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Well that was FUN! 🎉 Huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the SKU Spring ’26 Showcase on Tuesday – in person and via livestream. The energy in the room was incredible, and we were blown away by the pitches from this cohort. Grateful to have such an amazing community in our SKUniverse. Congrats to our Judges' Choice winner, The Crease Beast, and Fan Favorite winner, OOSO Iced Tea! To our Spring ’26 founders – The Nice Company, After Noon Foods, OOSO Iced Tea, Yee Mama, Seoulmate, Dohjoy, Alive & Well Kombucha, and The Crease Beast – you should be incredibly proud of what you built over the last 12 weeks. And to our mentors: the support, generosity, and team spirit you bring to SKU is what makes this community so special. A big thank you as well to our partners and sponsors who helped make the night possible: - Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, and Texas McCombs School of Business for hosting us - Kelly Stevens of Seven Creative for elevating the brands’ pitch decks - Our lead sponsors Foley & Lardner LLP, Vibrant Ingredients, Cognizin® Kyowa, Highbeam, Peasy, and NielsenIQ for supporting emerging brands and the broader CPG ecosystem We’ll be sharing photos, videos, and the livestream recording soon, but wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude to everyone who made this such a special night. If you liked what you saw and want to be part of the magic (or know someone who should), applications for our Fall ’26 Track + mentor participation are open through June 1. 👉 sku.is Beau B. Julie Fabricant Adrien Petersen Heather Buffo