When was Socket founded?

Socket was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Socket located?

Socket is headquartered in Stanford, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Socket?

Feross Aboukhadijeh of Socket. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 4 startups, including .

How many employees does Socket have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Socket is 104.

Is Socket a funded company?

Socket is a funded company, having raised a total of $125M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 2022.

How much is Socket worth?

The latest valuation of Socket is $***** as of May 20, 2026.

When was the latest funding round of Socket?

Socket's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Mar 19, 2026, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Socket rank among its competitors?

Socket ranks 1st amongst 53 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Socket, which secured $60M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Socket?

Socket's top competitors include Sonatype, Revenera and Seal Security. Among them, Socket secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Socket - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of a platform offering JavaScript security solutions. It provides a cyber security platform that protects users applications from malicious dependencies lurking in an open source supply chain. It also assists users in finding and comparing millions of open source packages and it also detects and blocks software supply chain attacks.

Website: socket.dev
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Email ID: *****@socket.dev

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Founded Year

2020

Location

Stanford, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$125M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Mar 19, 2026, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on May 20, 2026

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz & 26 more

Ranked

1^st among 53 active competitors

Employee Count

104 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

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Similar Companies

Sonatype & 66 more

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Socket is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SOCKET, INC. CIN: 3375510 , United States, Active	Aug 04, 2020	-	-	-

Socket has raised a total funding of $125M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Mar 19, 2026 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Socket has 8 institutional investors and 19 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Socket:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 19, 2026	8217665	Series C	2220535	3501019	3666940	3380079
Oct 22, 2024	4515053	Series B	2933677	8844380	9683834	Elad Gil & 8 more
Aug 01, 2023	4294412	Series A	9049875	2175733	Andreessen Horowitz	Abstract Ventures & 14 more

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The founders of Socket is Feross Aboukhadijeh. Feross Aboukhadijeh is the CEO of Socket.

Here are the details of Socket's key team members:

Feross Aboukhadijeh: Founder & CEO of Socket. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Socket's employee count trend

Socket has 104 employees as of May 26. Here is Socket's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Socket include Sonatype, Revenera and Seal Security. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Socket, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Socket 2020, Stanford (United States), Series C	Provider of a platform offering JavaScript security solutions	$125M	Thrive Capital, Abstract Ventures & 25 others	65/100
2nd	Sonatype 2008, Fulton (United States), Acquired	Provider of tools for managing open source software and AI	$148M	New Enterprise Associates, Accel & 11 others	62/100
3rd	Revenera 1987, Itasca (United States), Series B	Provider of software monetization, installation, and compliance solutions for businesses	$17.5M	Rockford Capital, Ascent Venture Partners ... & 1 others	55/100
4th	Seal Security 2023, Wilmington (United States), Series A	Open source vulnerability and patch management solution	$20.4M	Vertex Ventures Israel, Mor Investment House ... & 3 others	54/100
5th	Insignary 2016, Seoul (South Korea), Series A	Security vulnerability and compliance assessment of open-source binary code	$2M	Mega Investment, Samho Green Investment & 2 others	51/100
6th	FOSSA 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of software composition analysis platform for managing open source components	$41.1M	Costanoa, Bain Capital Ventures & 7 others	49/100
7th	HeroDevs 2018, Lehi (United States), Series D	Provider of web development and IT consulting services	$125M	PSG, Album VC	48/100
8th	Hacktron 2025, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of an autonomous platform that identifies and remediates security vulnerabilities	$3.19M	Crane Venture Partners, Cambridge Enterprise ... & 3 others	47/100
9th	Debricked 2018, Malmo (Sweden), Acquired	Cloud based application security solutions provider	$5.13M	Luminar Ventures, Brightly Ventures & 2 others	44/100
10th	Assembla 2005, Needham (United States), Acquired	Provider of enterprise cloud version control and application security solution	-	Scaleworks	43/100