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Forward Networks Growth Score
65
CB Rank
5428
Heat Score
75
Transforming networks to be more agile, reliable, and secure
Founded
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PrivateSeries D Santa Clara, California, United States101-250 www.forwardnetworks.com
Cloud Security
Computer
Information Technology
Network Security
Software
Overview

Forward Networks
Total Funding
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Growth Score
65
Heat Score
75

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Series D raised
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Growth Score65
-6 pts
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Heat Score 75
-1 pts
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Company Performance Metrics

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Recent Milestones
Raised Funding Round
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About Forward Networks

CB Rank
5428
Transforming networks to be more agile, reliable, and secure
Founded
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PrivateSeries D Santa Clara, California, United States101-250 www.forwardnetworks.com
Cloud Security
Computer
Information Technology
Network Security
Software

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Key People

Details

Legal Name Forward Networks, Inc.
Operating Status Active
Company Type For Profit
Founders  Brandon Heller, David Erickson, Nikhil Handigol, Peyman Kazemian
About the Company

Forward Networks delivers an innovative platform that provides network visibility, policy verification, and change modeling. Designed to help network teams eliminate costly network outages, the Forward Networks platform enables engineers and operators to easily visualize and search complex networks, quickly debug problems, verify network-wide

policy correctness, and predict network behavior prior to making changes to production equipment for legacy, SDN, or hybrid environments.

Phone Number 844-393-6389
Contact Email info@forwardnetworks.com​
Diversity Spotlight 
Middle Eastern / North African Founded
South Asian Founded
Predictions & Insights

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Products & Services

Forward Enterprise
A network digital twin platform that models and analyzes complex hybrid and multi-cloud networks to improve security, compliance, and operations.
AI Assist
An AI-powered feature integrated into Forward Enterprise that enables natural language querying and explanation of network data to assist network operations and security teams.

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Financials

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Headcount 101-250 Employee Profiles 13 Board Members and Advisors 5 Contacts 161

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Technology
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Monthly Web Visits

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IT Spend

$2.2MThis year, Forward Networks is projected to spend $2.2M on IT, according to Aberdeen.

Interest Signals

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Actively Used Products

23Forward Networks uses 23 technology products and services including HTML5, Apache Server, and  F5 NGINX, according to G2 Stack.

Active Website Tech Count

25Forward Networks is actively using 25 technologies for its website, according to BuiltWith. These include HSTS, DNSSEC, and  LetsEncrypt.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Forward Networks's headquarters? Forward Networks is located in Santa Clara, California, United States.Who invested in Forward Networks? Forward Networks has 8 investors including A.Capital Ventures and  Omega Venture Partners.When was the last funding round for Forward Networks? Forward Networks closed its last funding round on
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from a Series D round.Who are Forward Networks's competitors? Alternatives and possible competitors to Forward Networks may include SentinelOne, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and  Illumio.How much funding has Forward Networks raised to date? Forward Networks has raised
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