MSD Partners, a private equity firm, led a $50m Series D round in Forward Networks, a software developer, with participation from Section 32, Omega Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Threshold Ventures, A. Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. "We're creating a new technology category with a product that our customers deem indispensable as soon as it's implemented. We're excited to put this capital to work to grow sales and deliver a product that unlocks the power of the data inside everyone's digital infrastructure," David Erickson, Forward Networks CEO and Co-Founder.