.about-section-hero {
    height: auto;
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: 176px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.about-section-hero-background {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
}

.about-section-hero-background img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
}

.about-section-hero h1 {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 64px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 70px;
    letter-spacing: -0.8px;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    width: 100%;
}

.about-section-hero .about-section-hero-content p {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 28px;
    letter-spacing: -0.24px;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    width: 820px;
    margin: 0 auto 64px auto;
}

.about-section-hero .about-hero-image {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 854px;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
    position: relative;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 2;
}

.about-sections-wrapper {
    position: relative;
}

.about-sections-wrapper::after {
    content: '';
    background-image: url('../images/hero-dot-animation.svg');
    background-size: 30px 30px;
    background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(var(--dot-progress-combined, 0) * 100%);
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 4px));
    z-index: 2;
}

.about-section-hero-you-us {
    padding-top: 200px;
    padding-bottom: 42px;
    position: relative;
}

.about-section-hero-you-us::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -2px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 4px));
    width: 3px;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #69DFCA 0%, #1181D0 100%);
}


.about-section-hero-you-us-heading {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.about-section-hero-you-us-heading h2 {
    max-width: 505px;
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.48px;
    color: #F9FAFB;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-section-hero-you-us-heading h2 span {
    color: #6EB5E8;
}


.about-section-hero-you-us-content p {
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 22px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    color: #F9FAFB;
    margin-left: auto;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    max-width: 505px;
}

.about-section-hero-vision-mission {
    padding-bottom: 36px;
    padding-top: 140px;
    position: relative;
}

.about-section-hero-vision-mission::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -2px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 4px));
    width: 3px;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1181D0 0%, #69DFCA 100%);
}


/* Word-by-word scroll text animation */
.scroll-word {
    display: inline-block;
    opacity: 0.4;
}

.about-section-hero-vision-mission-content {
    max-width: 505px;
}

.mission-content {
    margin-left: auto;
}

.about-section-hero-vision-mission-content h3 {
    color: #409BDC;
    font-size: 36px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 48px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mission-content h3 {
    color: #69DFCA;
}

.about-section-hero-divider {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0;
    height: 64px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

.about-section-hero-divider-line {
    height: 1px;
    width: 100%;
}

.vision-divider .about-section-hero-divider-line {
    background-color: #1181D0;
}

.mission-divider .about-section-hero-divider-line {
    background-color: #22A06B;
}

.about-section-hero-divider:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 50%;
    left: 0;
    width: 1px;
    height: 24px;
}

.about-section-hero-divider.vision-divider::before {
    background-color: #1181D0;
}

.about-section-hero-divider.mission-divider::before {
    background-color: #22A06B;
}

.about-section-hero-divider::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: 0;
    width: 1px;
    height: 24px;
}

.about-section-hero-divider.vision-divider::after {
    background-color: #1181D0;
}

.about-section-hero-divider.mission-divider::after {
    background-color: #22A06B;
}

.about-section-hero-eclipse-section {
    position: relative;
    max-height: 350px;
}

.eclipse-image {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: unset;
    height: auto;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 9px)) scale(1.1);
    z-index: 1;
    filter: blur(8px);
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.eclipse-image.mobile {
    display: none;
}

.eclipse-inner-image {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    top: -3px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(calc(-50% - 2px));
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 850px;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
    mix-blend-mode: hard-light;
}

.about-states-wrapper {
    background-color: #F4FAFF;
    color: #00032C;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.about-states-content-wrapper {
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-states-content {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 25px;
    height: 100%;
}

.about-states-content-item {
    border-left: 2px solid;
    border-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #F4FAFF 0%, #69DFCA 50%, #F4FAFF 100%) 1;
    padding: 16px 0 40px 20px;
    min-width: 260px;
    height: 100%;
}

.about-states-content-item .stat-number {
    font-size: 36px;
    line-height: 48px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #112954;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-states-content-item .stat-label {
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 24px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #112954;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Timeline Section */
.about-timeline-section {
    padding: 100px 0 80px;
    position: relative;
    background-color: #F4FAFF;
    z-index: 2;
}

