Why they are on the map
CEO; announced Weavy acquisition (Figma Weave). source — evidence dated 2025-10
Decides whether the problem is funded.
How Figma buys data
Figma's eval process for Figma Make (First Round, May 2025) used 'taste and judgement' evals by human contractors applying branded guidelines, alongside AI-as-judge and A/B tests. July 2026 job 'Product Designer, AI Models' — 'arbiter of craft and taste', oversees quality of design evaluations and gives guidance to external partners/contractor teams (vendor-managed evals).
AI product org under David Kossnick (Head of AI Products); AI Models team pairs AI researchers with a design-evals designer who manages external eval partners; Weave team from Weavy acquisition.
Known vendors: unnamed external eval partners (per July 2026 job)
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