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Socket is a developer-first software supply chain security platform founded in 2021 by Feross Aboukhadijeh and headquartered in San Francisco. It protects applications from malicious and vulnerable open source dependencies by using AI-powered deep package inspection and over 70 behavioral risk signals to detect supply chain attacks—such as malware, typosquatting, and obfuscated backdoors—in real time rather than relying solely on known CVE databases. Following the April 2025 acquisition of reachability analysis startup Coana, Socket now combines proactive threat detection with static control-flow analysis to eliminate up to 90% of irrelevant vulnerability alerts. The platform integrates into GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines. As of early 2025, Socket protects over 8,500 organizations and 750,000+ repositories. It has raised $65M in total funding backed by a16z and Abstract Ventures.