Figma | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
Figma is a leading collaborative design tool based in San Francisco, California, that enables teams to design, prototype, and gather...
Figma is a leading collaborative design tool based in San Francisco, California, that enables teams to design, prototype, and gather feedback on products in a single platform. It aims to make design accessible to everyone and offers a suite of products including Figma Design, FigJam, and Figma Slides, facilitating collaboration among designers, developers, and product managers.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Size
1001-5000 employees
Industry
Design Services
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🛍️ Figma Product and Pricing News
- Figma has introduced 'Dev Mode' as a new feature in their product lineup.
- Figma introduced a new feature that allows users to open the styles and variables panel by pressing 'I' for the pipette and then 'shift + cmd (or ctrl)'.
- Figma now allows users to bind variables to component properties without detaching.
- Figma announced a new feature allowing users to apply different paragraph spacing or indentation to the same text node.
- Figma has launched the Figma for Zoom app, allowing teams to collaborate on Figma and FigJam files directly within Zoom.
- Figma has introduced a new Content tab in the admin console for Organization and Enterprise plans, consolidating management of unassigned drafts, Workspaces, and Teams.
- Figma now offers a free Tappy plugin that predicts tap success rates of UI elements for smartphone development.
- Figma now allows users to present prototypes offline by preloading them while online.
👔 Figma CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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Chief Marketing Officer
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Chief People Officer[email protected]
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Chief Product Officer[email protected]
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Chief Revenue Officer[email protected]
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Director of DesignOps[email protected]
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CTO, Figma[email protected]
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Chief Operation Officer & Board of Director Red & White Education PVT. LTD.[email protected]
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Vice President People/ Exec HR/ Employee Relations/Belonging/DEIB/ L&D[email protected]
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Founder & CEO Memorisely · Educator Advisory Board Figma • Making UX/UI Education Accessible[email protected]
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CEO & Co-founder of Figma[email protected]
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CFO[email protected]
⚔️ Figma Alternatives and Competitors
- Adobe XD |
- Miro |
- Sketch |
- InVision |
- UXPin |
- Axure RP |
- Marvel |
- Justinmind |
- Moqups |
- Framer |
- Canva |
- Balsamiq |
- Siter |
- Penpot
💼 Figma Hiring and Layoffs
- Jordan Singer has left Figma as a Product Designer in the United States to become the Founder & CEO at Mainframe.
- Amman Yaqoob Bhatti has left Figma, where he served as Owner in Pakistan, to become Chief Executive Officer at Blizon after previously holding the position of Owner at Six Sense Works.
- Dustin F. has left Figma as a Marketing Strategic Program Manager to join Klaviyo as a Director, Marketing Strategy & Transformation in the United States.
- Katherine Melehan has joined Figma as Internal Audit Director in the San Francisco Bay Area, previously serving as Global Head of Enterprise Risk & Internal Audit at Rippling.
- Figma has added new roles including Equity Operations Manager, Design Program Manager, Systems, AI Researcher - PhD Intern (2025), and Director, Sales - LATAM.
- Tiffany Wang, a Software Engineer, announced her career move to Figma on November 21, 2024.
- Neha Kodi has joined Figma as a Rapid Researcher in the United States, previously serving as a Senior Design Strategist at propelland.
- Rie N. has left Figma as a People Partner (HRBP), Japan and Asia-Pacific to join Wix as an HR Business Partner in Japan.
🤖 Figma Developer, Integration and Automation News
- Figma has partnered with Microsoft Education to offer free access to Figma and FigJam enterprise tiers for all K-12 educators and students within Microsoft schools.
- On November 20, 2024, Figma highlighted Mirakl's successful implementation of a design system using Figma's tools to enhance design workflows and accelerate project delivery.
- SEAT CUPRA improved collaboration and efficiency by using Figma for their Design System, enhancing brand consistency and reducing design time.
- Figma is being used in Mitsubishi Electric's new 'Serendie Design System' to streamline UI development and improve quality by integrating with React for efficient design-to-implementation transitions.
- DBS Bank is using Figma for a major redesign involving over 25 designers and 12 development squads across two countries.
- UI designers at EA SPORTS FC use Figma to create quick prototypes without needing to write code.
- Figma showcased a collaboration with the National Park Service to unify digital experiences for hundreds of sites, as shared by Kevin Twohy on October 21.
- Figma is being used by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance to develop their design system Cuna, allowing real-time design feedback and collaboration across business and system departments.
📈 Figma Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- Adobe acquired Figma for $20 billion, which is expected to accelerate Figma's growth and potentially lead to changes in Adobe XD's focus.
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