Forward
Forward provides an agentic AI platform for network and security operations, built on a mathematically accurate digital twin of the entire network. Teams can ask complex questions in plain language and receive evidence-backed answers showing the exact path, policy, or configuration line. The platform includes an agent verification layer that validates every automated action against the digital twin before execution.
- AI Agents
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Network operations teams struggle with complex, multi-vendor, and multi-cloud environments where no single person can fully understand the infrastructure. Manual analysis, escalations, and guesswork slow down troubleshooting and change management, while proposed network changes carry significant risk of disruption without a reliable way to predict their impact.
Solution
Forward provides an agentic AI platform for network and security operations, built on a mathematically accurate digital twin of the entire network. Teams can ask complex questions in plain language, investigate issues, and run multi-step workflows using AI grounded in a verified model of their network. Every answer returns the underlying path, policy, or configuration line as evidence, so operators, auditors, and agents can all see the proof. Forward also includes an agent verification layer that checks every automated action against the digital twin before execution, enabling safe automation without breaking network stability.
Target Audience
Primary customers are network operations (NetOps), security operations (SecOps), and cloud operations (CloudOps) teams at large enterprises, including Fortune 50 institutions, telecommunications companies, financial services, energy, media, and multiple U.S. government agencies.
Features
- Built-in AI with plain-language querying: ask questions like "Are we exposed to the latest CVE?" or "Is this change safe to deploy?" and receive evidence-backed answers in seconds
- Mathematically accurate digital twin of the entire network, built from actual configuration and state data across every vendor, cloud, and domain
- Evidence-backed answers that return the exact path, policy, or configuration line, enabling inspection and auditability
- Agent verification layer that validates every automated action against the digital twin before execution, preserving governance
- Persona-aware investigation for NetOps, SecOps, and CloudOps teams, providing role-specific insights from one trusted foundation
- Multi-cloud support across AWS, Azure, GCP, and IBM Cloud, with continuous policy validation
- Forward MCP Server for bring-your-own LLM integration and custom agent connectivity without vendor lock-in
- Coordination of multi-step workflows across ServiceNow, Slack, and other third-party agents, with verification before execution