Socket, Inc.
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Socket, Inc. - overview
Established
2020
Location
Stanford, CA, US
Primary Industry
IT Security/Cybersecurity
About
Based in California, US, and founded in 2020 by its CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh, Socket, Inc. operates as a cybersecurity platform that protects companies from software supply chain attacks by leveraging applications from malware and security threats from open-source code. In October 2024, Socket, Inc. raised USD 40 million in series B funding led by new investor Abstract Ventures, with participation from returning investor Andreessen Horowitz.
Individuals and other unspecified investors also participated in the round. Socket, Inc. detects and blocks supply chain attacks before they strike by using static analysis to characterize the behavior of a package and determine what capabilities it uses. Socket also uses static analysis to detect usage of privileged APIs such as shell, filesystem, eval, and environment variables.
The company alerts developers when packages change in security-relevant ways, highlighting events such as the introduction of install scripts, obfuscated code, or usage of privileged APIs such as shell, network, filesystem, and environment variables. The company plans to use the October 2024 funding to enhance security measures for open-source software and expand its engineering, product, and design teams.
Current Investors
Village Global, Unusual Ventures, South Park Commons
Primary Industry
IT Security/Cybersecurity
Sub Industries
Web Applications, IT Security/Cybersecurity, Monitoring & Security Software
Website
www.socket.dev
Verticals
Artificial Intelligence
Company Stage
Series B
Total Amount Raised
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