Figma

Design Software

Founded in 2012, Figma is a collaborative web application for interface design, enabling entire product teams to brainstorm, design, and build better products together in real time.

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Quick Facts

Founded: 2012
Founders: Dylan Field & Evan Wallace
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Industry: Design & Prototyping Software

About Figma

Figma was founded on a bold technological bet: that complex design tools could run directly in a web browser using WebGL. At a time when designers worked in isolated desktop apps (like Sketch or Photoshop) and sent files back and forth, Figma introduced 'multiplayer' real-time collaboration, treating design files like Google Docs.

This paradigm shift allowed not just designers, but product managers, engineers, and marketers to collaborate simultaneously. Today, Figma has become the undisputed industry standard for UI/UX design, rapidly expanding its platform with FigJam for whiteboarding and AI-powered design tools.

What Figma Does

Figma Design

The core collaborative vector graphics and interface design tool used to design web and mobile apps.

FigJam

An online whiteboard for teams to ideate, diagram, and run agile meetings.

Dev Mode

A specialized workspace bridging the gap between design and development, helping engineers translate designs into code.

Figma AI

Generative AI features embedded directly into the design canvas to accelerate workflows.

Career Areas

Types of professional roles found inside Figma.

Engineering
Product Management
Design & UX
Sales & Account Management
Marketing
Support & Operations

Figma's History

2012
Founded
Figma is founded by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace.
2016
Public Release
After four years in stealth/beta, Figma is officially released to the public.
2021
FigJam Launched
Figma expands its product suite with FigJam, a collaborative whiteboarding tool.
2023
Dev Mode Introduced
Launches Dev Mode to specifically cater to the engineering teams consuming Figma designs.

Purpose & Values

“Make design accessible to everyone”

Figma believes that great design requires massive collaboration. Its mission is to make design accessible to everyone, ensuring that all disciplines—not just designers—can contribute to the product creation process.

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