Forward Named One of the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology for Third Consecutive Year

Forward recognized for trust, innovation, and a people-first culture

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great Place To Work® and Fortune have named Forward one of the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology™. It is the third consecutive year Forward has earned a place on the list.

Forward is redefining how enterprises manage and secure their networks. Our mathematically accurate digital twin gives teams the understanding and verification essential to running secure, resilient hybrid networks. That foundation becomes a prerequisite as enterprises turn to AI agents and automation to operate at machine speed. As the leader in safer agentic NetOps and trustworthy autonomous networking at scale, Forward is a place where talented people do innovative work that matters, in a culture that supports collaboration and growth. The recognition, based on confidential employee feedback, reflects that commitment.

To determine the list, Great Place To Work analyzed confidential survey feedback representing over 1.3 million U.S. employees. Rankings are based on employee experiences regarding trust, innovation, company values, and leadership.

"In the past year, our team has launched Forward Predict, a first-of-its-kind capability that enables networking and security teams to know the impact of network changes before they are made, providing a critical foundation for safe agentic operations," said David Erickson, CEO and Co-Founder, Forward. "That kind of demanding work takes a culture that empowers creativity and lets people see the impact of what they build. Being named a Best Workplace in Technology for the third year in a row shows we've built a company where people want to join, grow, and do the best work of their careers."

The Best Workplaces in Technology list stands out for acknowledging organizations that prove a people-first approach drives success in the tech sector. Honorees excel at creating collaborative cultures, meaningful work-life balance, and supportive environments.

To see the full list of recognized companies, visit the Fortune Rankings.

To join Forward and help shape this shift toward agentic operations, visit our careers page.

About Forward

Forward makes safe autonomous networking possible. The company's mathematically accurate network digital twin delivers deterministic proof of how any change will affect the production network before it is made, giving organizations the behavioral insight they need to move fast, operate securely, and scale with confidence across multi-vendor environments and every major cloud, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM.

Global leaders, including Goldman Sachs, PayPal, S&P Global, IBM, and Dell, alongside other Fortune 500 enterprises, fast-growing companies, and government agencies, rely on Forward to ensure network behavior matches intent. According to a recent IDC report, the average Forward customer experiences $14.2M in annual benefits through improved efficiency and security.

Backed by A. Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, MSD Partners, Omega Venture Partners, Section 32, and Threshold Ventures, Forward is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit www.forwardnetworks.com.

About Great Place To Work®

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make strategic people decisions.