# Icarus: Dawn score and attention ranking

Icarus scores 60 out of 100 on the Dawn Index, built from 5 signals. It ranks #1 of 11 in Defense (YC), #6 of 82 in YC Fall 2025, #4 of 290 in Industrials (YC), #251 of 4224 in Y Combinator.

## What drives the Icarus Dawn score?

| Signal | Weight | Score (0 to 100) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Search scale | 20% | 61 |
| Search momentum | 20% | 45 |
| Site scale | 15% | 15 |
| Site momentum | 10% | 100 |
| Loyalty | 20% | 93 |

## How does Icarus compare in Defense (YC)?

| Rank | Brand | Dawn score |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Icarus](https://dawntrend.com/brand/icarus) | 60 |
| 2 | [9 Mothers](https://dawntrend.com/brand/9-mothers) | 58 |
| 3 | [Arlo Industries](https://dawntrend.com/brand/arlo-industries) | 54 |
| 4 | [DAIVIN!](https://dawntrend.com/brand/daivin) | 48 |
| 5 | [Seeing Systems](https://dawntrend.com/brand/seeing-systems) | 44 |
| 6 | [Perseus Defense](https://dawntrend.com/brand/perseus-defense) | 40 |
| 7 | [AICE](https://dawntrend.com/brand/aice) | 36 |
| 8 | [Hermes Robotics](https://dawntrend.com/brand/hermes-robotics) | 36 |

## Where do the numbers come from?

Search figures are Google search estimates for the brand and its products. Site figures are third-party traffic estimates. A Dawn score measures attention, not revenue.

See the full Dawn Index.