/*
Theme Name: Hello Elementor Child
Theme URI: https://elementor.com/hello-theme/?utm_source=wp-themes&utm_campaign=theme-uri&utm_medium=wp-dash
Template: hello-elementor
Author: Elementor Team
Author URI: https://elementor.com/?utm_source=wp-themes&utm_campaign=author-uri&utm_medium=wp-dash
Description: Hello Elementor is a lightweight and minimalist WordPress theme that was built specifically to work seamlessly with the Elementor site builder plugin. The theme is free, open-source, and designed for users who want a flexible, easy-to-use, and customizable website. The theme, which is optimized for performance, provides a solid foundation for users to build their own unique designs using the Elementor drag-and-drop site builder. Its simplicity and flexibility make it a great choice for both beginners and experienced Web Creators.
Tags: accessibility-ready,flexible-header,custom-colors,custom-menu,custom-logo,featured-images,rtl-language-support,threaded-comments,translation-ready
Version: 3.4.9.1780065210
Updated: 2026-05-29 14:33:30

*/


 :root {
    /* SURFACES */
    --deep-space:  #0A1420;
    --graphite:    #121D2E;
    --surface:     #1A2738;
    --orbit-deep:  #1B3A5C;

    /* ACCENT 01 — BLUE (instrument panel) */
    --signal:      #3D7DD8;
    --altitude:    #6FA3E6;
    --signal-dim:  rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.12);

    /* ACCENT 02 — COPPER (engine glow) */
    --ignition:    #C08B3F;
    --ignition-hi: #D4A05A;
    --ignition-dim:rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.1);

    /* LIGHT + NEUTRAL */
    --stellar:     #F5F1E8;
    --steel:       #8A96A5;
    --horizon:     #5E6B7A;

    --s-95: rgba(245,241,232,0.95);
    --s-80: rgba(245,241,232,0.8);
    --s-65: rgba(245,241,232,0.65);
    --s-45: rgba(245,241,232,0.45);
    --s-25: rgba(245,241,232,0.25);
    --s-12: rgba(245,241,232,0.12);
    --s-06: rgba(245,241,232,0.06);

    --f-display: 'Chakra Petch', sans-serif;
    --f-body:    'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;
    --f-mono:    'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    --f-mark:    'Saira', sans-serif;
  }

  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--deep-space);
    color: var(--stellar);
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  }

  body::before {
    content: "";
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1000;
    opacity: 0.04;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='200' height='200'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/></filter><rect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
    background-position: var(--grain-x, 0) var(--grain-y, 0);
    mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  }

