ForgeRock, Inc., classified in the Technology sector, is a listed company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2010. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). ForgeRock, Inc. has had no insider filing for more than a year; the last one goes back to 25 August 2023.
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ForgeRock, Inc. was a U.S.-based software company focused on identity and access management (IAM), a critical segment within cybersecurity software. The company was founded in February 2010 by former Sun Microsystems employees, with its technical roots tied to the continuation and commercialization of identity-related open-source technology. Its principal executive offices were in San Francisco, California, United States, and its shares previously traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker FORG before the company was taken private through acquisition.
ForgeRock’s business model centered on an integrated identity platform for enterprises. Its core product set included identity management, access management, identity governance, directory services, and cloud/SaaS offerings. In practice, that meant the company helped organizations control how employees, customers, partners, and connected devices authenticate, gain access, and maintain secure digital identities across applications and data environments. Key solutions included ForgeRock Access Management, ForgeRock Identity Management, ForgeRock Directory Services, and ForgeRock Identity Cloud. The platform emphasized adaptive authentication, passwordless access, lifecycle automation, and centralized governance, all designed to improve security without sacrificing user experience.
From a competitive standpoint, ForgeRock operated in a fast-growing but crowded market. It competed with other specialized IAM vendors and with broader cybersecurity and cloud software suites that increasingly bundle identity features. ForgeRock’s differentiating strengths were its unified architecture, enterprise-grade depth, and ability to support both cloud and hybrid deployments at scale. That made it particularly relevant for large organizations in regulated industries such as financial services, telecom, government, healthcare, and other sectors where identity control and compliance are mission-critical.
Geographically, ForgeRock had an international footprint, serving customers across North America, Europe, and other enterprise markets. Its SEC filings indicated that revenue was driven primarily by subscriptions, which is typically viewed favorably for visibility, but the business also carried the execution risks common to scaled software vendors, including sales-cycle length, competition, and pressure to sustain growth while improving profitability.
The most important recent development was corporate action rather than operating news: in October 2022 ForgeRock entered into a merger agreement with entities affiliated with Thoma Bravo, and the transaction closed in August 2023. As a result, ForgeRock ceased to exist as an independent publicly traded company. Its platform and assets were integrated into Ping Identity, meaning the investment case today is historical rather than current from a public-market perspective. For investors, ForgeRock is best understood as a former NASDAQ-listed IAM specialist whose technology became part of a broader private cybersecurity platform.
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States · Founded: 2010 · Wikipedia article
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | 217.5 m USD | -66.3 m USD | -0.78 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 176.9 m USD | -47.8 m USD | -1.14 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2020 | 127.6 m USD | -41.8 m USD | -1.74 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2019 | 104.5 m USD | -36.9 m USD | -1570.00 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.