A platform connecting student founders with investors in the campus ecosystem. Showcase startups, discover investment opportunities, and build the next generation of innovation.

Built as part of Major Project - East Point College of Engineering and Technology, Final Year 2022-2026 Batch

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Tech Stack

Tech	Purpose
	Frontend UI built using React.js with modern hooks and component architecture
	Server-side JavaScript runtime for building scalable backend
	Lightweight backend framework for handling REST APIs and AI endpoints
	NoSQL database to store users, startups, reviews, investments, and connections
	Token-based authentication for secure user sessions
	OTP verification via email for secure account creation
	Utility-first CSS framework for responsive and modern UI
	Component library with 30+ themes for beautiful UI
	Real-time chat and video call integration
	Powerful data synchronization for server state management
	Frontend + backend deployment with serverless functions

Features

🎓 For Student Founders

• 🚀 Create and manage startup profile with logo, description, and team
• 📊 Track metrics: revenue, user count, and roadmap progress
• ✅ Submit startup for admin approval
• 📈 Get investment potential scores (AI-powered)
• 🏷️ Automatic AI-generated tags for discoverability
• 💬 Connect with investors via chat and video calls
• 📝 Receive reviews and upvotes from community

💼 For Investors

• 🔍 Browse verified and approved startups
• 🤖 AI-powered personalized recommendations with compatibility scores
• 🔎 Semantic search to find startups by natural language queries
• ⭐ Upvote and review promising startups
• 📊 View investment potential scores and factor breakdowns
• 🔗 Send connection requests to founders
• 💬 Chat and video call with connected founders
• ✅ Get verified by platform admin

👤 For Normal Users

• 🌐 Browse all approved startups
• 🔍 Use AI semantic search for intelligent discovery
• ⬆️ Upvote favorite startups
• ✍️ Add reviews with automatic sentiment analysis
• 📝 View AI-generated summaries
• 🎯 Discover innovation in campus ecosystem

🛡️ For Platform Admins

• ✅ Approve/reject startup submissions
• ✔️ Verify investor profiles
• 📊 View platform statistics and analytics
• 👥 Manage users and content
• 🎛️ Control platform quality

🤖 AI/ML Features (Built from Scratch)

• 🎯 Smart Recommendations - TF-IDF + Cosine Similarity for personalized startup suggestions
• 🔍 Semantic Search - Context-aware search understanding natural language queries
• 📝 Text Summarization - Auto-generate concise summaries from long descriptions
• 😊 Sentiment Analysis - Analyze review comments for positive/negative sentiment
• 🏷️ Auto-Tagging - Extract relevant keywords automatically
• 📈 Investment Prediction - Multi-factor scoring model for startup potential
• 💬 AI Chatbot - Conversational assistant with interactive startup/investor cards
• 📊 Compatibility Scoring - Match investors with startups based on interests

🎨 Theme System

30+ beautiful themes powered by DaisyUI - Switch themes on the fly!

📚 Documentation

• SETUP_GUIDE.md - Complete setup instructions with MongoDB & Stream API guides
• AI_ML_FEATURES.md - Comprehensive AI/ML features documentation

🚀 Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Kishore-SR/Campus-Founders.git
cd Campus-Founders

# Backend setup
cd backend
npm install
npm install --save-dev nodemon
# Create .env file with MONGODB_URI, JWT_SECRET_KEY, STREAM_API_KEY, STREAM_API_SECRET
npm run dev

# Frontend setup (in new terminal)
cd frontend
npm install
# Create .env file with VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5001/api
npm run dev

See SETUP_GUIDE.md for detailed setup instructions.

🎓 Academic Project

Institution: East Point College of Engineering and Technology
Batch: 2022-2026
Project Type: Final Year Major Project
Focus: AI/ML Integration, Full-Stack Development, Real-World Application

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