diff --git a/landing/app/globals.css b/landing/app/globals.css
index 97be94da..e567027a 100644
--- a/landing/app/globals.css
+++ b/landing/app/globals.css
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
   --glow-warm: rgba(32, 59, 20, 0.05);
   --glow-accent: rgba(99, 143, 61, 0.06);
   --section-alt: rgba(32, 59, 20, 0.02);
+  --aurora-mint: rgba(94, 236, 151, 0.22);
+  --aurora-teal: rgba(45, 212, 191, 0.16);
+  --aurora-lime: rgba(137, 175, 84, 0.16);
 }
 
 /* ── Dark theme (Material-3 dark surfaces + mint primary) ── */
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@
   --glow-warm: rgba(94, 236, 151, 0.05);
   --glow-accent: rgba(94, 236, 151, 0.04);
   --section-alt: rgba(94, 236, 151, 0.03);
+  --aurora-mint: rgba(94, 236, 151, 0.3);
+  --aurora-teal: rgba(45, 212, 191, 0.22);
+  --aurora-lime: rgba(137, 175, 84, 0.18);
 }
 
 /* ── Base ── */
@@ -201,6 +207,24 @@ body {
   transform: translateY(0);
 }
 
+/* ── Aurora: slow-drifting gradient light for dark showcase surfaces ── */
+@keyframes aurora-drift {
+  0% {
+    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: translate3d(-4%, 3%, 0) scale(1.12);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1);
+  }
+}
+
+.aurora-layer {
+  animation: aurora-drift 20s ease-in-out infinite;
+  will-change: transform;
+}
+
 /* ── Reduced motion ── */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   html {
diff --git a/landing/app/page.tsx b/landing/app/page.tsx
index 4d7db44b..ba668168 100644
--- a/landing/app/page.tsx
+++ b/landing/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+import { Bento } from "../components/sections/bento";
 import { DownloadSection } from "../components/sections/download-section";
 import { FAQ } from "../components/sections/faq";
-import { Features } from "../components/sections/features";
 import { Footer } from "../components/layout/footer";
 import { Hero } from "../components/sections/hero";
 import { HowItWorks } from "../components/sections/how-it-works";
 import { Navbar } from "../components/layout/navbar";
 import { Runtimes } from "../components/sections/runtimes";
+import { Showcase } from "../components/sections/showcase";
 
 export default function Page() {
   return (
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ export default function Page() {
       <main id="main">
         <Hero />
         <Runtimes />
-        <Features />
+        <Bento />
+        <Showcase />
         <HowItWorks />
         <FAQ />
         <DownloadSection />
diff --git a/landing/components/layout/footer.tsx b/landing/components/layout/footer.tsx
index 0c2ba5ae..27997218 100644
--- a/landing/components/layout/footer.tsx
+++ b/landing/components/layout/footer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Container } from "../ui/container";
 import { Reveal } from "../ui/reveal";
 import { Button } from "../ui/button";
+import { Aurora } from "../ui/aurora";
 import { IconMark } from "../brand/icon-mark";
 import { getTrackedDownloadHref } from "../../lib/downloads";
 import { CONTACT_EMAIL, WEBSITE_URL } from "../../lib/site-constants";
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@ export function Footer() {
   const year = new Date().getFullYear();
 
