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Socket sells open source dependency security to engineering and AppSec teams, detecting and blocking malicious packages in real time rather than flagging known CVEs after the fact.
Raised $125M across disclosed rounds.[1][5][10][11][12]
Series C closed May 2026, led by Thrive Capital.[5]
post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Abstract Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive Capital, Elad Gil, Unusual Ventures, Wndrco, Bret Taylor, Phil Venables, Scott Johnston, Christina Cacioppo, Ann Mather, Tobias Lütke, Jerry Yang, Jeff Lawson, Dylan Field, Nat Friedman,...[1][3][5][6][10]
May 2026 · techcrunch.com
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May 2026 · securityweek.com
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May 2026 · siliconangle.com
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May 2026 · techmeme.com
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Socket sells open source dependency security to engineering and AppSec teams, detecting and blocking malicious packages in real time rather than flagging known CVEs after the fact.
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Snyk · snyk.io · Socket CEO explicitly named Snyk as the direct competitor to displace; both sell open source dependency scanning to engineering and AppSec teams and compete for the same SCA budget line.[4]
Endor Labs · endorlabs.com · Named as a direct competitor in the enrichment data for socket.dev; same buyer (AppSec and engineering teams), same workflow (dependency scanning in CI/CD), same product category (SCA / supply chain security).[11]
Ox Security · ox.security · Named as a direct competitor in the enrichment data for socket.dev; overlaps on software supply chain security for engineering and AppSec teams.[11]
Stacklok · stacklok.com · Named as a direct competitor in the enrichment data for socket.dev; same workflow (evaluating open source package trustworthiness before or during dependency ingestion) and same developer-first buyer.[11]
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May 2026 · finsmes.com
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