It’s impossible for any tech company to overlook a 5 Mn-strong talent pool fed by more than 1.5 Mn engineering graduates passing out every year. Figma was no exception to home in on India’s rich resources and toe the line of AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic to enterprise software major SAP.

The San Francisco–based design software giant that went public earlier this year, has just rolled out its first physical office in Bengaluru. In fact, India is Figma’s largest market outside the US, both in terms of weekly and monthly active users.

The decision was driven by the scale of adoption and the strength of the design community in the region. India now produces more than 35 Mn design files annually on Figma, which includes millions of ideas, products, and prototypes created across startups, agencies, and large enterprises. Adoption has also deepened among corporate users, with 40% of the BSE 100 companies using Figma’s platform, the company claimed.

Figma has announced open positions in sales, marketing, and engineering. Although it has not disclosed the size of the new facility or its planned headcount, it said that local hiring will continue into 2026.

The ‘Inevitable’ India Foray

The decision to open an India office wasn’t made this year; in many ways it was inevitable. And it mirrors the journey of other global giants who have looked to add to their presence in India, most notably, the likes of Canva and Adobe, which are compete with Figma directly.

The India entry been in the making for at least three years, according to Scott Pugh, who is the vice-president of sales for the company’s Asia-Pacific wing.

“Even before I joined, I believed India would be one of our biggest international markets. It’s something I’ve been........

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