Startup profile for Forta Network: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Forta Network funding, valuation and investors

Decentralized real-time monitoring network detecting threats and anomalies on blockchain transactions.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Seed

$23M · 2021

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$23M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

seed · San Francisco, California

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Forta Network runs a decentralized network of detection bots that monitor smart-contract activity in real time, alerting protocols and users to exploits, scams, and suspicious flows.

Why Forta Network is interesting

Forta applies bot-style detection to on-chain activity — a security layer for DeFi protocols and wallets, seeded by a16z with Coinbase Ventures and Blockchain Capital in 2021.

Product & use cases

Decentralized real-time monitoring network detecting threats and anomalies on blockchain transactions.

  • Real-time blockchain transaction monitoring
  • DeFi protocol threat detection
  • Anomaly alerts for smart contract interactions

Key facts

  • Seed (2021): $23M led by a16z with Coinbase Ventures, Blockchain Capital, True Ventures (TechCrunch)
  • Co-investors not in VCT directory: Coinbase Ventures, Blockchain Capital, True Ventures

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2021 $23M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/forta-network-raises-23m/

Investors in our directory

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Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Decentralized monitoring network with a16z-led $23M seed alongside Coinbase Ventures and Blockchain Capital.

Blockchain security monitoring is essential as DeFi TVL grows. Forta's decentralized approach differentiates from centralized analytics but must prove reliability at scale.

  • Chainalysis incumbent

    Centralized blockchain analytics; Forta is decentralized.

  • TRM Labs direct

    Crypto fraud detection and compliance.

  • OpenZeppelin Defender adjacent

    Smart contract monitoring; Forta is network-wide.

Notable stories

  • Forta Network launched as a decentralized complement to centralized blockchain analytics firms (TechCrunch, 2021).

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Cybersecurity

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FAQs about Forta Network

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Forta operates a decentralized network of detection bots that monitor blockchain transactions in real time to flag exploits, scams, and anomalies.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led Forta's $23M seed round in 2021.
Forta's last disclosed round was a $23M seed in 2021.
DeFi exploits often complete in minutes — Forta aims to give protocols and users earlier warning than manual incident response.
No — Forta Network remains a private crypto security company.
Stage: seed
No — remains private.
Chainalysis is centralized analytics; Forta is a decentralized monitoring network.
$23M seed (2021).
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