# Forward Networks, Inc.

> Forward Networks builds a vendor-agnostic network digital twin - a mathematically accurate model of cloud and on-prem networks that lets enterprises query, verify, and harden infrastructure that has long since outgrown human capacity to reason about.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founders:** David Erickson (Co-founder & CEO), Nikhil Handigol (Co-founder), Brandon Heller (Co-founder & CTO), Peyman Kazemian (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~240 employees
- **Products:** Forward Enterprise, Network Query Engine (NQE), Forward Enterprise for Cloud, Path Analysis & Verification
- **Notable:** Cited as the first network digital twin for enterprises, Won 20+ industry awards including Gartner Cool Vendor and 2025 Globee Cybersecurity Award, 139% YoY growth reported at Series D close in 2023

## Products & services

- **Forward Enterprise** — Vendor-agnostic network digital twin platform that collects device configuration and state, builds a behavioral model, and lets users query, verify, and visualize the network across cloud and on-prem.
- **Network Query Engine (NQE)** — Search the entire network like a database - configurations, paths, ACLs, vulnerabilities, drift.
- **Forward Enterprise for Cloud** — Multi-cloud visibility and compliance across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
- **Path Analysis & Verification** — Automated end-to-end path verification across multi-vendor environments.

## Achievements

- Cited as the first network digital twin for enterprises
- Won 20+ industry awards including Gartner Cool Vendor and 2025 Globee Cybersecurity Award
- 139% YoY growth reported at Series D close in 2023
- Customers report up to 80% reduction in audit time and 90% faster app deployment

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Closed $50M Series D led by MSD Partners; brought total funding to ~$140M.
- **2025** — Recognized in Globee Cybersecurity Awards for digital twin SaaS.

## Links

- Website: https://forwardnetworks.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forward-networks
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/forwardnetworks
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ForwardNetworks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forwardnetworks/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/forwardnetworks

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