/* ─── about · hero ─── */
.a-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 120px 0 96px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 480px at 80% -100px, rgba(13,88,255,0.08), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #FBFBF9 0%, var(--paper) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.a-hero__inner {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  text-align: center;
}
.a-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.030em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 18px 0 22px;
}
.a-hero h1 em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--up-blue);
}
.a-hero p {
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--body);
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ─── founders ─── */
.founders {
  padding: 120px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.founders__head {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto 64px;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: end;
}
.founders__head h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.024em;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.founders__head h2 em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--up-blue);
}
.founders__head p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--body);
  max-width: 460px;
}
.founders__grid {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
}
.founder {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-4);
  padding: 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.founder:hover { border-color: var(--ink-3); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.founder__photo {
  aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  border-radius: var(--r-3);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  background: var(--paper-2);
}
.founder__photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}
.portrait {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 64px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.96);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.portrait::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(140% 80% at 50% 110%, rgba(0,0,0,0.30), transparent 60%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 24px, rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 24px 25px);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.portrait--muk { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4A5BFF, #1A2BC8); }
.portrait--pierre { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2A8C5C, #0B5D33); }
.portrait--ish { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B85A2B, #7A2E0F); }
.founder__role {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.10em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--up-blue);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.founder__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.founder__tagline {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--body);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.founder ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.founder li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 14px 1fr;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.founder li::before {
  content: '';
  width: 4px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--up-blue);
  margin-top: 8px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.founder__linkedin {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--up-blue);
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-pill);
  align-self: flex-start;
  transition: background .15s, border-color .15s;
}
.founder__linkedin:hover { background: var(--up-blue-50); border-color: var(--up-blue-100); }
.founder__linkedin svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; }
.founders__extended {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 40px auto 0;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
}

/* ─── story · why we exist ─── */
.story {
  padding: 120px 0;
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.story__inner {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: start;
}
.story__lead .u-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.story__quote {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.story__quote em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--up-blue);
}
.story__body p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--body);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.story__body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ─── creed (replaces M/V/V framing) ─── */
.creed {
  padding: 120px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.creed__head {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
}
.creed__head .u-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.creed__head h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.5vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.024em;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.creed__head h2 em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--up-blue);
}
.creed__grid {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-4);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.creed__cell {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 32px 28px;
}
.creed__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--up-blue);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.creed__cell h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.creed__cell p {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--body);
}

/* ─── investors + advisors ─── */
.affil {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.affil__inner {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  gap: 48px;
}
.affil__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 2fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
}
.affil__row h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-top: 12px;
  max-width: 14ch;
}
.affil__row h3 em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--up-blue);
}
.affil__row .meta {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 6px;
}
.affil__logos {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-3);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.affil__logo {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 18px 22px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.affil__logo small {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.affil__logo a { display: block; }

/* ─── CTA ─── */
.a-cta {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.a-cta__inner {
  max-width: var(--container);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: end;
}
.a-cta h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 720px;
}
.a-cta h2 em {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--up-blue);
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .founders__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .founders__head, .story__inner, .a-cta__inner, .affil__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; gap: 32px; }
  .creed__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .affil__logos { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}