Synopsis
Anthropic's Chief Product Officer, Mike Krieger, has stepped down from Figma's board. This move coincides with Anthropic's reported entry into web design, potentially competing with Figma's core products. Krieger's departure was confirmed in a filing, stating it was not due to any disagreements with Figma.Krieger’s departure was disclosed in a filing submitted by Figma to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 14.
“Krieger’s decision was not due to any disagreement with Figma on any matter related to its operations, policies, or practices. The Board thanks Krieger for his service and contributions to Figma and the Board,” the filing mentioned.
The development comes just as Anthropic released Opus 4.7 on Thursday, the latest upgrade in its flagship Opus family of large language models (LLMs). The update is expected to introduce design capabilities that could challenge Figma’s core offerings. According to The Information, Anthropic’s push into the web design space aims to enable users, regardless of technical expertise, to create presentations, websites, landing pages, and other digital products using natural language prompts.
Valued at roughly $10 billion, Figma builds widely used tools for designing interfaces for websites and applications. In February, the company also announced a partnership with Anthropic to integrate its Claude AI models into Figma’s platform as design assistants.
Krieger was previously a cofounder and chief technology officer (CTO) of Instagram between 2010 and 2018, and is also known as the cofounder of the AI news app Artifact. According to his LinkedIn profile, he joined Anthropic as chief product officer in 2024 and transitioned to the startup’s newly organised Labs team in January this year. The team is dedicated to incubating products at the frontier of Claude’s capabilities. According to TechCrunch, Krieger joined Figma’s board less than a year ago.
