{
  "id": 10931854,
  "title": "San Francisco tech firm expands London footprint with new City office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/san-francisco-tech-firm-expands-london-footprint-with-new-city-office",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T11:47:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/san-francisco-tech-firm-expands-london-footprint-with-new-city-office/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US design software company Figma has expanded its presence in London by moving into a new office in Norton Foldgate, near Liverpool Street. This strategic move aims to capitalize on the city's thriving tech sector and its growing concentration of design and product talent. As of the second quarter of 2026, the UK is now Figma's largest European market by weekly active users, with two thirds of the FTSE 100 using its software.\n\nDaniel Barrett, Figma's senior vice president of international, emphasized the UK's deep concentration of design and product talent. \"We're proud to expand our office in the heart of this incredible creative ecosystem,\" he stated.\n\nThis expansion comes as American tech companies continue to invest in London, despite uncertainties surrounding hybrid working. AI companies alone have secured over 700,000 sq ft of office space in the first half of the year, more than double what was taken in 2025.\n\nFigma's latest survey revealed that 34 per cent of UK designers and developers have already experienced a significant or transformative impact from AI in their collaboration. Noah Levin, Figma's vice president of engineering, highlighted how AI is reducing the gap between having an idea and bringing it to life, enabling teams to prototype, test, and modify products more rapidly.",
  "summary": "US design software group Figma has expanded its London headquarters as it looks to double down on its growth in Britain, where firms created more than 15 million files on its platform over the past year. The New York listed tech firm has moved into an office at Elder Yard in Norton Foldgate, near Liverpool [...]",
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}