Behind the Site

Figma

figma.com

Collaborative, browser-based design and prototyping platform used by product, design and engineering teams.

  • Design and collaboration software
  • active
  • Founded 2012
  • Researched Sep 2026
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Age14 yearsDomain registered 1999
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Based inSan Francisco, CaliforniaAlso New York, NY, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Employees1800-19001,886 employees as of Dec 31, 2025, reported from SEC 10-K filing
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Funding$333M raisedSeed $3.8M · Series A $14M · Series B $25M · Series C $40M · Series D $50M · Series E $200M · IPO (NYSE: FIG) $1.2B
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PlatformsWeb, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, API
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Founders2 foundersDylan Field, Evan Wallace

The story

Figma was founded in 2012 by Brown University classmates Dylan Field and Evan Wallace and grew into the dominant browser-based interface design tool, famously surviving a $20 billion Adobe acquisition attempt that was abandoned in 2023 over antitrust concerns. The company went public on the NYSE in July 2025 and has since expanded from a design tool into a wider AI-assisted product suite (Figma Make, Sites, Buzz, Draw, Weave).

Timeline

  1. Founded2012

    Company founded

    Dylan Field and Evan Wallace start Figma as Brown University students

  2. LaunchSep 2016

    Public launch

    Figma's first public release after invite-only preview since 2015

  3. AcquiredSep 2022

    Adobe agrees to acquire Figma

    Adobe announces $20 billion cash-and-stock acquisition deal

  4. MilestoneDec 2023

    Adobe deal terminated

    Merger abandoned over EU/UK antitrust concerns; Adobe pays $1B breakup fee

  5. MilestoneJul 2025

    IPO on NYSE

    Figma lists on NYSE as FIG, stock more than triples on debut

  6. MilestoneOct 2025

    Acquires Weavy

    Buys Israeli AI startup Weavy for over $200M, rebrands as Figma Weave

Founders

  • Dylan Field

    Co-founder and CEO

    Brown University CS student; Thiel Fellow 2012; led Figma through IPO in 2025

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  • Evan Wallace

    Co-founder

    Brown University CS teaching assistant; built Figma's original WebGL rendering technology

10 sourcesEvery fact above links back to these.
  1. RDAP record for figma.comfigma.com
  2. Figma - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
  3. Dylan Field - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
  4. Figma's IPO: Design Is Everyone's Business | Figma Blogfigma.com
  5. Figma (FIG) starts trading on NYSE after IPOcnbc.com
  6. Termination of Adobe / Figma Merger - Gibson Dunngibsondunn.com
  7. Figma (FIG) Number of Employees 2022-2025stockanalysis.com
  8. FIGMA, INC. - LEI record (Bloomberg)lei.bloomberg.com
  9. Figma revenue, valuation & funding | Sacrasacra.com
  10. Figma on the App Storeapps.apple.com
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