Figma Opens First India Office in Bengaluru as 93% of Indian Designers Embrace AI Tools

Figma Establishes Indian Presence with Bengaluru Office Launch

Collaborative design platform Figma has opened its first office in India, located in Bengaluru, marking a significant milestone in the company's international expansion strategy 1

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. The San Francisco-based company has simultaneously begun hiring for its Indian operations and unveiled new AI design tools, positioning itself as an AI-powered platform that supports the entire product development lifecycle from ideation to coding 2

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Scott Pugh, APAC vice president of sales at Figma, emphasized India's strategic importance, stating that "Today India is our second-largest active user market. As it evolves into a global software and manufacturing hub, the value of design will only grow" 1

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. The Bengaluru office joins Figma's global network that includes New York, Tokyo, Singapore, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, and São Paulo.

Widespread AI Adoption Among Indian Design Community

A comprehensive survey conducted by Figma in partnership with YouGov reveals remarkable AI adoption rates within India's design community. The study, which surveyed approximately 730 professionals in design, engineering, and product leadership roles, found that 93% of designers in India are already using AI tools in their work 1

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The research also uncovered that 85% of respondents believe AI has made coding simpler, while 81% of developers consider design increasingly important to the success of AI-powered products 1

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. These findings highlight the transformative impact of AI on the design and development landscape in India.

Complete Product Portfolio Now Available in India

With the office launch, all Figma products are now available in India, including Figma Design, Figma Make, Dev Mode, Figma Sites, FigJam, Figma Slides, Figma Draw, and Figma Buzz 1

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. The company has established a strong customer base in India, serving users in 85% of the country's 28 official states and counting leading organizations such as Airtel, CARS24, Groww, Juspay, Myntra, Swiggy, TCS, and Zomato among its customers 1

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Notably, over 40% of BSE100 companies use Figma products, demonstrating the platform's penetration among India's top corporations 1

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Strategic AI Investments and Market Positioning

Figma has been actively strengthening its AI capabilities through strategic acquisitions and product development. The company recently acquired Weavy, a generative AI platform, and introduced new design systems integration in Figma Make, which aims to help teams scale design capabilities across products and brands 1

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Abhishek Mathur, VP of engineering at Figma, emphasized the evolving nature of design in the AI era: "In a world where anyone can build multiple products quickly, the best team would be the one to embrace different ways of design. The most successful team will train their people, product managers, engineers, and designers in all these ways and provide the right tooling for them because design is not going anywhere. It is becoming the mode" 2

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