  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

  ::selection {
    background: var(--ignition);
    color: var(--deep-space);
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* NAV                                              */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 22px 60px;
    transition: background 0.4s ease, backdrop-filter 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  .nav.scrolled {
    background: rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.82);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    border-bottom-color: var(--s-12);
  }
  .nav-mark {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 3px;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .nav-wordmark {
    font-family: var(--f-mark);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    color: var(--stellar);
  }
  .nav-tagline {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--s-65);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 32px;
  }
  .nav-links a {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--s-65);
    transition: color 0.25s;
    padding: 6px 0;
    position: relative;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--signal); }
  .nav-links a:focus-visible {
    outline: 1px solid var(--signal);
    outline-offset: 4px;
    color: var(--signal);
  }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    padding: 9px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--s-25);
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
  }
  .nav-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--signal); }
  .nav-toggle:focus-visible {
    outline: 1px solid var(--signal);
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }
  .nav-toggle-bar {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 1.5px;
    background: var(--stellar);
    transform-origin: center;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
  }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(1) {
    transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg);
  }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(3) {
    transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg);
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* HERO — sticky-pin scroll-driven canvas           */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    /* Tall scroll container drives the 121-frame sequence.
       350vh - 100vh = 250vh of scroll across 121 frames (~2vh/frame). */
    height: 350vh;
    background: var(--deep-space);
  }
  .hero-pin {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding: 60px;
    padding-bottom: clamp(80px, 12vh, 140px);
    /* Fallback radial blooms (visible before frames load + on mobile/reduced-motion) */
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 12% 20%, rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.22) 0%, transparent 55%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 88% 80%, rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.16) 0%, transparent 55%),
      var(--deep-space);
  }
  .hero-canvas {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 0;
    display: block;
  }
  .hero-fallback {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    z-index: 0;
    display: none;
  }
  .hero-progress {
    position: absolute;
    left: 60px;
    right: 60px;
    bottom: 30px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--s-12);
    z-index: 3;
    overflow: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .hero-progress::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: var(--p, 0%);
    background: var(--signal);
    transition: width 0.08s linear;
  }
  .hero-vignette {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.55) 0%,
        rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.20) 28%,
        rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.30) 60%,
        rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.92) 100%),
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 0%, rgba(10, 20, 32, 0) 0%, rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.45) 70%);
  }
  /* Hero copy: headline fades in around 25% scroll, sub joins at 50%, both
     stay through the rest of the hero. Opacity is driven directly on each
     element by the scroll IIFE. */
  .hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    max-width: 1400px;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .hero-headline {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(64px, 11vw, 168px);
    line-height: 0.92;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--stellar);
    max-width: 18ch;
    margin: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    will-change: opacity;
  }
  .hero-headline em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ignition);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .hero-cue {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 56px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: heroLineUp 1s 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
  }
  .hero.scrolled-in .hero-cue { opacity: 0.15; }
  .hero-cue .label {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--s-65);
  }
  .hero-cue .rule {
    width: 1px;
    height: 32px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--signal), transparent);
    animation: cueDrift 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes cueDrift {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; transform: translateY(0); }
    50%      { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(6px); }
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* SECTION SCAFFOLDING                              */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .section {
    padding: clamp(120px, 16vh, 200px) 60px;
    position: relative;
  }
  /* Section-bottom gradient bleed: a 140px drip extending into the next
     section, fading from this section's bg color to transparent. The longer
     blend zone keeps the dark→light transitions (Focus → Voice, Voice →
     Team) from feeling like a hard tonal switch. */
  .section::after,
  .voice::after,
  .contact::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -140px;
    height: 140px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--section-bg, var(--deep-space)), transparent);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .our-why         { --section-bg: var(--deep-space); }
  .how-we-invest   { --section-bg: var(--deep-space); }
  .portfolio       { --section-bg: var(--graphite);    }
  .team            { --section-bg: var(--deep-space); }
  .contact         { --section-bg: var(--deep-space); }
  /* Disable overlay bleeds at the team→contact and contact→footer
     boundaries. They were masking the contact's radial warm glow,
     creating visible edges where the mask started and ended. The
     deep-space → graphite color transition is handled by the
     footer's own background gradient instead, which lets the glow
     leak naturally across both boundaries.                          */
  .team::after,
  .contact::after { content: none; }
  .section-inner {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .section-head {
    margin-bottom: 72px;
    max-width: 1100px;
  }
  .section-title {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(32px, 4.2vw, 56px);
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--stellar);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    max-width: 22ch;
  }
  .section-title em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ignition);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .section-desc {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 17px;
    color: var(--s-80);
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-width: 62ch;
  }
  .section-desc + .section-desc { margin-top: 18px; }
  /* Section eyebrow — Mono Signal label, sits above the headline */
  .section-eyebrow {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--signal);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  /* One-line emphasis paragraph — slightly lifted from body for thesis crescendo */
  .section-desc-emphasis {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px);
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--stellar);
    max-width: 32ch;
  }
  /* Lede paragraph — short three-beat opening for How We Invest */
  .section-lede {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(19px, 1.6vw, 23px);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--stellar);
    max-width: 56ch;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* OUR WHY — opening section                        */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .our-why {
    background: var(--deep-space);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  /* Soft Signal bloom top-right for atmospheric depth — restrained, well */
  /* below 0.2 opacity, doesn't compete with the headline. */
  .our-why::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 4%;
    right: -10%;
    width: 60vw;
    height: 60vw;
    max-width: 720px;
    max-height: 720px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
      rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.14) 0%,
      rgba(27, 58, 92, 0.06) 40%,
      transparent 70%);
    filter: blur(50px);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .our-why .section-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  /* Industry list — period-separated enumeration in display weight */
  .industry-list {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 24px);
    line-height: 1.4;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    color: var(--stellar);
    max-width: 38ch;
  }

