Figma

Adobe Inc.

Imagine a movie: a small actor from the California countryside falls asleep on stage in the middle of a Peter Pan play and does a Windows XP commercial. He solves algebraic equations at age six, drops out of an elite university to build a startup, and becomes a billionaire. The final scene is an IPO on a wave of fame and global recognition. This is not a fictional hero. This is Dylan Field, CEO and co-founder of Figma.

From Peter Pan to billionaire CEO: How Dylan Field led Figma to the biggest IPO of the year

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Palantir reported record quarterly revenue, marking the first time in the company's history that the figure crossed the $1 billion mark. Figma lost a quarter of its value in a day after the stock surged after its IPO. Firefly Aerospace raised the price range of its IPO, aiming for a valuation above $6 billion, amid growing interest in space technology. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of August 5.

Highlights for this morning: Palantir hits the market, Figma collapses, Firefly aims for $6 billion

Shares of Figma, a developer of a service for the design of user interfaces, which for $20 billion wanted to buy Adobe, soared by 250% in the first trading after the IPO. This is a unique result for a company with a listing of this scale, analysts say. Figma's success has become a new positive signal for startups that have so far postponed going public amid volatility and trading uncertainty.