Forward Research is a core developer organization focused on building the permanent, decentralized web, primarily through its work on Arweave and ao. Forward Research's Twitter Score is 30 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #31,701 (top 10%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Forward Research serves as a core development organization behind both Arweave and ao, two protocols aimed at permanent data storage and decentralized computation. Arweave raised $8.3 million in tokenized funding in March 2020. Forward Research counts Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, and Union Square Ventures among its backers.
Forward Research's portfolio includes HackerNoon, Odysee, Fileverse, 4EVERLAND, WDB Labs, Freatic and Embed By ZKAI Labs. Forward Research has published 2,816 posts on the platform and has 6,940 followers as of September 2026. Forward Research has been mentioned by 31 accounts, with 71 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Forward Research include 122 founders, 43 angel investors, 42 influencers and 6 VCs. Among them are Stani, Darren Lau, Matthew Graham, Nader Dabit, SL Big Brain and Ran Neuner.