Team
Our Tier 1 Engineering Team is by far the best in the space.
From Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Snap, & more. 7-day work week.
Kennan Davison
CEO, Founder
Dropout at 19. Solo-founded Skio ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates).
Dropout at 19. Solo-founded Skio ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates), Pinterest, Hulu, Top 200 NA LoL, YC S20.
Previously: Pinterest, Hulu, W+K (ad agency), Top 200 NA League of Legends (100M+ players), YC S20 (solo), Columbia (transfer, dropout).
Kevin Jin
Engineering
Previously: CTO at Kalder, Compound Labs, Robinhood, Rippling, Impira, Flexport, Google, Tesla, TSM, Vanderbilt.
CTO at Kalder, Robinhood, Rippling, Impira, Flexport, Google, Tesla, TSM, Vanderbilt.
Max Sidebotham
Engineering
Previously: CTO, Co-founder at Tare (AI Emails / LLMs), Founding Engineer at Skio, Robinhood, UMD.
CTO, Co-founder at Tare (AI Emails / LLMs), Founding Engineer at Skio, Robinhood, UMD.
Eric Chen
Engineering
Previously: CTO, Co-founder at Stock68, Amazon, UMich.
CTO, Co-founder at Stock68, Amazon, UMich.
Abhi Upadhyay
Engineering
Previously: Founding Engineer at Sieve (AI Video / AI Audio), Snapchat, NVIDIA, UC Berkeley.
Founding Engineer at Sieve (AI Video / AI Audio), Snapchat, NVIDIA, UC Berkeley.
Caleb Tan
Engineering
Previously: Founding Engineer at Pallet, Imprint, Docusign, UIUC (dropout).
Founding Engineer at Pallet, Imprint, Docusign, UIUC (dropout).
Ernest Wong
Engineering
Previously: Machine Learning Engineer at xAI, Databricks, Bloomberg, Waterloo (dropout).
Machine Learning Engineer at xAI, Databricks, Bloomberg, Waterloo (dropout).
Dylan Gifford
Success
Previously: Sendlane, Employee #1 at Rebuy, Anatta, Dropout.
Sendlane, Employee #1 at Rebuy, Anatta, Dropout.
Sawyer Covington
Growth
Previously: Founding Head of Growth at Amped, Founding Team at Drop, Founding Team at Fast, Oracle, UNC.
Founding Head of Growth at Amped, Founding Team at Drop, Founding Team at Fast, Oracle, UNC.
Rich Saylor
Growth
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Previously: Shopify, Sprout Social, Klaviyo, Brightcove.
Shopify, Sprout Social, Klaviyo, Brightcove.
Nathan Pratt
Growth
Previously: Co-founder, CEO at ezbooks.ai, Dropout.
Co-founder, CEO at ezbooks.ai, Dropout.
Brock Young
Growth
Previously: Sprout Social, Surfside, LinkedIn.
Sprout Social, Surfside, LinkedIn.
Hurin
Human Resources
Enforces 7 day work week.
Enforces 7 day work week.
Yolo Doggo
Strategy
Advisor at OpenAI. Board Member at Stripe. Forbes 30 Under 30.
Advisor at OpenAI. Board Member at Stripe. Forbes 30 Under 30.
Previously: CEO, Founder at Stealth (acquired by Icon), APM Intern at Google.
Kennan Davison
CEO, Founder
Dropout at 19. Solo-founded Skio ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates).
Dropout at 19. Solo-founded Skio ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates), Pinterest, Hulu, Top 200 NA LoL, YC S20.
Previously: Pinterest, Hulu, W+K (ad agency), Top 200 NA League of Legends (100M+ players), YC S20 (solo), Columbia (transfer, dropout).
Kevin Jin
Engineering
Previously: CTO at Kalder, Compound Labs, Robinhood, Rippling, Impira, Flexport, Google, Tesla, TSM, Vanderbilt.
