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Figma acquires team behind a vibe coding app

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11:37 AM PDT · July 7, 2026

Figma is trying to become more than a design platform by adding more AI and bringing the coding and prototyping layer closer to its canvas. Toward that end, it has acquired the team behind the vibe coding and AI agent platform Bud (formerly Orchids).

“Figma is one of, if not the, defining product companies of our time to capitalize on this. It’s where ideas start, iterate, and come to life, and a natural home for this exciting new era of work,” Bud’s CEO Kevin Lu posted on X.

The Y Combinator-backed startup began as a vibe coding platform letting users spin up apps for mobile, web, Slack, browser, and more. It later rebranded to Bud, an agent platform that can access various services, browse the web, and write code to automate tasks.

Under the deal, the startup will shut down...

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