Socket Inc
Socket proactively detects and blocks malicious packages in real-time to protect the software supply chain.
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Socket
Supply Chain Security Platform
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Latest News
Socket raises $60M Series C at $1B valuation led by Thrive Capital
Socket Launch Week: Custom Roles and Repository Access Permissions
Socket expands language support to include Go dependencies
Socket flags North Korea-linked 'PolinRider' supply chain campaign
Products & Services
Developer-first security platform that detects and blocks malicious packages in real-time.
GitHub App that integrates security scanning into PRs to detect supply chain risks.
Extension that provides security insights for dependencies directly within the IDE.
Browser extension that adds security metrics to package registry pages like npm.
Market Position
Differentiates from Snyk and GitHub Advanced Security by focusing on behavioral signals and zero-day malicious packages rather than just known vulnerabilities (CVEs).
Leadership
Founders
Feross Aboukhadijeh
Renowned open source developer and security expert; creator of WebTorrent and StandardJS; former Stanford University lecturer and Node.js Foundation board member.
Executive Team
Feross Aboukhadijeh
Founder & CEO
Open source veteran, creator of WebTorrent and StandardJS.
Ahmad Nassri
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Former CTO at npm and Engineering leader at Kong and Telus.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh, a prolific open source maintainer, who recognized that traditional security tools were too reactive for the fast-paced open source ecosystem. He started Socket to provide a proactive solution that analyzes dependency behavior.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS Subscription
Pricing Tiers
For individuals and small teams; 1,000 scans per month; 70+ risk types detected.
For growing teams; 5,000 scans per month; reachability analysis included.
For large organizations; unlimited scans; SBOM import/export; compliance integrations.
Full application function-level reachability; tailored security features.
Target Markets
- Technology
- Finance
- Healthcare
- Media
- Supply chain security
- DevSecOps automation
- Open source dependency management
- Compliance and auditing
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