Profile · founder · Design tools
Dylan Field.
Co-founder and CEO of Figma.
Typefounder
CategoryDesign tools
Based inSan Francisco
By Anish· Founder · Vedwix
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Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO of Figma. He co-founded Figma in 2012 with Evan Wallace as a Thiel Fellow, dropping out of Brown to build the company. The 2016 launch of Figma's real-time collaboration redefined design tools. By 2026, Dylan continues to lead Figma after the Adobe acquisition was blocked in 2023.
What they built
Figma.
Notable facts
- Co-founder and CEO of Figma
- Thiel Fellow
- Dropped out of Brown
- Adobe acquisition blocked 2023
- Active in design community
Design / brand lessons
Long-term technical bets (real-time collab in browsers) can take years to pay off.
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