First of all, some good news for makers. You can launch with Interactive Stories today, plus we’ve got a new Interactive Launch Guide for you. 

Some more good news: 

• Collins Dictionary has announced AI as the word of the year – in a surprise to nobody.
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In the startup world, finding the right investment can often feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. The journey from ideation to fruition is laden with challenges, and securing the right investment is perhaps the most daunting of them all. 

It doesn’t have to be this way, though, and companies are always trying to bridge the gap between startups and funding. The Platform is the latest one to take a stab at it. 

Designed to be an accessible hub between startups and investors, the Platform connects founders with verified VCs, allows you to apply for launching platforms and even make connections with experts from the likes of AWS and Meta. 

On the flip side, it aims to make VCs' lives easier with a comprehensive database that matches VCs with startups based on different criteria sets.

As well as making doing your due diligence easier with insights on market impact, long-term viability, and more. 

Alongside making fundraising more accessible, The Platform also provides access to mentors across industries like ML, Generative AI, and the Metaverse so you can learn while you grow.

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Launching your product is a daunting process. We want to make it easier, so we launched a new Interactive Launch Guide – the ultimate guide to launching on Product Hunt. Even better, we built it with ScreenSpace and you can see it right on our launch page.

Starting today, we're opening up the gallery on launch pages – where videos and images live – and letting you drop in your own Interactive Story. Did we mention it's free? Learn more here.