Figma's 50x ARR M&A Multiple & What it Means for Startup Fundraising | LinkedIn
Today, Adobe announced its intention to acquire Figma for $20b, valuing the business at 50x current ARR, the highest multiple paid for any software company of scale. Congratulations to team Figma on building their impressive business.
Tomasz Tunguz Tomasz Tunguz Published Sep 15, 2022 Today, Adobe announced its intention to acquire Figma for $20b, valuing the business at 50x current ARR, the highest multiple paid for any software company of scale. Congratulations to team Figma on building their impressive business. After the correction earlier this year, public valuation multiples had reset to those of 2017. That year, Cisco acquired AppDynamics for 17x trailing revenue. If we assume a company recognizes about 2/3 of its ARR as revenue, then I estimate the Adobe/Figma deal at roughly 75x trailing revenue. That’s not…
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