Startup profile for Figma: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (growth), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Figma

Collaborative interface design platform that became the default design system tool.

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Figma is interesting

Figma proved multiplayer creative tools can become category standards. The collapsed Adobe acquisition deal (2023) made it a case study in strategic M&A and product moats.

Key facts

  • Series D (Apr 2020): $50M led by a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz); Sequoia (/fund/sequoia), Greylock (/fund/greylock-partners), Kleiner Perkins (/fund/kleiner-perkins), Index Ventures, Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund) participated (TechCrunch)
  • Series C (Feb 2019): $40M led by Sequoia; Coatue (/fund/coatue) and Founders Fund among participants (Figma blog)
  • Adobe acquisition ($20B) announced Dec 2022, terminated Dec 2023 — Figma remains independent
  • 2024 tender/secondary: a16z, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Index, Greylock, Coatue, Thrive Capital (/fund/thrive-capital) among participants

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Figma's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS Developer Tools

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FAQs about Figma

Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

Figma is a collaborative browser-based design platform for interface design, prototyping, and design systems — used by product design teams at startups and enterprises.
Figma's backers include Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Sequoia (/fund/sequoia), Greylock (/fund/greylock-partners), Kleiner Perkins (/fund/kleiner-perkins), Coatue (/fund/coatue), Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund), and Thrive Capital (/fund/thrive-capital).
Figma is at growth stage. Its last disclosed venture round was Series D ($50M, 2020), followed by a 2024 tender/secondary. The company remains private.
Figma proved multiplayer, browser-native design tools could displace desktop incumbents. The collapsed $20B Adobe deal highlighted both its strategic value and antitrust scrutiny in creative software.
No. Figma remains private. A planned Adobe acquisition was announced in 2022 and terminated in December 2023.

Last updated: 2026-07-24