  /* Our Why two-column data spread */
  .our-why-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
    gap: 72px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 56px;
  }
  .our-why-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .our-why-text .section-desc + .industry-list { margin-top: 22px; }
  .our-why-text .industry-list + .section-desc { margin-top: 30px; }
  .our-why-grid .stat-callout {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 40px 40px;
    border-left-width: 3px;
    max-width: none;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .our-why-grid .stat-num { font-size: clamp(72px, 9vw, 132px); }
  .our-why-grid .stat-unit { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 48px); }
  .our-why-grid .stat-label {
    font-size: 17px;
    max-width: 30ch;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  /* Stat callout — McKinsey $1.8T projection */
  .stat-callout {
    margin: 44px 0;
    padding: 32px 36px;
    background: var(--deep-space);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--signal);
    max-width: 56ch;
  }
  .stat-figure {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 4px;
    color: var(--ignition);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .stat-num {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(54px, 6.4vw, 88px);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .stat-unit {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 36px);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .stat-label {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--s-80);
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    max-width: 36ch;
  }
  .stat-source {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--horizon);
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* APPROACH / HOW WE INVEST                         */
  /* Solid Deep Space bg (matches page rhythm); copy  */
  /* on the left, contained Sophia image on the right */
  /* with a mono caption beneath.                     */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .how-we-invest {
    background: var(--deep-space);
    position: relative;
  }
  /* Warm Ignition bloom in the upper-left corner — atmospheric weight */
  /* without dominating; balances the image weight on the right. */
  .how-we-invest::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -12%;
    left: -8%;
    width: 55vw;
    height: 55vw;
    max-width: 760px;
    max-height: 760px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
      rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.14) 0%,
      rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.05) 40%,
      transparent 70%);
    filter: blur(50px);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .how-we-invest .section-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .invest-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: 56px;
  }
  .invest-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .invest-beats {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(19px, 1.6vw, 22px);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--stellar);
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    max-width: 56ch;
  }
  .invest-beats em {
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ignition);
  }
  .invest-text .section-desc + .section-desc { margin-top: 22px; }
  /* Figure: contained right-column accent. Original colors, no filter. */
  /* Border + radial glow echo the portfolio-tile treatment for rhythm.  */
  .invest-figure {
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    /* Sticky inside the grid so the image stays with the reader as the */
    /* longer text column scrolls past — ties figure to copy without    */
    /* needing the figure to be as tall as the text.                    */
    position: sticky;
    top: 80px;
  }
  .invest-figure-frame {
    aspect-ratio: 1920 / 980;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.16) 0%, transparent 70%),
      var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }
  .invest-figure-frame img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center center;
    display: block;
  }
  .invest-caption {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--horizon);
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* FOCUS — what we back (text block)                */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .focus {
    background: var(--graphite);
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* VOICE — typographic moment, dark register        */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* No more white inversion. The "breather" comes from scale, vertical
     space, and a warm Ignition bloom — not from flipping to a light bg. */
  .voice {
    background: var(--graphite);
    color: var(--stellar);
    padding: clamp(180px, 26vh, 320px) 60px;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .voice::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    width: 90vw;
    height: 90vw;
    max-width: 1100px;
    max-height: 1100px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    /* Warm Ignition radial bloom — gives the section warmth without
       breaking the dark register. */
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
      rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.18) 0%,
      rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.06) 35%,
      rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.04) 60%,
      transparent 75%);
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    pointer-events: none;
    filter: blur(50px);
  }
  .voice-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .voice-meta {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--signal);
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .voice-meta::before,
  .voice-meta::after {
    content: "";
    width: 40px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--signal);
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
  .voice-mark {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(96px, 11vw, 160px);
    line-height: 0.55;
    color: var(--ignition);
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .voice-pull {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    /* Bumped from 32–56px → 48–96px for hero-class scale. */
    font-size: clamp(48px, 7vw, 96px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--stellar);
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    max-width: 22ch;
    margin-inline: auto;
  }
  .voice-pull em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ignition);
  }
  .voice-attr {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--horizon);
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* TEAM                                             */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .team {
    background: var(--deep-space);
  }
  .team-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 48px 56px;
  }
  .team-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    align-items: start;
  }
  .team-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-width: 0;
  }
  .team-photo {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 30%, rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.18) 0%, transparent 70%),
