# Kennan Frost

> Kennan Frost is the founder and CEO of Icon, a New York-based AI advertising company backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. Previously he solo-founded Skio, a Shopify subscriptions startup that reached $32M ARR and a $105M cash exit. A former top-200 North American League of Legends player who dropped out of college at 19, he is one of the most outspoken solo-founder operators in consumer tech today.

- **Role:** CEO, CTO & Founder at Icon
- **Organizations:** Icon, Skio, Y Combinator (S20), Pinterest, Wieden+Kennedy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Dropped out after 1 year, Columbia University (accepted, did not attend long-term)
- **Known for:** Solo-founded Skio and exited for $105M cash, Grew Skio to $32M ARR with only $8M raised, Backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund (two rounds into Icon)

## Career timeline

- **Teens** — Ranks top 200 in North America in League of Legends
- **~18** — Wakeup call - begins 100-hour weeks learning to code
- **~19** — Drops out of college after one year
- **Pre-Skio** — Works at Wieden+Kennedy and Pinterest
- **2020** — Solo-founds Skio, joins Y Combinator S20
- **2020-2024** — Grows Skio to $32M ARR with $8M raised
- **2024** — Skio exits for $105M cash; raises $9.2M seed for Icon
- **2025** — Launches Icon as 'The First AI Admaker'
- **2025** — Icon goes $0 to $5M+ ARR in 30 days; Founders Fund leads second round
- **2026** — Icon rebrands toward 'The Human Admaker' and AI CMO product

## Achievements

- Solo-founded Skio and exited for $105M cash
- Grew Skio to $32M ARR with only $8M raised
- Backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund (two rounds into Icon)
- Took Icon from $0 to $5M+ ARR in 30 days, profitably
- Ranked top 200 in North America in League of Legends
- Y Combinator S20 solo founder

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Launches Icon publicly as the first AI Admaker, backed by Founders Fund and execs from OpenAI, Pika, Cognition.
- **2025-03** — Founders Fund leads a second round into Icon; announces $5M ARR in 30 days.
- **2026** — Icon pivots toward 'The Human Admaker' offering filmed-and-edited UGC ads alongside its AI tools.

## Links

- Website: https://icon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennanfrost/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kennandavison
- GitHub: https://github.com/kennandavison
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@icon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icon.me/

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Last updated: 2026-06-30