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Forward Networks, Inc.

Santa Clara · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Forward Networks, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$113.0M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
1.4×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Dec 09 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Forward Networks, Inc. looks fair against its niche peers and is at-risk on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the technology sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.12× the median modeled value of Series C Other Technology companies in 2022–2024 (187 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (112% of peer median) for its niche.
At-risk
  • Last raise 3.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Past due for a raise versus sector cadence — watch for distress or a bridge.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in Other Technology

Forward Networks, Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from Santa Clara. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
12
Investors (latest)
2022-12-09
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0BPre-Seed · 2013-09-25 Raised $825K (real) Modeled valuation $35M (est)$825K$35MPre-Seed2013Series A · 2014-10-17 Raised $11M (real) Modeled valuation $309M (est)$11M$309MSeries A2014Series B · 2017-02-01 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $487M (est)$16M$487MSeries B2017Series B · 2019-10-03 Raised $35M (real) Modeled valuation $1.1B (est)$35M$1.1BSeries B2019Series C · 2022-12-09 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $750M (est)$50M$750MSeries C2022+$11M+$16M+$35M+$50MCumulative $113M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$825K · 2013
Series A$11.1M · 2014no Seed on file
Series B$16.0M · 2017
Series B extension$35.0M · 2019
Series C$50.0M · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 80%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$749.7M
Base estimate est.
$189.5M
Conservative case
$1.4B
Upside case
$333.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $35.0M · 2013-09-252013Series A · modeled $309.3M · 2014-10-17Series B · modeled $487.3M · 2017-02-01Series B · modeled $1.1B · 2019-10-03Series C · modeled $749.7M · 2022-12-092022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
57% low · 88% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
3.6 yr
Elapsed time used
3.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
28 mo
Avg between rounds
$12.3M/yr
Capital velocity
12.8 yr
On record since
2013
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 companies in Other Technology. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 36× above median
This company$113.0M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× of median
This company$50.0M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 20× above median
This company$749.7M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #80 of 187.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)LinkSquares, Inc. · Series C Raised $160.2M · modeled $1.9B (est)Semperis Ltd. · Series C Raised $130.0M · modeled $1.8B (est)Veev Group, Inc. · Series C Raised $94.5M · modeled $1.8B (est)GPI Acquisitions, Inc. · Series C Raised $175.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)DVX Ventures LLC · Series C Raised $119.8M · modeled $1.5B (est)Ncr Corp · Series C Raised $73.7M · modeled $1.5B (est)RelationalAI, Inc. · Series C Raised $74.0M · modeled $1.4B (est)Nantero Inc · Series C Raised $172.9M · modeled $1.4B (est)MoEngage, Inc. · Series C Raised $172.2M · modeled $1.4B (est)H2scan Corp · Series C Raised $83.2M · modeled $1.4B (est)ITsavvy Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $81.4M · modeled $1.4B (est)Coherent Group Inc. · Series C Raised $74.0M · modeled $1.3B (est)Forward Networks, Inc. (this company) Raised $113.0M · modeled $749.7M (est)Forward Networks, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
LinkSquares, Inc.Series C$160.2M$1.9B2.80×
Semperis Ltd.Series C$130.0M$1.8B2.74×
Veev Group, Inc.Series C$94.5M$1.8B2.71×
GPI Acquisitions, Inc.Series C$175.0M$1.7B2.47×
DVX Ventures LLCSeries C$119.8M$1.5B2.27×
Ncr CorpSeries C$73.7M$1.5B2.19×
RelationalAI, Inc.Series C$74.0M$1.4B2.07×
Nantero IncSeries C$172.9M$1.4B2.06×
MoEngage, Inc.Series C$172.2M$1.4B2.05×
H2scan CorpSeries C$83.2M$1.4B2.03×
ITsavvy Holdings, LLCSeries C$81.4M$1.4B2.03×
Coherent Group Inc.Series C$74.0M$1.3B2.02×
Forward Networks, Inc. this companySeries C$113.0M$749.7M1.12×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$825K2013-09-25$4.6M$35.0M85%
Series A$11.1M2014-10-17$50.7M$309.3M85%
Series B$16.0M2017-02-01$88.9M$487.3M90%
Series B$35.0M2019-10-03$194.4M$1.1B90%
Series C$50.0M2022-12-09$333.3M$749.7M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$825K2013-09-25
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 5 investors on this round.
  2. Series A$11.1M2014-10-17
    • Raised 13 mo later, in step with the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 13.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 9 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$16.0M2017-02-01
    • Raised again after 28 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$35.0M2019-10-03
    • Raised again after 32 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$50.0M2022-12-09
    • Raised again after 38 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 12 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2025 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~28mo cadence
$71.4M
Modeled next size est.range $50.0M$114.3M
1.4×
Last step-up
$12.3M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Andreas Stavropoulos7 other2017-02
Victor Hwang3 other2022-12
David Erickson2 other2013-09
L. William Krause1 other2013-09
Brandon Heller2013-09
Joshua Matheus2019-10
Nikhil Handigol2022-12
Registry & provenance

Forward Networks, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1623872
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Forward Networks, Inc. raised?
Forward Networks, Inc. has raised approximately $113.0M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Forward Networks, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Forward Networks, Inc. is approximately $749.7M (modeled range $189.5M–$1.4B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Forward Networks, Inc. at?
Forward Networks, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Dec 09.
What does Forward Networks, Inc. do and where is it based?
Forward Networks, Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in Santa Clara.
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