ForgeRock

San Francisco, CA Cybersecurity Public

ForgeRock is an identity and access management (IAM) platform company that provides digital identity solutions for customer and workforce identities, business-to-business (B2B), and decentralized identity management. The company was founded by former Sun Microsystems employees in Oslo, Norway and later established its headquarters in San Francisco. ForgeRock went public on the NYSE under ticker FORG in September 2021 and was acquired by Thoma Bravo in August 2023 for $2.3 billion, subsequently being merged into Ping Identity.

Public Company

ForgeRock is publicly traded

IPO'd on September 16, 2021

FORG NYSE

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under FORG.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2010

Employees

300–600

Total Funding

$248.5M

5 rounds

Funding

Total raised $248.5M across 5 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series E

Date

April 21, 2020

Amount

$93.5M

Valuation

Lead Investors

Riverwood Capital
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
April 21, 2020 Series E $93.5M Riverwood Capital
September 5, 2017 Series D $88M Accel
January 2016 Series C $30M Meritech Capital Partners

Leadership

  • Fran Rosch

    Chief Executive Officer / President

  • Lasse Andresen

    Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder

  • Hermann Svoren

    Co-Founder

  • Viktor Ake

    Co-Founder

  • Steve Ferris

    Co-Founder

  • Jonathan Scudder

    Co-Founder

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Okta

    Publicly traded identity and access management platform

  • Ping Identity

    Identity and access management platform (now parent company via Thoma Bravo)

  • SailPoint

    Identity governance and access management platform

  • Auth0

    Identity platform for application developers

  • ConductorOne

    Identity access governance platform

  • RSA Security

    Identity and access management solutions

ForgeRock Investment FAQ

ForgeRock FAQ

Yes, ForgeRock is publicly traded under the ticker symbol FORG on the NYSE. The company went public in September 16, 2021.

ForgeRock trades under the ticker symbol FORG on the NYSE. It began trading in September 16, 2021.

ForgeRock (FORG on the NYSE) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker FORG to place an order.

ForgeRock went public in September 16, 2021 via ipo. ForgeRock went public on NYSE under ticker FORG on September 16, 2021, priced at $25 per share, raising $275 million at a ~$2 billion valuation. After two years as a public company, Thoma Bravo announced acquisition on October 11, 2022, approved by shareholders on January 12, 2023, and completed on August 23, 2023, for $23.25 per share ($2.3 billion total). The company was delisted from NYSE and merged into Thoma Bravo's portfolio company Ping Identity.

ForgeRock raised $248.5M across 5 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

ForgeRock was co-founded by Lasse Andresen, Hermann Svoren, Viktor Ake, and 2 others in 2010.

ForgeRock is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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