FIG: Figma Stock Up 45% in One Week as Traders Cheer OpenAI Integration

OpenAI is the gift that keeps on giving. Figma shares have been pumping for three days after Sam Altman unveiled the integration at a conference.

🎨 Design Meets AI

• Figma stock FIG has exploded 45% since the start of the month — that’s just six trading days. The run got torrid after OpenAI’s Sam Altman gave the design software a prime-time promo at his company’s annual DevDay conference in San Francisco.
• The big news is that Figma is getting integrated with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the chatbot used by nearly 1 billion people. During his live demo, Altman showed how users could literally say “Figma, turn this sketch into a diagram” — and the app would pop out and do just that.
• The market reaction was instant. A 7% Monday pop, another 7% Tuesday jump, and a 17% Wednesday jumbo-jump. It was Figma’s strongest three-day run since its blockbuster IPO in late July.

🚀 The OpenAI Effect

• The integration makes Figma one of the first major creative tools deeply plugged into ChatGPT’s new Apps SDK, or software development framework, which allows third-party software to interact natively inside OpenAI’s interface.
• It’s a massive visibility win, because users don’t need to leave ChatGPT to prototype designs, which could funnel a new wave of creators into Figma’s ecosystem.
• Altman called this the future of AI-driven productivity, and traders didn’t feel like arguing. Especially since it was about time for the shares to try and stage a comeback.

💸 Trip Back to IPO Fever

• Figma’s latest surge could be the start of a solid post-IPO comeback. After debuting with a 250% first-day pop, the stock cooled off to the point of losing 65% of its record market cap. The AI buzz has reignited optimism that the company could evolve from a design platform into a full-blown creative infrastructure play.
• Investors are now betting Figma will leverage AI tools to automate workflows, accelerate iteration cycles, and deepen collaboration — all catnip for the design and dev crowd.
• Whether this momentum lasts will depend on whether users actually adopt Figma through ChatGPT — a move that should be visible in the current quarter’s figures.