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Forem
Open source software for community building
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Communication
- Digital Media
- SaaS
- Civic Center, New York, NY
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Company mission
To create inclusive communities and empower an independent, human-centered web.
Our take
Forem is a product by DEV Community Inc, an open-source software community consisting of hundreds of thousands of professional developers. Forem, founded in 2017, is the software that powers that community and has been built up for use in others as well.
Alongside DEV, Forem operates CodeNewbie among other platforms that act as an alternative to Reddit and Facebook and have no central authority operating them. The intention is to provide an ecosystem to empower and connect developers, all with an inclusive ethos and a focus on building new products and sharing insight.
Forem has two products under its belt that are available for use by development communities. These are Forem Self-Host which is free to use and Forem Cloud, a paid platform for professional development teams. The two options exemplify the team’s open-to-all motivation, and though presently lacking in marketing and advertising, attracted Forem its seed funding in 2018 and 2020.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 401K (U.S. Only)
- Unlimited PTO with a minimum requirement
- Generous employee equity
- A remote-first, fully-distributed team that encourages schedule flexibility
- A monthly wellness stipend to keep you at your peak
- Free mental health services
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (U.S. only)
- An annual professional development budget to keep you learning and growing
- Office setup budget to make sure you have everything you need to work effectively wherever you are
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2019
$11.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $11.5m
Leadership
Ben Halpern
(Co-Founder)Previously Lead Software Developer and CTO at Argo, User Acquisition Lead at onehackmind, President at Ben's Web Development and Consulting.
Jessica Lee
(COO and Co-Founder)Previously Product Manager at DoSomething.org, Business Analyst at Jibe Inc, Marketing Manager at Kidz Bop and Marketing Assistant at Razor & Tie.
Peter Frank
(Co-Founder and CEO)Previously CEO at Argo, Texts.com, Associate at Hatch Labs, Captain at Old Methodist.