Co-founder and CEO, Figma · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Co-founder and CEO | Figma | startupik.com, stratechery.com, Crunchbase News, figma.com, frederick.ai, Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 12 Oct 2021) |
| Design Intern (former) | stratechery.com |
Every published round Dylan Field took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partly | Seed | 18 Oct 2021 | $3.3m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Tue 12 Oct 2021) |
Companies Dylan Field has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partly | 18 Oct 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Dylan Field, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Dylan Field has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Dylan Field did.
Stories naming Dylan Field. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startupik profile of Dylan Field tracing Figma's path from browser-based experiment to mainstream design-collaboration tool, its venture funding history, bottom-up adoption, and the Adobe acquisition that collapsed.
Atlassian has agreed to buy The Browser Company, maker of browsers Dia and Arc, for roughly $610 million, aiming to build an AI browser for workplace use.
Also Dealroom
Figma's blog recaps seven moments from CEO Dylan Field's How I Built This interview, covering his childhood acting, Thiel Fellowship, early struggles, mentorship from John Lilly, and the origins of FigJam.
Weekly roundup reporting numerous Australian and New Zealand startup raises, Icehouse Ventures securing fund capital, GitLab's IPO, two acquisitions, Clover's closure, and Openpay's debt facility.
Also Startup Daily
Vehicle parts data startup Partly, based in New Zealand, has closed a pre-Series A round led by Blackbird Ventures, with angel backers including Peter Beck, Dylan Field and Akshay Kothari, valuing it highly.