CTO at Kalder, Robinhood, Rippling, Impira, Flexport, Google, Tesla, TSM, Vanderbilt.
Max Sidebotham
Engineering
Previously: CTO, Co-founder at Tare (AI Emails / LLMs), Founding Engineer at Skio, Robinhood, UMD.
CTO, Co-founder at Tare (AI Emails / LLMs), Founding Engineer at Skio, Robinhood, UMD.
Eric Chen
Engineering
Previously: CTO, Co-founder at Stock68, Amazon, UMich.
CTO, Co-founder at Stock68, Amazon, UMich.
Abhi Upadhyay
Engineering
Previously: Founding Engineer at Sieve (AI Video / AI Audio), Snapchat, NVIDIA, UC Berkeley.
Founding Engineer at Sieve (AI Video / AI Audio), Snapchat, NVIDIA, UC Berkeley.
Caleb Tan
Engineering
Previously: Founding Engineer at Pallet, Imprint, Docusign, UIUC (dropout).
Founding Engineer at Pallet, Imprint, Docusign, UIUC (dropout).
Ernest Wong
Engineering
Previously: Machine Learning Engineer at xAI, Databricks, Bloomberg, Waterloo (dropout).
Machine Learning Engineer at xAI, Databricks, Bloomberg, Waterloo (dropout).
Dylan Gifford
Success
Previously: Sendlane, Employee #1 at Rebuy, Anatta, Dropout.
Sendlane, Employee #1 at Rebuy, Anatta, Dropout.
Sawyer Covington
Growth
Previously: Founding Head of Growth at Amped, Founding Team at Drop, Founding Team at Fast, Oracle, UNC.
Founding Head of Growth at Amped, Founding Team at Drop, Founding Team at Fast, Oracle, UNC.
Rich Saylor
Growth
Previously: Shopify, Sprout Social, Klaviyo, Brightcove.
Shopify, Sprout Social, Klaviyo, Brightcove.
Nathan Pratt
Growth
Previously: Co-founder, CEO at ezbooks.ai, Dropout.
Co-founder, CEO at ezbooks.ai, Dropout.
Brock Young
Growth
Previously: Sprout Social, Surfside, LinkedIn.
Sprout Social, Surfside, LinkedIn.
Hurin
Human Resources
Enforces 7 day work week.
Enforces 7 day work week.
Yolo Doggo
Strategy
Advisor at OpenAI. Board Member at Stripe. Forbes 30 Under 30.
Advisor at OpenAI. Board Member at Stripe. Forbes 30 Under 30.
Previously: CEO, Founder at Stealth (acquired by Icon), APM Intern at Google.
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How it works (AI CMO / automated approach)
How it works
(AI CMO / automated approach)
1. Get winning ad conceptsIcon finds winning ad concepts by scanning websites (yours & competitors), competitor ads, customer reviews, ad account performance, & more.
2. Review auto-generated adsIcon generates 3 types of ads: "Competitor Clone," "New Concept," & "Winner Iteration." Copy what worked for competitors, try fresh approaches, & scale your winners.
3. Edit ads if neededAI CMO ads are 50-99% complete. Use Kanva (static editor) & AdCut (video editor) to edit them if needed.
How it works (manual / assisted approach)
How it works
(manual / assisted approach)
1. Turn your assets into legosIcon looks at your asset library & tags video scenes + images (e.g. "unboxing"). Tagged assets are lego blocks for making ads.
2. Create ads with AdGPTUse AdGPT Workflows to create static + video ads that are 0-99% complete. Video ads have matching clips for every scene.
3. Edit with Kanva & AdCutUse Kanva & AdCut to edit your 0-99% complete AdGPT ads if needed.
AdGPT Workflows
Create static + video ads that are 0-99% complete.
Completion percentage depends on your control level (high, medium, low). Higher control takes more time, but you might like it more often.
