Socket, a San Francisco, CA-based company offering a developer-first security platform, has raised $60 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation.
Investors
The round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Abstract Ventures, and Capital One Ventures.
Thrive Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that invests in internet, software, fintech, healthcare, AI, and consumer technology companies across seed, growth, and late-stage funding rounds. The firm focuses on backing category-defining technology companies early and maintaining long-term partnerships as they scale globally.
Socket Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to scale its software supply chain security platform, expand enterprise adoption, and strengthen protections against malicious open-source dependencies and AI-driven security threats.
About Socket
Founded in 2020 by Feross Aboukhadijeh, Socket is a software supply chain security company focused on protecting organizations from malicious and vulnerable open-source dependencies. Headquartered in San Francisco, Socket helps enterprises identify and prevent software supply chain attacks before third-party code enters production environments. Its platform combines AI-assisted analysis with human verification to detect malicious behavior, prioritize exploitable vulnerabilities, and secure modern development workflows. Socket serves technology companies, including Anthropic, xAI, Replit, Cursor, Figma, Vercel, Gusto, Mercado Libre, and Cribl, as well as Fortune 100 enterprises.
Funding Details
Company: Socket, Inc.
Raised: $60.0M
Round: Series C
Funding Date: May 2026
Lead Investor: Thrive Capital
Additional Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures, Capital One Ventures
Company Website: https://socket.dev/
Software Category: Cybersecurity / Software Supply Chain Security / DevSecOps
Source: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/814375165/socket-raises-60m-series-c-at-a-1b-valuation-to-help-enterprises-build-securely-with-ai