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IP Fabric
IP Fabric is a vendor-neutral automated network assurance platform that discovers, verifies, visualizes, and documents large-scale enterprise networks. It builds an interactive digital twin of the actual network state - across on-premises and hybrid cloud - so engineers can validate intent, catch misconfigurations, keep the CMDB accurate, and prove compliance without manual audits. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boston with engineering roots in Prague, the company raised a $25M Series B in 2023 and serves enterprises including Red Hat, Air France, and Major League Baseball.
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.
David Erickson
David Sterling Erickson is the CEO and co-founder of Forward Networks, a Santa Clara-based company that pioneered the network digital twin. A Stanford PhD in Computer Science and one of the original architects of Software Defined Networking (SDN), Erickson co-founded Forward Networks in 2013 with three fellow Stanford PhD graduates to give enterprises mathematically accurate, real-time models of their networks - enabling visibility, compliance verification, and security posture management across complex multi-vendor environments. Under his leadership, Forward Networks has raised over $140M in funding, achieved 139% ARR growth, and serves marquee customers including Goldman Sachs, PayPal, and Telstra.