Where does Kris Rasmussen work?

Kris Rasmussen is Chief Technology Officer at Figma.

Where did Kris Rasmussen go to school?

Kris Rasmussen studied at UCLA (BA, Computer Science, technical minor in Math).

Kris Rasmussen

Chief Technology Officer at Figma

United States

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Paul FieldingunlockedKris: together at UCLA (2004)

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Chief Technology Officer at Figma

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Figma's investors · 33

137 VenturesSan Francisco Alkeon InnovationNew York Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks Amplify.LALos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020 Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks Base PartnersSão Paulo Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks Durable Capital PartnersBethesda Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Fidelity InvestmentsBoston First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Fuel CapitalCovina · $500K – $1M checks Geodesic CapitalFoster City Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2014 HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks ICONIQSan Francisco Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2019 IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024 m]x[v CapitalNew York Mosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checks Outcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checks Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2019 super{set}San Francisco Westbound Equity PartnersPalo Alto · $750K – $2M checks WndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Figma

Evan WallaceCo-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer)

Dylan FieldCo-founder & CEO

Experience

FigmaChief Architectcurrent2026 — present
FigmaChief Technology Officercurrent2022 — present
FigmaVPE2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
AsanaTechnical Advisorcurrent2013 — present
AsanaEngineering Lead2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
RivalSoft Inc.Co-Founder2007 — 2010
Aptana, Inc.Chief Architect2008 — 2010
Ivy Pass LLCConsultant2007
DreamThis LLCOwner1998 — 2005
MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2005

Skills & more

JavaScriptDistributed SystemsCloud ComputingWeb ApplicationsRuby on RailsRubyGitJavaPerlObject Oriented DesignOOPREST

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E-commerceScalabilityUser Interface DesignStart-upsPythonComputer GraphicsPhysics EnginesComputer SimulationEngineering LeadershipC++Software EngineeringMySQL

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Who is Kris Rasmussen?: Chief Technology Officer at Figma
Where does Kris Rasmussen work?: Kris Rasmussen is Chief Technology Officer at Figma.
Where did Kris Rasmussen go to school?: Kris Rasmussen studied at UCLA (BA, Computer Science, technical minor in Math).

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Shared employers

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Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins Dylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma Grey BakerGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Ajay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also worked at Asana36

Saket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation Capital Emily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Krista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCV Jenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VC Malcolm HandleyFounder of Strong Atomics, investing in nuclear fusion startups Ben ChubaPricing Advisor at Modern Technical

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Paul ColtonFounder/CEO at Pixate

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