Figma Files for IPO: 'I Am Iron Man,' and This is How Tech Gets Richer!

From Billion Dollar Breakup to Billion Dollar Beginning

Alright people listen up! Tony Stark here your friendly neighborhood genius billionaire playboy philanthropist and apparently market analyst. Newsflash: Figma the design software darling is finally going public! After that little… *ahem*… 'misunderstanding' with Adobe (a cool billion dollar 'misunderstanding,' if you catch my drift) they're ready to strut their stuff on the New York Stock Exchange under the oh so catchy ticker symbol 'FIG.' Remember when Pepper and I had that little disagreement over the Sokovia Accords? This is kinda like that but with more zeros. Seriously a *lot* more zeros.

Figma's First Quarter Fireworks

First quarter revenue up 46%? Net income soaring like one of my rockets? Figma's numbers are looking hotter than a fresh suit off the assembly line! $228.2 million in revenue up from $156.2 million last year. Net income jumps from $13.5 million to nearly $45 million! Looks like someone's been hitting the arc reactor hard. Even I'm impressed and I invented the darn thing! As JARVIS would say 'The numbers don't lie sir.'

Big Names Big Bucks Big Potential

Amazon Google Microsoft Netflix – you name it they're Figma customers. Over a thousand clients dropping at least $100,000 a year? That's what I call brand loyalty! Makes me wonder if they're using Figma to design even *better* ways to make me look obsolete. Just kidding! (Mostly.) More than half their revenue is from outside the U.S. which is great but could cause some political issues with certain individuals... no names of course.

From Dorm Room to Dominance

Founded by Dylan Field (33 *a baby!*) and Evan Wallace these guys turned a Thiel Fellowship into a potential goldmine. Gotta hand it to 'em though. As Field says it's time to buck the 'trend of amazing companies staying private indefinitely.' I couldn't agree more. Sharing the wealth with the community? Classy move Field. You might just be billionaire material after all.

The Valley Needs a Win (and Maybe a New Arc Reactor)

Silicon Valley's been in a slump so this IPO is like a shot of adrenaline to the heart – or you know the arc reactor. Index Ventures Greylock Kleiner Perkins Sequoia – they're all poised to cash in. Talk about a win win situation. Figma also bought a tech company for $14 million; cheap compared to some things I buy to avoid boredom. So if Figma does well the Valley does well. And the world can use some good news.

Swing for the Fences Figma!

Field wants Figma to take 'big swings,' and I'm all for it. Innovation acquisitions maybe even a design software arms race? Whatever it is I'm watching. And who knows maybe I'll even invest. After all I have a reputation to uphold as the guy who can build a suit of armor in a cave... with a box of scraps. Figma go make me proud. No pressure.