{"id":942,"date":"2023-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nl1g1e2381-staging.onrocket.site\/forward-networks-raises-50m-for-digital-twin-technology-to-help-model-manage-and-secure-complex-enterprise-networks\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T19:47:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T19:47:39","slug":"forward-networks-raises-50m-for-digital-twin-technology-to-help-model-manage-and-secure-complex-enterprise-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forwardnetworks.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/forward-networks-raises-50m-for-digital-twin-technology-to-help-model-manage-and-secure-complex-enterprise-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Forward Networks raises $50M for digital twin technology to help model, manage and secure complex enterprise networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/ingrid-lunden\/\">Ingrid Lunden<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardnetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Digital twins \u2014 virtual representations of actual systems \u2014 have become an important component in how engineers and analysts build, visualize and operate AI projects, network security, and other complicated architectures that might have a number of components working (or malfunctioning as the case may be) in tandem. Today, a startup called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forwardnetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forward Networks<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 which has built digital twin modeling software geared specifically at helping to operate and maintain enterprise networks \u2014 is announcing some funding on the heels of strong growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has raised $50 million, a Series D that it will be using to continue investing in R&amp;D and expanding its base of customers. MSD Partners is leading this round, with new backers Section 32 and Omega Venture Partners also participating alongside previous backers Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs), Threshold Ventures, A. Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/01\/24\/forward-networks-raises-50m-for-digital-twin-technology-to-help-model-manage-and-secure-complex-enterprise-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[READ MORE on TECHCRUNCH]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By&nbsp;Ingrid Lunden,&nbsp;TechCrunch Digital twins \u2014 virtual representations of actual systems \u2014 have become an important component in how engineers and analysts build, visualize and operate AI projects, network security, and other complicated architectures that might have a number of components working (or malfunctioning as the case may be) in tandem. 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