Forest
Founded 2017 · 8 known investors
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Forest is an operational backend platform for regulated companies that orchestrates workflows combining human teams, AI agents, and third-party tools with full auditability and compliance controls. It enables operations in financial services and crypto through case management, KYC/KYB onboarding, sanction screening, and other regulated processes, deployed within customer infrastructure.
Founders & leadership
Forest was founded in 2017 by Sandro Munda.
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Sandro MundainFounder & CEO
Investors · 8
Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M
Notion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M
Runa CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M
Fen Venturesreported · 2 sourcesSantiago
Also in the syndicate · 4
B8 Venture PartnersFintex CapitalGüil Mobility VenturesOKAI
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Forest went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 10
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In the news
B.C. Forest Products Companies Receive Millions In Funding Through PacifiCan - Wood Businesswoodbusiness.ca · Aug 2026
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- What does Forest do?
- Forest is an operational backend platform for regulated companies that orchestrates workflows combining human teams, AI agents, and third-party tools with full auditability and compliance controls. It enables operations in financial services and crypto through case management, KYC/KYB onboarding, sanction screening, and other regulated processes, deployed within customer infrastructure.
- Who founded Forest?
- Forest was founded by Sandro Munda in 2017.
- Who are Forest's investors?
- Forest's investors include Kima Ventures, Notion Capital, Runa Capital, Fen Ventures.