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About Forward Networks Stock
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA, US
Notable Investor
Andreessen Horowitz
Total Funding
62.1M
Industries
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. Fortune 100 financial institutions, telcos, and IT service providers use Forward Networks to de-risk business operations and drive operational efficiency. Founded by a team of PhDs who helped pioneer SDN at Stanford, Forward Networks is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and funded by Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, A Capital and several luminaries in the networking and systems space. See more at www.forwardnetworks.com
Forward Networks Press Mentions
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Forward Networks boosts digital twin platform with generative AI
networkworld • Feb, 19 2024
Forward Networks Unveils Generative AI Features and Strategic Roadmap for Digital Twin Platform
prnewswire • Feb, 3 2024
Forward Networks Unveils GenAI Features
insidehpc • Jan, 27 2024
Forward Networks Named Outperformer in GigaOm Radar for Network Validation for Second Consecutive Year
prnewswire • Oct, 16 2023
Forward Networks' Digital Twin Technology Named Best SaaS Solution by Cloud Security Awards
prnewswire • Jun, 21 2023
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Forward Networks Management
Leadership team at Forward Networks
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
David Erickson
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Brandon Heller
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