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Socket Lands $4.6M To Audit And Catch Malicious Open-Source Code

May 11, 2022•about 3 years ago

Amount Raised

$4.6 Million

Round Type

seed

Financial ServicesSoftware

Description

Securing the software supply chain is admittedly somewhat of a dry topic, but knowing what components and code go into your everyday devices and appliances is a critical part of the software development process that billions of people rely on every day.

Company Information

Company

Socket

About

The early stage startup has raised $4.6 million in seed round funding from over a dozen angel investors and security leaders, including ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Keybase co-founder Max Krohn, as well as Unusual Ventures, Village Global, and South Park Commons. Aboukhadijeh founded Socket earlier this year alongside a team of fellow open-source maintainers who have seen firsthand some of the worst software supply chain attacks in the wild.