      var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .team-photo img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    display: block;
    /* Subtle desaturation for editorial coherence; team-card hover restores
       full color on the hovered card. */
    filter: grayscale(0.15) contrast(1.02);
    transition: filter 0.5s ease, transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  .team-card:hover .team-photo img {
    filter: grayscale(0) contrast(1);
    transform: scale(1.02);
  }
  /* Placeholder caption — only shown when there's no image inside. */
  .team-photo:not(:has(img))::after {
    content: "// PORTRAIT — TBD";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 14px;
    left: 14px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--s-25);
  }
  .team-role {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--signal);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    display: block;
  }
  .team-name {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--stellar);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .team-bio {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--s-65);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .team-link {
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--signal);
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    transition: color 0.25s;
  }
  .team-link:hover { color: var(--altitude); }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* PORTFOLIO                                        */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .portfolio {
    background: var(--graphite);
  }
  .portfolio-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .pf-tile {
    background: var(--s-06);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    padding: 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.3s, background 0.3s;
  }
  .pf-tile:hover {
    border-color: var(--signal);
    background: rgba(61, 125, 216, 0.04);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  .pf-logo {
    aspect-ratio: 1.6 / 1;
    background: var(--deep-space);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .pf-logo img {
    max-width: 96%;
    max-height: 86%;
    object-fit: contain;
    display: block;
  }
  .pf-logo .pf-fallback {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--s-45);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 12px;
  }
  /* Fallback shows when there's no img element */
  .pf-logo:not(:has(img)) .pf-fallback { display: block; }
  .pf-logo:has(img) .pf-fallback { display: none; }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* CONTACT                                          */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .contact {
    background: var(--deep-space);
    text-align: center;
    padding: clamp(140px, 18vh, 220px) 60px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: visible;
    /* Fade the section's own top and bottom edges into transparency
       so the surrounding sections show through gradually. No overlay,
       no gradient layer — the section literally dissolves at both
       ends. Top fade is shorter (sits within the section's top
       padding) so the headline stays fully visible.                */
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,
      transparent 0%,
      black 140px,
      black calc(100% - 240px),
      transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,
      transparent 0%,
      black 140px,
      black calc(100% - 240px),
      transparent 100%);
  }
  .contact::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    width: 70vw;
    height: 70vw;
    max-width: 800px;
    max-height: 800px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
      rgba(192, 139, 63, 0.14) 0%,
      transparent 60%);
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    pointer-events: none;
    filter: blur(60px);
  }
  .contact-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .contact-title {
    font-family: var(--f-display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.022em;
    color: var(--stellar);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
  .contact-title em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ignition);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .contact-lede {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--s-80);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 44px;
  }
  .cta {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 16px 32px;
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-size: 11.5px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: all 0.3s;
  }
  .cta-primary {
    background: var(--ignition);
    color: var(--deep-space);
    border: 1px solid var(--ignition);
  }
  .cta-primary:hover { background: var(--ignition-hi); border-color: var(--ignition-hi); }
  .cta-secondary {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--stellar);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-25);
  }
  .cta-secondary:hover { border-color: var(--signal); color: var(--signal); }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* FOOTER SUBSCRIBE BAND                            */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .foot-subscribe {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto 48px;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .foot-subscribe-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
  }
  .foot-subscribe-text .section-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .foot-subscribe-lede {
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--s-65);
    max-width: 48ch;
  }
  .subscribe-form {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .subscribe-form input[type="email"] {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 14px 18px;
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--s-25);
    border-radius: 2px;
    font-family: var(--f-body);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--stellar);
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
  }
  .subscribe-form input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: var(--horizon); }
  .subscribe-form input[type="email"]:focus {
    border-color: var(--signal);
    background: var(--deep-space);
  }
  .subscribe-form .cta { white-space: nowrap; }
  .subscribe-status {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    margin: 8px 0 0;
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--s-65);
  }
  .subscribe-status.is-error { color: var(--ignition); }
  .subscribe-status.is-success { color: var(--signal); }
  .visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    border: 0;
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* FOOTER                                           */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  footer {
    background: var(--graphite);
    padding: 80px 60px 40px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .footer-stars {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  /* Stars: positioned div dots, fixed pixel sizes, percentage-based
     positions. Earlier SVG approach was getting squished by the viewBox
