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Aug 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM ET
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
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Presentation startup Gamma acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica to build out its own design research lab. Lica’s co-founders, Priyaa Kalyanaraman and Purvanshi Mehta, will lead the effort, and the companies plan to combine Gamma’s distribution with Lica’s visual communication research.
WHO: Gamma; Lica co-founders Priyaa Kalyanaraman and Purvanshi Mehta
WHAT: Gamma acquired Lica to expand into a design research lab led by Lica’s co-founders.
WHEN: Reported Aug 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Gamma and Lica had aligned visions for making visual communication easy, and the founders’ conversations led to the acquisition.
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