Socket Secures $60 Million In Series C Funding Led By Thrive Capital At $1 Billion Valuation

Socket raised $60 million in a Series C round at a $1 billion valuation, officially becoming a unicorn as demand intensifies for tools that secure open-source software supply chains amid the rapid rise of AI-generated code. The round was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures, and Capital One Ventures, bringing total funding to $125 million. Founder and CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh said the company’s platform detects malicious behavior in open-source dependencies in real time as AI now generates the majority of code in leading engineering teams.

FOUNDER: Feross Aboukhadijeh

INVESTORS: Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures & Capital One Ventures

ROUND: Series C AMOUNT: $60,000,000 VALUATION: $1,000,000,000

HQ: San Francisco, California

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