     stretch (sub-pixel vertical radii) — divs avoid the issue entirely. */
  .footer-stars span {
    position: absolute;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(245, 241, 232, 0.30);
    /* width / height / left / top set inline via JS */
  }
  .footer-stars span:nth-of-type(3n) { background: rgba(245, 241, 232, 0.22); }
  .footer-stars span:nth-of-type(5n) { background: rgba(245, 241, 232, 0.45); }
  .footer-stars span:nth-of-type(7n) { background: rgba(245, 241, 232, 0.65); }
  .footer-stars span.tw {
    animation: starTwinkle 5.2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .footer-stars span.tw:nth-of-type(2n) { animation-duration: 4.4s; animation-delay: 0.9s; }
  .footer-stars span.tw:nth-of-type(3n) { animation-duration: 6.3s; animation-delay: 2.1s; }
  .footer-stars span.tw:nth-of-type(5n) { animation-duration: 5.8s; animation-delay: 3.4s; }
  @keyframes starTwinkle {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
    50%      { opacity: 0.35; }
  }
  .foot-disclaimer,
  .foot-bottom {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .foot-disclaimer {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto 36px;
    padding: 24px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: var(--horizon);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .foot-disclaimer .flag {
    color: var(--ignition);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-right: 8px;
  }
  .foot-bottom {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: 8px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
    font-family: var(--f-mono);
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--horizon);
  }
  .foot-mark {
    font-family: var(--f-mark);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    color: var(--stellar);
  }
  .foot-clock { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
  .foot-social {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .foot-social a {
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--s-12);
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: var(--horizon);
    transition: color 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
  }
  .foot-social a:hover,
  .foot-social a:focus-visible {
    color: var(--signal);
    border-color: var(--signal);
    outline: none;
  }
  .foot-social svg {
    width: 13px;
    height: 13px;
    fill: currentColor;
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* SCROLL REVEAL                                    */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(24px);
    transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
                transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }
  .reveal.in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  .reveal.delay-1 { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
  .reveal.delay-2 { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
  .reveal.delay-3 { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.00s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.10s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.20s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.25s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 0.30s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(8) { transition-delay: 0.35s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(9) { transition-delay: 0.40s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(10) { transition-delay: 0.45s; }
  .pf-tile.reveal:nth-child(11) { transition-delay: 0.50s; }
  .team-card.reveal:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.00s; }
  .team-card.reveal:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
  .team-card.reveal:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
  .team-card.reveal:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* RESPONSIVE                                       */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  @media (max-width: 960px) {
    .nav { padding: 18px 28px; }
    .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
    .nav-links {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0;
      padding: 88px 28px 32px;
      background: rgba(10, 20, 32, 0.96);
      backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--s-12);
      transform: translateY(-100%);
      opacity: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
      z-index: 90;
    }
    .nav-links a {
      display: block;
      padding: 18px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--s-12);
      font-size: 13px;
    }
    .nav-links a:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
    .nav.open .nav-links {
      transform: translateY(0);
      opacity: 1;
      pointer-events: auto;
    }
    .hero-pin { padding: 40px 28px clamp(70px, 12vh, 110px); }
    .hero-progress { left: 28px; right: 28px; }
    .section { padding: 90px 28px; }
    .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
    .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 56px; }
    .team-card { grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .portfolio-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .stat-callout { padding: 26px 24px; }
    .contact {
      padding: 110px 28px;
      -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,
        transparent 0%,
        black 100px,
        black calc(100% - 140px),
        transparent 100%);
      mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,
        transparent 0%,
        black 100px,
        black calc(100% - 140px),
        transparent 100%);
    }
    footer { padding: 60px 28px 28px; }
    .foot-subscribe { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .our-why-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .invest-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .invest-figure { position: static; top: auto; max-width: 640px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 560px) {
    .nav-tagline {
      font-size: 9px;
      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    }
    .team-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
    .team-photo { max-width: 240px; }
    .subscribe-form { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
    .foot-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  }

  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  /* REDUCED MOTION                                   */
  /* ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    *, *::before, *::after {
      animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
      animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
      transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    }
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    /* Collapse the scroll-driven hero to a single static frame. */
    .hero { height: auto; min-height: 100vh; }
    .hero-pin { position: relative; height: 100vh; }
    .hero-canvas { display: none; }
    .hero-fallback { display: block; }
    .hero-progress { display: none; }
    /* Show headline at full opacity (JS short-circuits on reduced motion). */
    .hero-headline { opacity: 1 !important; }
    .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
    .footer-stars span.tw { animation: none; opacity: 0.4; }
  }