomberg Tech from San Francisco, covering technology, finance, and innovation with a focus on AI, semiconductors, and venture capital.

mandeep singh

Mandeep Singh covers tech infrastructure and AI capex for Bloomberg Intelligence, analyzing hyperscaler spending and custom silicon.

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“THE MARKET IS MATURING. WE ARE SEEING LARGER AND LARGER ENTERPRISES ADOPT SAAS, GIVEN THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR DEALS. THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT OUR PLATFORM-BASED SOLUTION NOW IS NOT ONLY ABOUT OPERATIONAL…”
—shlomo kramer
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