.about-timeline-section::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 222px;
    z-index: 2;
    height: 5px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #69DFCA 0%, #E8F5FF 100%);
}

.about-timeline-section .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.about-timeline-header {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    position: relative;
}

.about-timeline-title {
    font-size: 48px;
    line-height: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.64px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #112954;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0;
}

/* Horizontal Scrolling Slider */
.about-timeline-scrolling-slider {
    padding-top: 12px;
    padding-bottom: 104px;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

.about-timeline-scrolling-slider-items {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 64px;
    will-change: transform;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    position: relative;
    left: 0;
}

.about-timeline-scrolling-slider-item {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 420px;
    min-width: 420px;
    width: 420px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.timeline-card {
    width: 100%;
    padding-left: 24px;
}

.timeline-dot {
    width: 32px !important;
    height: 32px !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 10;
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
}

.timeline-divider .about-section-hero-divider-line {
    background-color: #69DFCA;
}

.about-section-hero-divider.timeline-divider::before {
    background-color: #69DFCA;
}

.about-section-hero-divider.timeline-divider::after {
    background-color: #69DFCA;
}

.timeline-year {
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.64px;
    color: #112954;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
}

.timeline-title {
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 28px;
    letter-spacing: -0.24px;
    color: #1168AC;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.timeline-description {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 22px;
    color: #6B7280;
    margin: 0;
}

.timeline-description p,
.timeline-description ul,
.timeline-description ol {
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
}

.timeline-description p:last-child,
.timeline-description ul:last-child,
.timeline-description ol:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.timeline-description ul,
.timeline-description ol {
    padding-left: 20px;
}

.timeline-description li {
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.timeline-description li:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-founders-wrapper {
    background-color: #F4FAFF;
    color: #00032C;
    position: relative;
}

.about-founders-heding {
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.about-founders-heding .about-founders-heding-title h2 {
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.64px;
    color: #112954;
    margin: 0;
}

.about-founders-heding .about-founders-heding-content {
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.about-founders-heding .about-founders-heding-content p {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.2px;
    color: #374151;
    margin: 0;
}

.about-founders-description {
    padding-top: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 120px;
    position: sticky;
    top: 120px;
    z-index: 1;
    background: #F4FAFF;
}

.about-founders-description-content {
    padding-right: 53px;
}

.about-founders-description-content .about-founders-quote {
    height: 15px;
    width: auto;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.about-founders-description-content h3 {
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 28px;
    letter-spacing: -0.24px;
    color: #111827;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    max-width: 660px;
}

.about-founders-description-content .founder-item-description {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 22px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    color: #4B5563;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.about-founders-description-content h4 {
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 30px;
    letter-spacing: -0.26px;
    color: #1181D0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-founders-description-content h4 span {
    color: #111827;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.2px;
}

.about-founders-description-image img {
    max-width: 420px;
    height: auto;
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: auto;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid #CBE9FF;
}

.about-founders-description-social-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 15px;
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.about-founders-description-social-links img {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
    padding: 8px;
    background: #E8F5FF;
    border-radius: 4px;

}

.about-founders-description-social-links .dashicons {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
    padding: 8px;
    background: #E8F5FF;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.about-our-alliances {
    background-color: #F4FAFF;
    color: #112954;
}

.about-our-alliances-content h2 {
    font-size: 48px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.64px;
    color: #112954;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    text-align: center;
}

.about-our-alliances-content h2 span {
    color: #1181D0;
}

.about-our-alliances-content p {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.2px;
    color: #374151;
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 920px;
    margin: 0 auto 60px auto;
}

.about-our-alliances-content-list {
    background: #E8F5FF;
    border: 1px solid #CBE9FF;
    padding: 30px 40px 25px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 100px;
}

.about-our-alliances-content-list-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 40px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.about-our-alliances-content-list-slider {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 60px;
    overflow: visible;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    will-change: transform;
}

.about-our-alliances-content-item {
    display: inline-block;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.about-our-alliances-content-item img {
    display: block;
    height: 50px;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
}