Lina Kahn is having an “I told you so” moment. The former FTC chair celebrated Figma’s stellar IPO in an X post on Friday, nodding at the larger movement, including her own efforts, to block major tech mergers. “A great reminder that letting startups grow into independently successful businesses, rather than be bought up by existing giants, can generate enormous …
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Figma Stock Rises Again After Record IPO Pop. What Comes Next. – Barron's
Figma Stock Rises Again After Record IPO Pop. What Comes Next. Barron’s Figma stock soars 250% in first day of trading, valuing company north of $45 billion Yahoo Finance Investors Are Flocking to Figma. Why Is the Design Software Maker’s Stock So Hot? Investopedia Figma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public. The New York Times Here’s who’s getting rich from …
Read More »Figma IPO Returns $7 Billion Each to VC Investors Index, Greylock – Bloomberg
Figma IPO Returns $7 Billion Each to VC Investors Index, Greylock Bloomberg Figma stock pops in second day of trading after colossal debut CNBC Figma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public. The New York Times Design software maker Figma’s shares surge 158% in blowout market debut Reuters Figma Pares Second Day Surge After Explosive Public Debut Bloomberg Source link
Read More »Iconiq’s Will Griffith explains how his firm celebrated Figma’s IPO and why investors sold shares
Will Griffith had only been two months in his job as a venture investor for Iconiq when he met a 19-year-old college dropout named Dylan Field. This would lead to one of his signature seed investments, in a startup called Figma. On Thursday, Figma went public with the stock popping from the $33 IPO opening price to close at $115.50 …
Read More »Figma’s 250% IPO Pop Gives It Edge in Creative AI Software Fight
(Bloomberg) — Figma Inc.’s 250% surge in its debut session is the kind of coming-out party every startup dreams of when it goes public. Most Read from Bloomberg The finely choreographed process for the $1.2 billion IPO, culminating in a fully diluted valuation of more than $65 billion, also puts rivals on notice that Figma’s ambitions are expanding. The design …
Read More »Figma Stock Price Up Over 250% After IPO
Topline The price for design software developer Figma surged more than 250% on Thursday to close at over $117 per share after raising over $1.2 billion in an IPO, well over three times the $30-$32 range the company estimated in SEC filings earlier this week—making its 33-year-old CEO Dylan Field a billionaire. The windfall from the IPO has minted a …
Read More »Figma’s stock soars in its highly anticipated IPO, market cap instantly hits $45B
Figma began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after a long delay. It soared so quickly that trading was halted for a short time due to market volatility. The price is currently bouncing between $101 and $112 with a mid-day market cap of $45 billion, Yahoo Finance reports. The company and existing investors sold shares at the …
Read More »Design Firm Figma’s Nearly $20 Billion IPO Makes Cofounder A Billionaire
Figma’s IPO on Thursday minted a $1.8 billion fortune for its cofounder and CEO Dylan Field. Gabriela Hasbun for Forbes When staff at San Francisco-based design startup Figma returned from the Christmas holiday in January 2024, they were met with sobering news. A $20 billion takeover by Adobe, which had been stuck in 15 months of regulatory purgatory, had fallen …
Read More »Figma IPO Brings Value Near $20 Billion From Failed Adobe Deal – Bloomberg
Figma IPO Brings Value Near $20 Billion From Failed Adobe Deal Bloomberg Figma Poised to Open Trading at Nearly Triple Its IPO Price Yahoo Finance Figma Is Largest VC-Backed American Tech Company IPO in Years The Wall Street Journal Figma IPO: Stock Set to Nearly Triple; First Trade Later Today Barron’s Design software maker Figma’s shares set to triple in blowout market debut Reuters Source …
Read More »Figma Poised to Open Trading at More Than Triple Its IPO Price
(Bloomberg) — Figma Inc. shares are indicated to begin trading at $95 to $100 each, after the design and collaboration software company and some of its backers raised $1.2 billion in one of the year’s most-anticipated US initial public offerings. Most Read from Bloomberg The indications, which are signals from market makers of the level where trading may begin, imply …
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