GAMMA ACQUIRES ACCEL-BACKED DESIGN STARTUP LICA

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Gamma has acquired Lica, an Accel-backed design startup. The Lica co-founders will join Gamma's newly formed research team.

The acquisition brings Lica's design expertise into Gamma's operations. Lica, which counted Accel among its backers, will be folded into Gamma's research division rather than operating as a standalone unit. Lica co-founders are transitioning to lead work on Gamma's research initiatives. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gamma has been expanding its capabilities through acquisitions and internal hiring. The addition of Lica's founders suggests Gamma is prioritizing design and research as core competencies moving forward. Lica's acquisition marks another consolidation in the design software space, where larger platforms increasingly absorb specialized startups to broaden their feature sets and talent pools.

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