The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies ICON: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $263.0M raised. 5 sources back the record.
CategoryConstruction robots
Overview
ICON is a Construction robotics company developing 3D-printed home technology. Uses large-scale robotic 3D printers to build homes faster and more affordably. Raised funding from investors including Norwest Venture Partners. Based in Austin, Texas.
Reality check
Business (company-claimed)
A construction technology firm building robotic and AI systems for cheaper, faster, higher-quality construction.
Titan (company-claimed)
Mar 2026: A multi-story robotic construction system sold to builders with software, materials, architecture, training and service.
Titan cost claim (company-claimed)
Wall systems at about $20 per sq ft, a potential 40% cut versus reported industry averages for conventional walls.
Titan timeline (company-claimed)
Mar 2026: Reservations open with a $5,000 deposit; training expected Q3 2026; first deliveries anticipated early 2027.
Track record (company-claimed)
Mar 2026: More than 245 homes and structures completed across affordable, market-rate, military housing and commercial projects.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
2
Web sources
1
5 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company ICON has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Palfinger1× joint1 total
Most recent
- PALFINGER x ICON2026-03-12with Palfingeroperating
ICON on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2022. Explore where ICON's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full ICON deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Jason Ballard Co-founder & CEO
- Alex Le Roux Co-founder & CTO
Founders (2)
- Evan Loomiscofounderno longer at company
- Alex Le Rouxcofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Evan Loomis Co-founder
Safety record
No incidents on record for ICON.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- ICON1 deployment
Recent coverage
ICON in third-party press
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Gritt2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Rugged Robotics2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
Mentioned on (9)
Registry pages whose text names ICON.
Companies (2)
Deployments (1)
People (4)
Kay Sheils Kingsbury, Jason Ballard, Alex Le Roux, Evan Loomis
Financial state
- Total funding
- $263.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company ICON has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- PALFINGER x ICON2026-03-12with Palfingeroperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Palfinger1× joint1 total
Funding rounds (2)
ICON’s 2 disclosed rounds, $263M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2026-07-08
$207M(reported) · $1.0B post
- Series C2025-02-01
$56M(reported) · $560M post
Investors: Fifth Wall (follow), Moderne Ventures (follow), Oakhouse Partners (follow), Norwest Venture Partners (lead), 8VC (follow), BOND (follow), LENx (strategic)
Timeline
Every recorded move in ICON’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2026-07-08Other raising $207000000
PartnershipPALFINGER x ICON
2026-03-12Strategic technology collaboration to develop the Titan large-size robotic 3D printing system for construction and heavy industry. PALFINGER contributes precision-engineered lifting and handling solutions, modular system platforms and large-size robots expertise; ICON contributes robotic 3D printing technology. Initial prototypes of the Titan system have been successfully tested.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2025-02-01Series C raising $56000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
ICON Vulcan 3D-printing construction system
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
Vulcan at Austin
Sources (5)
- https://www.iconbuild.com/
- https://www.iconbuild.com/vulcan
- https://www.therobotreport.com/icon-3d-printed-homes-vulcan-construction/
- https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/icon-3d-printing-construction-funding/
- https://www.iconbuild.com/newsroom/icon-announces-first-commercial-rollout-of-its-3d-printing-construction-technology-for-builders
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ICON.Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Gritt2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Rugged Robotics2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ICON from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/icon.md
- RSS feed: /companies/icon/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/39c41708-c953-4263-b384-faac4eeec1d9
- Revision history: /companies/icon/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Gritt2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Rugged Robotics2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
ICON draws attention at the 99th percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among construction robots. Hype Gap +66.1, 2nd widest among construction robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $263M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 17, 2026