   return (
-    <footer className="bg-[var(--footer-bg)] text-[var(--footer-text)]">
-      <Container>
+    <footer className="relative overflow-hidden bg-[var(--footer-bg)] text-[var(--footer-text)]">
+      <Aurora className="opacity-90" />
+      <Container className="relative">
         <div className="border-b border-white/10 py-24 text-center md:py-32">
           <Reveal>
             <h2 className="font-display text-[clamp(2.75rem,1.8rem+4vw,5.5rem)] leading-[1] tracking-[-0.02em]">
diff --git a/landing/components/sections/bento.tsx b/landing/components/sections/bento.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97025b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/landing/components/sections/bento.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { ShieldCheck } from "reicon-react/icons/ShieldCheck";
+import { Container } from "../ui/container";
+import { Reveal } from "../ui/reveal";
+import { Eyebrow } from "../ui/eyebrow";
+import { SectionHeading } from "../ui/section-heading";
+import { featureSections, type FeatureSection } from "../../lib/landing-content";
+
+// Explicit order + column spans so the cells pack into full 12-column rows.
+const layout: { id: string; span: string }[] = [
+  { id: "org-chart", span: "lg:col-span-7" },
+  { id: "cost-controls", span: "lg:col-span-5" },
+  { id: "office", span: "lg:col-span-5" },
+  { id: "messages", span: "lg:col-span-7" },
+  { id: "connectors", span: "lg:col-span-8" },
+];
+
+const featureById = new Map(featureSections.map((feature) => [feature.id, feature]));
+
+function CornerGlow() {
+  return (
+    <div
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className="pointer-events-none absolute -right-20 -top-20 h-56 w-56 rounded-full opacity-70"
+      style={{ filter: "blur(44px)", background: "radial-gradient(circle, var(--aurora-mint) 0%, transparent 70%)" }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function BentoCard({ feature, span }: { feature: FeatureSection; span: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`group relative flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--panel)] p-6 transition-colors duration-300 hover:border-[var(--border-strong)] lg:p-7 ${span}`}
+    >
+      <CornerGlow />
+      <div className="relative flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+        <Eyebrow>{feature.eyebrow}</Eyebrow>
+        <h3 className="text-xl font-medium tracking-[-0.02em] text-[var(--text)]">{feature.title}</h3>
+        <p className="max-w-[46ch] text-sm leading-relaxed text-[var(--muted)]">{feature.description}</p>
+      </div>
+      <div className="relative mt-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--panel-illustration)] shadow-[0_18px_50px_-24px_rgba(10,29,8,0.28)]">
+        <img
+          src={feature.image}
+          alt={feature.imageAlt}
+          width={2400}
+          height={1500}
+          loading="lazy"
+          decoding="async"
+          className="block aspect-[16/10] w-full object-cover object-top transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-[1.02]"
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function LocalFirstCard() {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="relative flex flex-col justify-between overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[var(--border)] p-7 lg:col-span-4"
+      style={{
+        background:
+          "linear-gradient(160deg, var(--aurora-mint) -40%, transparent 55%), var(--panel)",
+      }}
+    >
+      <span className="inline-flex h-11 w-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[var(--accent-soft)] text-[var(--accent)]">
+        <ShieldCheck size={22} />
+      </span>
+      <div className="mt-8">
+        <h3 className="text-xl font-medium tracking-[-0.02em] text-[var(--text)]">Local-first and private</h3>
+        <p className="mt-2 max-w-[36ch] text-sm leading-relaxed text-[var(--muted)]">
+          Every company runs on your machine. Data lives in a local SQLite database, secrets are held in your OS
+          keychain, and the only network calls go to the AI provider you connect.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function Bento() {
+  return (
+    <section id="features" className="scroll-mt-20 py-20 md:py-28 lg:py-32">
+      <Container>
+        <Reveal>
+          <SectionHeading
+            eyebrow="The platform"
+            title="Everything a company needs, on your desktop"
+            description="One goal in — an org that hires itself, works in the open, plugs into your stack, and holds its own budget."
+            align="center"
+            className="mx-auto"
+          />
+        </Reveal>
+
+        <Reveal delay={80} className="mt-14 grid grid-cols-1 gap-5 lg:grid-cols-12">
+          {layout.map(({ id, span }) => {
+            const feature = featureById.get(id);
+            return feature ? <BentoCard key={id} feature={feature} span={span} /> : null;
+          })}
+          <LocalFirstCard />
+        </Reveal>
+      </Container>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/landing/components/sections/feature-section.tsx b/landing/components/sections/feature-section.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c7a3846..00000000
--- a/landing/components/sections/feature-section.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { Reveal } from "../ui/reveal";
-import { SectionHeading } from "../ui/section-heading";
-import { MediaFrame } from "../ui/media-frame";
-import type { FeatureSection as FeatureSectionData } from "../../lib/landing-content";
-
-/** One feature: heading + subhead above a full-width product panel (adaline rhythm). */
-export function FeatureSection({ feature }: { feature: FeatureSectionData }) {
-  return (
-    <div id={feature.id} className="flex scroll-mt-24 flex-col gap-8 md:gap-10">
-      <Reveal>
-        <SectionHeading eyebrow={feature.eyebrow} title={feature.title} description={feature.description} />
-      </Reveal>
-      <Reveal delay={90}>
-        <MediaFrame src={feature.image} alt={feature.imageAlt} />
-      </Reveal>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/landing/components/sections/features.tsx b/landing/components/sections/features.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b45bb11..00000000
--- a/landing/components/sections/features.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import { Container } from "../ui/container";
-import { FeatureSection } from "./feature-section";
-import { featureSections } from "../../lib/landing-content";
-
-export function Features() {
-  return (
-    <section id="features" className="scroll-mt-20 py-20 md:py-28 lg:py-32">
-      <Container className="flex flex-col gap-24 md:gap-32">
-        {featureSections.map((feature) => (
-          <FeatureSection key={feature.id} feature={feature} />
-        ))}
-      </Container>
-    </section>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/landing/components/sections/hero.tsx b/landing/components/sections/hero.tsx
index 6adfad94..94fe9dec 100644
--- a/landing/components/sections/hero.tsx
+++ b/landing/components/sections/hero.tsx
@@ -52,12 +52,25 @@ export function Hero() {
           </p>
         </div>
 
