Figma’s Dylan Field is now worth $5 billion after his company’s explosive IPO, and he did it all without a college degree.
The Gen Z tech CEO dropped out of Brown University over a decade ago, thanks to a $100K Thiel Fellowship, betting on himself instead of a diploma. That bet just paid off in a massive way: Figma’s IPO saw its stock soar over 333%, valuing the design startup at $70+ billion.
Field now joins a powerful list of college-dropout billionaires including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Sam Altman, and Jack Dorsey, each of whom left school to build transformative tech companies.
Figma’s collaborative design platform has become a staple for creatives, developers, and product teams globally. But for Field, the IPO is about more than just money,it’s a validation of his decision to go against the grain.
As Gen Z increasingly questions the ROI of traditional education, Field’s story is proof that an idea, executed well, can outweigh even an Ivy League degree.
