Figma is going public | The Verge

Figma, the platform specializing in the design of the collaborative interface, filed a first public offer (IPO). The company will be negotiated under the symbol of Ticker “Fig” while it is preparing to “double” on its investments in AI.

Figma was almost acquired by Adobe for $ 20 billion in 2022, but the two companies abandoned the agreement in 2023 after faced the pressure of regulators in the United Kingdom and the European Union. Last year, the CEO of Figma, Dylan Field The penisThe newsletter of the command line, saying: “There are two paths that startups funded by an adventure decrease. Either you are acquired, or you are making public. And we have explored the acquisition path.”

“We are already investing massively in the AI ​​and we plan to double even more in this area,” explains Field in the file. “AI spending will potentially be an obstacle to our effectiveness for several years, but AI is also at the heart of the way in which design work flows will evolve in the future.”