Summary
Mihika Kapoor is a product leader and founder with a decade of experience building and scaling design-driven products at the intersection of consumer and creative tools. Currently Head of Product at Simile, she previously led Figma’s new products org—shipping FigJam, Slides, Buzz and other secret initiatives—and brings operator experience from Meta and Instagram. An active angel investor and venture fellow, she backs early-stage startups across AI, design, and consumer spaces, giving her a strong vantage on product-market fit and founder dynamics. She founded Design Nation, a national nonprofit to democratize student access to design, reflecting a long-standing commitment to design education and community impact. Mihika pairs technical training (BSE in Computer Science from Princeton) with an MBA from Harvard, blending engineering rigor, design sensibility, and business strategy. Colleagues describe her as a product creative who prototypes bold ideas quickly while building teams that can ship them reliably.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Horace Mann School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Harvard Business School
BSE Computer Science; Minor in Visual Arts, BSE Computer Science; Minor in Visual Arts at Princeton University
English, Spanish, Hindi