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+export const runtime = "nodejs";
+
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { PrismaClient } from "@/generated/prisma/client";
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+export async function POST(request: Request) {
+    console.log("DATABASE_URL:", process.env.DATABASE_URL);
+
+    const {
+        StartupName,
+        StartupDescription,
+        StartupFundingGoal,
+        StartupContact,
+    } = await request.json();
+
+    if (!StartupName || !StartupDescription || !StartupFundingGoal || !StartupContact) {
+        return NextResponse.json({
+            error: "Missing required fields",
+            status: "400",
+        })
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const newStartupApplication = await prisma.startup.create({
+            data: {
+                name: StartupName,
+                description: StartupDescription,
+                fundingGoal: Number(StartupFundingGoal),
+                contact: StartupContact,
+            }
+        }) 
+
+        return NextResponse.json({
+            data: newStartupApplication,
+            status: "200",
+        })
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+        return NextResponse.json({
+            error: "Failed to post project",
+            status: "400",
+        })
+    }
+}
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