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Socket – Secure your open-source dependencies effortlessly.

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Startup Name: Socket

Tagline: Secure your open-source dependencies effortlessly.

Elevator Pitch: Socket protects developers from supply chain attacks by analyzing package behavior, not just vulnerabilities. Our AI-powered security platform detects risks like malware, typo-squatting, hidden installs, and more. Unlike traditional SCA tools, Socket provides proactive protection instead of reactive fixes. With Socket, teams ship faster while staying secure.

Target Market: Cybersecurity, DevSecOps, Software Supply Chain Security, Developer Tools, Open Source Security

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Founder(s) Name: Feross Aboukhadijeh

Website: https://socket.dev/

Twitter: @SocketSecurity

City/Country: San Francisco, California, USA

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