{
  "id": 3288390,
  "title": "Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/gamma-acquires-accel-backed-design-startup-lica",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/gamma-acquires-accel-backed-design-startup-lica/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica, as reported by TechCrunch. Lica's founders, Priyaa Kalyanaraman and Purvanshi Mehta, will lead the effort. Founded in 2023, Lica initially created an app that transformed screenshots and recordings into presentations and videos. They later attracted $4 million in funding from Accel, South Park Commons, and Village Global. In recent years, Lica focused on collaborating with e-commerce platforms to produce brand-aligned marketing videos. Kalyanaraman revealed that Lica aimed to develop AI models around communication methods like video and design, recognizing Gamma's CEO, Lee Grant, as both companies share Accel and South Park Commons as investors. The acquisition came after discussions between the two companies, driven by their shared vision of making visual communication accessible. Kalyanaraman noted that Gamma's expertise in distribution, which reached 100 million+ users, complements Lica's focus on research. Gamma will continue to enhance its presentation capabilities while expanding into image generation. The company intends to explore new formats of communication and investigate the potential of visuals and interactivity in presentations. Mehta explained that the research division will tailor AI models' presentation styles to diverse audiences and tastes, aiming to provide highly personalized outputs with easy editing for different users. Gamma declined to disclose specific products resulting from this acquisition but emphasized the goal of creating fluid, multimodal presentations and communication channels. The acquisition highlights the growing interest and investment in AI presentation startups, with notable funding rounds for companies like Prezent, Gamma, and Presentations.ai.",
  "summary": "Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}