United States · Who invested in Forward Networks?
Forward Networks's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, SV Angel, Threshold and S32, and 4 more on record.
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$11MVenture$16MSeries B$35MSeries C$50MSeries D
United States · Series D startup
Who invested in Forward Networks
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$112Mraised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources
$11MVenture$16MSeries B$35MSeries C$50MSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $50MJan 2023
- Step-upi
- 1.4×
- Investors
- 9 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $11M Nov 2014
- Biggest round
- $50M Series D · Jan 2023
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.8 years the median of 3
The rounds
- Jan 2023Series D$50M1 new4 returning
Source recordedSEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Dec 2022
- Oct 2019Series C$35M3 new1 returning
Goldman SachsLead
Andreessen Horowitz
Threshold- A. Capital
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $35M sold, first sale Oct 2019
- Aug 2017
- Nov 2014Venture$11M3 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Oct 2014
Founders and team
From Forward Networks's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 4 founders, 6 on the team.
David EricksonCEO and Co-founderNamed on its 2023 Form D
Peyman KazemianChief Scientist and Co-founder
Brandon HellerCTO and Co-founderNamed on its 2023 Form D
Nikhil HandigolChief AI Officer and Co-founderNamed on its 2023 Form D
- Tyler OlsenVP Finance
- Mariana AntchevaGeneral Counsel
- Wesley GarrettDirector
- Andreas StavropoulosDirector
- L. William KrauseDirector
- Victor HwangDirector
On the board, as filediJoshua Matheus
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Venture2014Series B2017Series C2019Series D2023Andreessen HorowitzGoldman SachsL
SV AngelThreshold
S32
A.Capital VenturesA Capital Partners, L.P.A. CapitalDFJ/ Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen HorowitzGoldman SachsLSV AngelThresholdS32A.Capital VenturesA Capital Partners, L.P.A. CapitalDFJ/ Andreessen HorowitzEveryone who backed them
A Capital Partners, L.P.VC firm1round
A. Capitalno record of our own yet1round
DFJ/ Andreessen Horowitzno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Forward Networks
How much has Forward Networks raised?
Forward Networks has raised $112M across 4 rounds since 2014.
When did Forward Networks last raise?
Forward Networks's most recent round was a Series D of $50M in Jan 2023.
What was Forward Networks's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $50M in Jan 2023, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Forward Networks first?
Forward Networks's first round on record, in Nov 2014, was backed by Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel and A Capital Partners, L.P..
What stage is Forward Networks at?
Forward Networks's latest named round is a Series D, in Jan 2023.
Where is Forward Networks based?
Forward Networks is based in the United States.
Who led Forward Networks's rounds?
Goldman Sachs led the Series C in 2019.
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