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<section class="hero_component">
  <div class="hero_grid">
    <div class="hero_copy">
      <p class="hero_eyebrow">Seed Stage — Est. 2026</p>
      <h1 class="hero_title">
        <span class="hero_title_line">Capital that moves</span>
        <span class="hero_title_accent">quietly — and decisively.</span>
      </h1>
      <p class="hero_subline">Meridian pairs founders with a small circle of operators and patient capital. No noise, no dashboards to babysit — just conviction, applied early.</p>
      <div class="hero_actions">
        <a class="hero_button_primary" href="#apply">Request an intro</a>
        <a class="hero_button_ghost" href="#thesis">Read our thesis</a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="hero_visual">
      <div class="hero_visual_glow"></div>
      <img class="hero_visual_img" src="https://pub-8060008fc1ab494c98adf87ab62286c4.r2.dev/assets/inspiration/hero-luxury-serif-startup-12-1-12.webp" alt="Founder in a warm, minimal studio setting" />
      <p class="hero_visual_caption">Portfolio No. 07 — Meridian</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>

<style>
.hero_component {
  position:relative;
  width:100%;
  background-color:#faf8f4;
  padding:7rem 6vw;
  overflow:hidden;
  box-sizing:border-box;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
}

.hero_grid {
  margin:0 auto;
  max-width:1240px;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  align-items:center;
  gap:4rem;
}

.hero_copy {
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  align-items:flex-start;
}

.hero_eyebrow {
  margin:0 0 1.6rem 0;
  font-family:Georgia,serif;
  font-size:0.72rem;
  font-weight:500;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:0.32em;
  color:#a67c52;
}

.hero_title {
  margin:0;
  font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  font-size:clamp(2.75rem,6vw,4.75rem);
  font-weight:400;
  line-height:1.04;
  letter-spacing:-0.01em;
  color:#1c1a17;
}

.hero_title_line {
  display:block;
}

.hero_title_accent {
  display:block;
  font-style:italic;
  color:#a67c52;
}

.hero_subline {
  margin:1.8rem 0 2.6rem 0;
  max-width:30rem;
  font-family:Georgia,serif;
  font-size:1.12rem;
  font-weight:400;
  line-height:1.65;
  color:#57514a;
}

.hero_actions {
  display:flex;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
  align-items:center;
  gap:1rem;
}

.hero_button_primary {
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  background-color:#a67c52;
  color:#faf8f4;
  padding:0.95rem 2rem;
  border-radius:999px;
  font-family:Georgia,serif;
  font-size:0.9rem;
  letter-spacing:0.04em;
  text-decoration:none;
  transition:background-color 0.25s ease;
}

.hero_button_ghost {
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  background-color:transparent;
  color:#1c1a17;
  padding:0.95rem 2rem;
  border:1px solid #d8cfc2;
  border-radius:999px;
  font-family:Georgia,serif;
  font-size:0.9rem;
  letter-spacing:0.04em;
  text-decoration:none;
  transition:border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.hero_visual {
  position:relative;
}

.hero_visual_glow {
  position:absolute;
  top:-8%;
  right:-6%;
  width:62%;
  height:62%;
  background-color:#a67c52;
  opacity:0.1;
  filter:blur(70px);
  border-radius:999px;
  z-index:0;
}

.hero_visual_img {
  position:relative;
  z-index:1;
  display:block;
  width:100%;
  height:560px;
  object-fit:cover;
  border-radius:6px;
}

.hero_visual_caption {
  position:relative;
  z-index:1;
  margin:1.1rem 0 0 0;
  font-family:Georgia,serif;
  font-size:0.72rem;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:0.28em;
  color:#a67c52;
}
</style>