Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, who said the offering demonstrates the value of "letting startups ...

Former FTC chair Lina Khan celebrated Figma's blockbuster IPO in an X post.

Lina Khan, former FTC chair, played a key role in blocking Adobe's $20B Figma deal, paving the way for Figma's $68B IPO in 2025. Learn how her antitrust policies shaped the tech landscape.

Why are venture capitalists so mad at the former FTC Chair? It's related to how VCs and their advisors make money.

Figma walked away from Adobe’s $20B deal after intense regulatory scrutiny. Learn how antitrust concerns, failed remedies, ...

When Jonathan Kanter helped to prevent Figma from selling itself to Adobe for $20bn in 2022, there were howls in Silicon Valley about how Joe Biden’s trustbusters — including Lina Khan — had been over ...

Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks during the 2024 CNBC CEO Council Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2024.

What Happened: "In our view with Lina Khan gone at the FTC, the M&A engines are back underway in Big Tech after a dark period for tech M&A," Ives wrote on X, formerly Twitter.