Fortra

Fortra
Company typePrivate
IndustryInformation security
Founded1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Key people
Kate Bolseth, CEO; Matt Reck, President
ProductsCybersecurity software and services
Number of employees
3,000
ParentTA Associates, Harvest Partners, Charlesbank Capital Partners, HGGC
Websitewww.fortra.com

Fortra is an American cybersecurity company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.[1][2] The company was founded as Help/38 in 1982, rebranded as HelpSystems in 1988, and became Fortra in 2022. Fortra is owned by private equity firms TA Associates, Harvest Partners, Charlesbank Capital Partners, and HGGC.

  1. ^ "HelpSystems, one of Minnesota's largest software developers, changes name to Fortra". StarTribune. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ^ "Microsoft and cybersecurity firm Fortra go after top hacking tool". Axios. Retrieved 2023-01-10.