Module overview

Founder Profiles is the verified directory of MENA founders. Each profile is anchored to a founder’s startup, sector, stage, and country — making the founder the single richest cross-module entity on the platform. Profiles ship in two flavors: editorial (curated by the editorial team) and founder-led (owned and authored by the founder via Founder Account).

Module identity

Visual feel

Person-led: identity avatar (1:1) + role + featured marker + profile-status badge (editorial / founder-led). Card layout balances credibility (verification chip) with personality (avatar + featured eyebrow).

Two profile flavors

`profileStatus = "editorial"`: written by the editorial team based on public verifiable data. `profileStatus = "founder-led"`: authored by the founder via Founder Account, still passing editorial verification before publication.

Canonical card

<app-founder-card> with optional `elevated=true` for spotlight contexts. Reused in listing + Related Ecosystem Signals on every other module.

Detail surface

FounderProfileDetailsPage at `/:lang/founders/:slug`. Hero (avatar + identity row) → snapshot card → about → highlights → linked startup → social links → Related Ecosystem Signals.