-        <div className="enter-rise mt-14 md:mt-20" style={{ animationDelay: "0.3s" }}>
-          <MediaFrame
-            src="/images/dashboard.webp"
-            alt="AgentCompany desktop dashboard showing the quarter goal, budget, agent workload, and recent runs"
-            priority
+        <div className="enter-rise relative mt-14 md:mt-20" style={{ animationDelay: "0.3s" }}>
+          <div
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            className="pointer-events-none absolute -inset-x-8 -top-10 bottom-0"
+            style={{
+              filter: "blur(52px)",
+              background:
+                "radial-gradient(55% 45% at 50% 22%, var(--aurora-mint) 0%, transparent 70%)," +
+                "radial-gradient(45% 40% at 22% 65%, var(--aurora-teal) 0%, transparent 72%)," +
+                "radial-gradient(45% 42% at 80% 60%, var(--aurora-lime) 0%, transparent 72%)",
+            }}
           />
+          <div className="relative z-10">
+            <MediaFrame
+              src="/images/dashboard.webp"
+              alt="AgentCompany desktop dashboard showing the quarter goal, budget, agent workload, and recent runs"
+              priority
+            />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </Container>
     </section>
diff --git a/landing/components/sections/showcase.tsx b/landing/components/sections/showcase.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ace52c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/landing/components/sections/showcase.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Container } from "../ui/container";
+import { Reveal } from "../ui/reveal";
+import { Aurora } from "../ui/aurora";
+
+export function Showcase() {
+  return (
+    <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-[var(--band)] text-[var(--band-text)]">
+      <Aurora />
+      <Container className="relative py-24 md:py-32 lg:py-40">
+        <Reveal className="mx-auto max-w-4xl text-center">
+          <p className="eyebrow text-sm opacity-60">One human in the loop</p>
+          <h2 className="mt-6 font-serif text-[clamp(2.25rem,1.4rem+3.6vw,4.5rem)] font-light leading-[1.05] tracking-[-0.02em]">
+            Set the goal.
+            <br />
+            The company forms around it.
+          </h2>
+          <p className="mx-auto mt-6 max-w-[52ch] text-lg leading-relaxed opacity-75">
+            An AI CEO hires the roles the mission needs, delegates the work, and reports back — while you keep the final
+            say on every decision that matters.
+          </p>
+        </Reveal>
+      </Container>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/landing/components/ui/aurora.tsx b/landing/components/ui/aurora.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c3807e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/landing/components/ui/aurora.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Northern-lights glow for dark showcase surfaces: three soft, slowly drifting
+ * radial blooms in mint / teal / lime. Purely decorative.
+ */
+export function Aurora({ className = "" }: { className?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div aria-hidden="true" className={`pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden ${className}`}>
+      <div
+        className="aurora-layer absolute -inset-[25%]"
+        style={{
+          filter: "blur(56px)",
+          background:
+            "radial-gradient(42% 55% at 22% 62%, var(--aurora-mint) 0%, transparent 62%)," +
+            "radial-gradient(38% 50% at 72% 38%, var(--aurora-teal) 0%, transparent 60%)," +
+            "radial-gradient(34% 44% at 52% 84%, var(--aurora-lime) 0%, transparent 58%)",
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}