{"id":763,"date":"2020-02-25T15:10:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pillarvc44.wpengine.com\/homepage-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:29:22","slug":"homepage-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"763\" class=\"elementor elementor-763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cdc36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22cdc36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1872eb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1872eb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c899506 dumb-font elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c899506\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;re entering a golden age with unmatched potential for technical breakthroughs to become world-changing companies.<\/p><p>AI systems reduce drug discovery timelines from decades to months. 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Technological tools put once-impossible experiments within reach.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/our-approach\/\">Our approach &#8211;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df4e79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8df4e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167b38e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"167b38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jellyfish.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6131\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8057a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"8057a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--white);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/companies\/jellyfish\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-cream\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    View Company                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f7417 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f7417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7b723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"3f7b723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--red);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/companies\/neural-magic\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-red\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    View company                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd186d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd186d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Red Hat acquires Neural Magic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86c906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a86c906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(TechCrunch)<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984fc82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"984fc82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27dc927 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27dc927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5cdb195e77d52942b11153b8_NeuralMagic-Logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1597\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d6d8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d6d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/red-hat.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6180\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1657c40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1657c40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2dcbc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e2dcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/circle.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6130\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e0eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"88e0eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--black);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/companies\/circle\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-black\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    View Company                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a235a48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a235a48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067bbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"067bbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founders Who<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ba2fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18ba2fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shatter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fc9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96fc9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Convention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9340d elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"ca9340d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--white);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/portfolio\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-cream\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    Our companies                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d518820 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d518820\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pillar.vc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/latent-labs.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5626d25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5626d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/latent-labs.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6133\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2b6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d2b6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ddaf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"c3ddaf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--grey);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/venture-capital\/investing-in-latent-labs\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-grey\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    Investing in Latent Labs                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1465f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1465f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab5c94 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bab5c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/algorand.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6134\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc5fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"8bc5fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--black);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/companies\/algorand\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-black\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    View Company                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be4981 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1be4981\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae321a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cae321a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/day-ai.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6224\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be540b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be540b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/day-ai-wordmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6225\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"e0ee604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--white);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/companies\/day-ai\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-cream\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    View Company                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd862d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd862d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cceaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05cceaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118e762 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"118e762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/higharc.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6138\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40e176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f40e176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/higharc.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6140\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c72c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c72c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Generative Home Building Platform<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bedc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grid_link\" data-id=\"72bedc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grid_link.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"grid-link-widget\">\r\n                <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color: var(--grey);\"><\/div>\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/companies\/higharc\/\" class=\"grid-link grid-link-grey\" target=\"_self\">\r\n                    View Company                                            -->\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e048c43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e048c43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bcb36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72bcb36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d78793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d78793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Startup Templates<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0271f8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0271f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7581a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee7581a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/playlist\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pillar.vc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/pillar-icon-red.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6141\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bb476 external-button elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59bb476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pillar.vc\/playlist\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg 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1.10802L11.608 1.10802L11.608 5.10802C11.608 5.38416 11.8319 5.60802 12.108 5.60802C12.3842 5.60802 12.608 5.38416 12.608 5.10802L12.608 0.608017ZM1.50004 11.9231L12.4616 0.96157L11.7545 0.254464L0.792931 11.216L1.50004 11.9231Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8e4ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec8e4ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc3edd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc3edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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