VanishID

About

VanishID, formerly known as Picnic Corp., is a cybersecurity company based in Bethesda, Maryland. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in mitigating social engineering threats through AI-driven privacy solutions. In 2025, VanishID rebranded and secured $10 million in funding from investors including Dell Technologies Capital and former Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin. The company offers a range of services aimed at reducing the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) for enterprises, particularly for executives and high-risk personnel. Their solutions include Privacy as a Managed Service, which helps organizations automatically discover and remediate exposed PII, and Agentic AI Systems that identify vulnerabilities by mimicking hacker techniques. VanishID also provides specialized Executive Protection services to address risks faced by C-suite members. Their approach emphasizes proactive threat neutralization and recognizes the importance of minimizing human decision-making in security processes.