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Startup Sphere: An AI-Powered Web Platform for Connecting Startups and Investors Using the MERN Stack

Gungun Bora1 Manya Ghildiyal2 Dr. Deepti Chopra3
1 2 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi, India. 3 Program Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi, India.

Published Online: May-June 2026

Pages: 14-20

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