Forest
Founded 2017 · 41 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Forest is an operational backend for regulated companies, particularly fintechs, that connects databases, compliance providers, and AI agents into one control plane with record-level audit trails, permissions, and workflows deployed inside the customer's own infrastructure. It runs regulated processes such as KYC/KYB onboarding, sanction screening, transaction monitoring, and dispute handling where human teams and AI agents work the same cases under shared governance.
Founders & leadership
Forest was founded in 2017 by Sandro Munda.
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Sandro MundainFounder & CEO
Investors · 1
Competitors · 7
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In the news
B.C. Forest Products Companies Receive Millions In Funding Through PacifiCan - Wood Businesswoodbusiness.ca · Aug 2026
Looming loss of Singapore’s Maju Forest to development raises many questions (commentary)news.mongabay.com · Aug 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Forest do?
- Forest is an operational backend for regulated companies, particularly fintechs, that connects databases, compliance providers, and AI agents into one control plane with record-level audit trails, permissions, and workflows deployed inside the customer's own infrastructure. It runs regulated processes such as KYC/KYB onboarding, sanction screening, transaction monitoring, and dispute handling where human teams and AI agents work the same cases under shared governance.
- Who founded Forest?
- Forest was founded by Sandro Munda in 2017.
- Who are Forest's investors?
- Forest's investors include Kima Ventures.