‘Google Docs for Designers鈥� firm Figma has opened its EMEA headquarters in London.听
The Silicon Valley unicorn works with the听likes of Deliveroo and Spotify and has built a team of 14 which is currently working remotely in the UK.听
Co-founded by CEO听Dylan Field听in 2013听ahead of a full launch three years later, Figma is a听collaborative interface design tool听which runs in your browser and allows designers to share, edit and comment on prototypes in real-time.听
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to announce that Figma is opening a hub office in London, which will serve as our HQ for the EMEA region,鈥� Field wrote in a blog post.听
鈥淓arlier this year, we decided to increase our local presence by building a London team in order to better partner with our users in the region, including forward-thinking companies like Deliveroo in London, Zalando in Berlin, Spotify in Stockholm, and Booking.com in Amsterdam.听
鈥淭oday, we have a team of 14 working remotely in the London area, and they remind me daily how much opportunity there is for us in the region.听
鈥淲hile we hoped to celebrate our new EMEA HQ in person, the world had other plans. We鈥檙e excited to officially open our doors as soon as it feels safe for听Figmates听to resume in-person work.鈥�听
Field said听he was 鈥渟hocked鈥� by the international nature听of听its听user base in the听start-up’s听early stages.听Today听81% of Figma鈥檚 weekly active users are outside the United States.听
The company hired a听team of product specialists in Amsterdam in early 2019.听
鈥淎s I spent time internationally, I quickly learned that our time zone coverage was inadequate for users outside the US,鈥� he added.听
鈥�The reality is that opening an office is so much more than a physical space. It鈥檚 also about sharing a time zone with more of our users, attracting diverse talent as Figma continues to grow, and understanding local nuances in order to support design communities across the world.鈥�听