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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 ...
The New York Times

After Its $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, a Start-Up Picks Up the Pieces

Regulatory scrutiny felled the sale of Figma, a design platform, to Adobe. Now it’s grappling with employee expectations and a changing market. By Erin Griffith Reporting from San Francisco On Dec. 18 ...
The New York Times

This Start-Up’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Fighting Back.

Figma, which makes a design platform, was on the verge of a big payday before regulators quashed the sale. On Thursday, it went public, with its stock ending the day up 250 percent. By Natallie Rocha ...