From 7ffbc8bafae97fbb6576bf0834379fb89571deb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hamza-Ayed <hamzaayedflutter@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:54:38 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] first commit

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+# Dependencies
+/vendor/
+
+# Configuration and environment
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# IDEs and OS files
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Cache and logs
+/storage/logs/*.log
+/storage/cache/*
+.composer-cache/
+.composer-home/
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+# ScoutIQ - AI-powered Investor Intelligence Platform
+
+ScoutIQ is an AI-powered Investor Intelligence Platform that automatically discovers, collects, analyzes, ranks, and manages:
+- Venture Capital funds
+- Angel Investors
+- Accelerators
+- Incubators
+- Venture Studios
+- Startup Competitions
+- Grants
+- Demo Days
+- Startup Events
+- Strategic Partnerships
+
+## Tech Stack
+- **Language**: PHP 8.4 (Custom MVC Framework)
+- **Server**: Nginx / CloudPanel on Ubuntu 24.04
+- **Database**: MySQL 8
+- **Cache / Throttling**: Redis
+- **Queue Manager**: Supervisor
+
+## Setup
+Refer to `INSTALL.md` for full installation guides.