# VanishID

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/vanishid

- Industry: IT Security/Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: Chevy Chase, US
- Website: www.vanishid.com
- Total disclosed funding: $14M
- Latest round: Series A (Feb 23, 2022)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in Washington, US, and founded in 2019 by CEO Matt Polak, and George Maasry, Picnic Corporation, trading under the name VanishID, is a cyber security firm that predicts, protects, and prevents social engineering attacks. In April 2025, VanishID raised USD 10 million in venture funding led by new investor Dell Technologies Capital, with participation from returning investor Crosslink Capital, Rally Ventures, and Energy Impact Partners. Other new investors Lockstep Ventures, Bright Pixel, and an individual investor also participated in the round. Picnic Corporation provides social engineering prevention and detection platform that protects individuals from social engineering attacks by using predictive analytics, automating the process of reducing risk, and continuously monitoring individuals, data, and assets. The company will use the April 2025 funding to support go-to-market efforts and expand its agentic AI remediation capabilities aimed at safeguarding organizations and their key personnel.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Feb 23, 2022, $14M — Crosslink Capital, Rally Ventures, Energy Impact Partners

## Investors

- Crosslink Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crosslink-capital) — Series A
- Rally Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rally-ventures) — Series A
- Energy Impact Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/energy-impact-partners) — Series A