{"id":7841,"date":"2025-01-07T07:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T07:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextblue.com\/?page_id=7841"},"modified":"2025-07-01T02:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T02:41:24","slug":"our-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nextblue.com\/en\/our-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Our process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555682299795{margin-top: -80px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539608429392{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner]\r\n            <div class=\"kd-process-steps process_three_elem process-checkbox-template \">\r\n                <ul>\r\n                <li class=\"pss-item kd-animated fadeIn \"  >\r\n                    <div class=\"pss-container\"><div class=\"pss-step-number\"><span >1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"pss-text-area\">\r\n                            <h5 >Initial Pitch and Deep Dive<\/h5>\r\n                            <p >If your startup is selected for a pitch meeting, we will schedule a 30-minute introductory pitch with our investment team. 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