Austin-based 3D home printing startup Icon raises $56M just a month after big layoffs

AUSTIN (KXAN/ABJ) — One month after saying it would lay off more than 100 employees, ICON Technology Inc., a 3D printing company valued at around $2 billion, disclosed in a federal filing it has raised $56 million. RELATED | Austin construction company to lay off 114 employeesRegarding the layoffs, Icon said it needed to realign to focus on its newest robotic system, which is capable of printing multistory homes and buildings using a new, low-carbon material.The $56 million was from invest