PR Newswire · May 2026
Introduced Forward Predict, a capability that simulates proposed network changes against the production digital twin before deployment to reduce risk and lay groundwork for autonomous networking.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Forward Networks, now branded Forward, builds a mathematically accurate network digital twin for enterprise network operations, security, compliance, and AI-assisted change validation.
Primary product
Forward Enterprise
Founded
2013
Headquarters
2390 Mission College Blvd., Suite 401, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States
Team size
150-200
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Computer Networking Products
Sub-industry
Network digital twin / network assurance / network verification software
Offices
2390 Mission College Blvd., Suite 401, Santa Clara, CA 95054, United States
2nd Floor, B Wing 15, IndiQube Platina, Commissariat Rd, Bengaluru North, Karnataka 560025, India
Japan (office announced in 2026; city not publicly specified)
Business model
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Co-founder
Chief AI Officer & Co-founder
CTO & Co-founder
Work & culture
Agile, technical, impact-oriented, and growth-focused, with a strong customer-first mindset, high retention, and an early-stage feel despite operating at enterprise scale.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public career pages say the company offers competitive pay plus equity, strong health benefits, and flexible/untracked time off; public salary ranges are not broadly disclosed.
Benefits
competitive pay
equity
medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families
untracked / flexible time off
Product & market
Pricing
Quote-based enterprise sales; public pages point users to request a demo / talk to an expert rather than publish list pricing.
Differentiators
- —Vendor-agnostic digital twin across multi-vendor and multi-cloud environments
- —Mathematically accurate behavioral model of the live network
- —Pre-change validation with Forward Predict before changes reach production
- —Plain-language querying and agentic workflows with Forward AI / NQE
- —Deep path analysis and hop-by-hop visibility across L2-L7
- —Continuous security, compliance, and blast-radius analysis
- —Supports both cloud and on-prem deployments at enterprise scale
Technology
Java
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$10M-$20M
Estimated monthly visits
13K
Traffic estimate as of Feb 2026
Latest news
Forward Networks · May 2026
Introduced Forward Predict, which tests proposed changes against a mathematically accurate digital twin before production and positions the product as the foundation for autonomous networking.
Forward Networks · Jan 2026
Launched Forward AI / AI Assist capabilities that use natural language and agentic workflows grounded in the network digital twin.
Forward Networks · Jan 2026
Announced Forward AI, a new capability for natural-language questions, evidence-backed answers, and safe automation built on the Forward Enterprise digital twin.
Open Positions
16 jobs at Forward Networks
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