Your company uses AI as a core product feature

You are a founder or executive at the company and do not hold a sales role

Founded 2021 or later

Total external funding under $10M (grants, pre-seed, seed, Series A)

Stage: bootstrapped through Series A

Product: live MVP, beta, or commercially available — concept-only doesn't qualify

Independent entity. No subsidiaries, joint ventures, spin-offs of pre-2021 companies, or white-label agencies

Under 25 full-time employees (FTEs)