From "Dumbest Idea" to $2B: How Gamma Proved Everyone Wrong

Three founders built a $2B presentation tool everyone called "dumb."

By Chris Kernaghan 8 min read
From "Dumbest Idea" to $2B: How Gamma Proved Everyone Wrong

The Setup: A Pitch That Made VCs Laugh

Grant Lee and his co-founders walked into investor meetings with what they called "the dumbest idea they'd ever heard." Another presentation tool? In a world dominated by PowerPoint and Google Slides?

Most VCs passed. Some laughed. The presentation software market wasn't just crowded - it was ancient.

PowerPoint launched in 1987. Google Slides had been free for years. Canva was already a billion-dollar darling. What could possibly be left to build?

Today, Gamma is valued at $2 billion with 70 million users and - here's the kicker - it's actually profitable.

This is the story of how three founders turned conventional wisdom upside down and built one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies by solving a problem everyone thought was already solved.