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Figma

Figma is a US-based collaborative interface design tool headquartered in San Francisco. It dominates the UI/UX design market and an acquisition attempt by Adobe was blocked by regulators in 2023 on competition grounds.

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Brand Identity Data

HQ Country
United States
HQ City
San Francisco
Founded
2012
EU Headquartered
No
EU Manufactured
No
Ownership Type
private
Stock Exchange
Private
Tax Domicile
US
Ultimate Parent
Figma, Inc.
Data Hosting
US
CLOUD Act Exposure
Yes ⚠️
AI Trains on User Data
partial
GDPR Status
compliant
DSA Designation
standard
Carbon Neutral
no
B Corp Certified
No
Supply Chain
opaque
Repair / Recycling
No
Ethical Certifications
None verified

Verified on August 2, 2026

Corporate Lineage

2012

Founded

Figma was founded by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace in San Francisco.

2016

Public Launch

Figma officially launched its browser-based collaborative design tool.

2022

Adobe Acquisition Attempt

Adobe announced a definitive agreement to acquire Figma for approximately $20 billion.

2023

Acquisition Terminated

Adobe and Figma mutually agreed to terminate the merger agreement following intense regulatory pressure in the UK and EU.

European Alternatives to Figma

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Penpot

Penpot is a Spanish open-source design and prototyping platform developed by Kaleidos in Madrid. Self-hostable and free, it is the leading European open-source alternative to Figma, built on web standards and offering full data sovereignty.

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Verification Sources

  1. [1]Figma on Wikidata
  2. [2]Figma website