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Us vs. them
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Image editor | | | |
Video ad generator | | | |
Video editor | | | |
AI-generated UGC | | | |
AI-generated B-roll | | | |
Competitor ad cloning | | | |
Scriptwriting + creative briefs | | | |
Audience research | | | |
Creative storage | | | |
AI asset tagging & splitting | | | |
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Ad Manager uploads | | | |
Desktop app (macOS, Windows) | | | |
Made for ads | | | |
Tier 1 investors | | | |
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Products
12-products-in-1 for just $39+/mo (replaces $2K-$30K/mo). Built by our Tier 1 Engineering Team.
100% money-back guarantee, no questions asked.
Replaces ChatGPT, CapCut, Canva, Claude, AdCreative, Motion, Foreplay, Recharm, Sora, Kling, Air, Frame.io, Creatify, Atria, HeyGen, Arcads, MakeUGC, Soona, AdManage, Adscook, & more.
AI CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)Automatically plan, create, & run 1000s of winning ads end-to-end.Replaces CMO ($300K+/yr), bad agencies ($10K/mo retainer, $200/ad)- AdGPTSave time creating ads (think ChatGPT for ads).Replaces ChatGPT ($20/mo), Claude ($20/mo)
KanvaSave time editing static ads (think Canva for ads).Replaces AdCreative ($599/mo), Canva ($10/user/mo)- AdCutSave time editing video ads (think CapCut for ads).Replaces CapCut ($9.99/mo), Premiere ($54.99/mo)
AdspySave time with AI-powered ad cloning.Replaces Foreplay ($99/mo + $20/user + $50/tracked competitor)- Creative LibrarySave time by splitting & tagging assets with AI.Replaces Frame.io ($1K-$20K+/mo), Air ($600-$5K+/mo), Recharm ($500-$3K+/mo)
UGC CreatorsSave time & money with AI-generated UGC.Replaces Arcads, MakeUGC ($119+/mo), Billo ($99+/video)
Audience ResearchSave time researching & tracking audiences.(and help AdGPT create ads that match your audience's voice)Replaces tedious work ($2K+/mo)
ZoraSave time & money with AI-generated videos (think Sora for ads).Replaces Sora ($200/mo)
PhotoshootSave time & money with AI-generated images.Replaces Soona ($149/session + $39/photo), real photoshoots ($1K+/session)
Creative AnalyticsSave money with built-in creative analytics.Replaces Motion ($1K-$10K+/mo depending on adspend)
Ads ManagerSave time with ad manager auto-upload.Replaces AdManage.ai ($1.3K/mo), Adscook ($399-$2K/mo)
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Ron Shah
CEO, Obvi
$100M+ revenue
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Ray Lee
CEO, Raycon
$100M+ revenue
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Marco Staal
CEO, 222 Creative
100+ clients with $10B+ revenue
"We went from spending hours making each ad to building entire campaigns in minutes. Icon helps us shape perfect creatives at incredible speed."
Ron Shah
CEO, Obvi
$100M+ revenue
"Going from script to finished ads was overly complex. Icon streamlined the process from scriptwriting to ad creation with a few clicks."
Ray Lee
CEO, Raycon
$100M+ revenue
"We went from spending hours making each ad to building entire campaigns in minutes. Icon helps us shape perfect creatives at incredible speed."
Ron Shah
CEO, Obvi
$100M+ revenue
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Kennan Davison
CEO, Founder
Dropout at 19. Solo-founded Skio ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates).
Dropout at 19. Solo-founded Skio ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates).
Previously: Pinterest, Hulu, W+K (ad agency), Top 200 NA League of Legends (100M+ players), YC S20 (solo), Columbia (transfer, dropout).
Previously: Pinterest, Hulu, W+K (ad agency), Top 200 NA League of Legends (100M+ players), YC S20 (solo), Columbia (transfer, dropout).
Hi, I'm Kennan!
Thank you for reading this. My life has been a journey full of ups & downs & I’m grateful to be here.
I grew up finding school extremely boring & slept through most of my classes. If I'm being real, no one thought I'd go anywhere (was Top 200 North America out of 100M+ players in League of Legends though).
