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Figma is a browser-based, collaborative user interface design tool that lets users work together to create vibrant and interactive prototypes. Since its release in 2016, Figma has become a popular tool both in the web design industry and in online communities. Users can collaborate and share templates, designs, and widgets with millions of users across the globe. In this overview, you’ll learn more about what Figma is, what it can do, who uses it, and how to learn it to determine how to add this skill to your professional toolbox.
Dylan Field and Evan Wallace began working on Figma in 2012 while studying computer science at Brown University. Wallace studied graphics and was a Teaching Assistant for the Computer Science Department, while Field chaired the CS Departmental Undergraduate Group.
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Founder: Moe Amaya
Figma Role: Growth
Capital Raised: $29.3M
Investors: Index Ventures
Stage: Series B
A simple back office tool for the building industry.
Founder: Ankur Goyal
Figma Role: Head of ML Platform
Capital Raised: $5.1M
Investors: Greylock
Stage: Seed
Braintrust offers an AI stack to simplify the process from evaluations to data management, ensuring seamless integration into any business.
Founder: Zhicong Lim
Figma Role: Software Engineer Intern
Capital Raised: $4.2M
Investors: Sequoia Capital
Stage: Seed
Cococart is an e-commerce platform that makes it easy for local businesses to sell online.
Founder: Aaron Clayton-Dunn
Figma Role: 3rd employee, current investor
Capital Raised: $2.8M
Investors: Nomad Ventures
Stage: Seed
Tunelark is an internet company that provides online music learning services.
Founder: Vlad Matsiiako
Figma Role: Data Science
Capital Raised: $2.9M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Seed
Infisical is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted solution that allows development teams to sync their environment variables.
Founder: Ian Janicki
Figma Role: Product Manager
Capital Raised: $1.7M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Pre-Seed
Homestead helps homeowners turn their equity into wealth and new housing.
Founder: James Baduor
Figma Role: Ambassador (Figma Africa)
Capital Raised: $1.3M
Investors: Surge
Stage: Seed
A community platform where people can find, book and meet mentors around the world.
Founder: Suraya Shivji
Figma Role: Design, Kleiner Perkins Fellow
Capital Raised: $1M
Investors: BoxGroup
Stage: Seed
HAGS is a platform for high school students built on top of Snapchat.
Founder: Sayed Saber
Figma Role: Head of Distribution Partnerships
Capital Raised: $1M
Investors: Triangle Tweener Fund
Stage: Seed
GroupUps is a B2B group buying marketplace for independent dental and medical practices to get better pricing on equipment.