Dylan Field, Evan Wallace established Figma in 2012. Dylan was awarded a Thiel Fellowship in 2012, a $100,000 grant contingent upon his quitting school and starting a full-time job with the startup.
Wallace and Field relocated to San Francisco, where they worked together for four years to get the software ready for its initial general release in 2016.
According to estimates, he held 10% of Figma’s equity, which was worth $20 billion when Adobe acquired the company in 2022.