Everything changed when I was 18: I had a big wakeup call & had to start supporting myself. Instead of getting a college experience like my friends, I had to live with my parents to save money.
This triggered me in a good way & I worked 100-hour weeks until I destroyed coding interviews. Soon after, I dropped out to join Pinterest at 19 (youngest employee).
After being a minion at Pinterest, I quit cold turkey & started my 1st company, Skio. I fluked into Y Combinator as a solo founder & completely failed during the batch. Thankfully, pivoting worked well ($15M+ ARR & profitable, $8M seed, 50+ teammates).
But it's not over yet: I've started Icon because I have a massive chip on my shoulder.
I know I’m not supposed to say this publicly, but I want to make Icon the greatest company of all time.
I want to deliver insane value to our customers.
I want to create generational wealth for my team & investors.
I want to break the $0 to $100M ARR world record.
I want to make the $12M I spent on the icon.com domain worth it.
I want to create generational wealth for my team & investors.
I want to break the $0 to $100M ARR world record.
I want to make the $12M I spent on the icon.com domain worth it.
I want to win so bad that I'm sacrificing my life working 7 days a week for it. I'll even eat dog poop if it means winning.
We're 2 months in & have lots to live up to. Feel free to give feedback anytime at kennan@icon.com.
Investors (Tier 1 VCs)
Our Tier 1 Investors helped us hire a Tier 1 Engineering Team (results in Tier 1 Products).
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund & execs of frontier AI labs like OpenAI, Cognition, & Pika.
Founders Fund
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Peter Thiel's venture capital firm. The partners have founded & funded companies like PayPal, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril, Flexport, Airbnb, & Stripe.
Peter Thiel's venture capital firm.
Mark Chen
Icon Investor
Chief Research Officer at OpenAI (ChatGPT).
Chief Research Officer at OpenAI (ChatGPT).
Previously: Jane Street, Microsoft, MIT.
Saquon Barkley
Icon Investor
NFL Running Back Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 2025).
NFL Running Back Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 2025).
Previously: New York Giants.
Roman Khan
Icon Investor
President, Founder at Peak21, CMO at Raycon, CMO at Know Beauty, CMO, Co-founder at Linjer, CMO at Nutrition Kitchen.
CMO at Raycon, Know Beauty, & Linjer.
Founders Fund
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Peter Thiel's venture capital firm. The partners have founded & funded companies like PayPal, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril, Flexport, Airbnb, & Stripe.
Peter Thiel's venture capital firm.
Mark Chen
Icon Investor
Chief Research Officer at OpenAI (ChatGPT).
Chief Research Officer at OpenAI (ChatGPT).
Previously: Jane Street, Microsoft, MIT.
Saquon Barkley
Icon Investor
NFL Running Back Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 2025).
NFL Running Back Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 2025).
Previously: New York Giants.
Roman Khan
Icon Investor
President, Founder at Peak21, CMO at Raycon, CMO at Know Beauty, CMO, Co-founder at Linjer, CMO at Nutrition Kitchen.
CMO at Raycon, Know Beauty, & Linjer.
Founders Fund
Icon Investor
Peter Thiel's venture capital firm. The partners have founded & funded companies like PayPal, Palantir, SpaceX, Anduril, Flexport, Airbnb, & Stripe.
Peter Thiel's venture capital firm.
Mark Chen
Icon Investor
Chief Research Officer at OpenAI (ChatGPT).
Chief Research Officer at OpenAI (ChatGPT).
Previously: Jane Street, Microsoft, MIT.
Saquon Barkley
Icon Investor
NFL Running Back Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 2025).
NFL Running Back Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 2025).
Previously: New York Giants.
Roman Khan
Icon Investor
President, Founder at Peak21, CMO at Raycon, CMO at Know Beauty, CMO, Co-founder at Linjer, CMO at Nutrition Kitchen.
CMO at Raycon, Know Beauty, & Linjer.
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