Proof is a Brand Liberation Agency that helps brands create, connect, grow and become valuable in ways they never thought possible. Established in 2010 with 45 full-time employees and independently owned, Proof is a full-service agency with strategy, creative, media and social all under one roof. Clients include Subway Restaurants, CES (Consumer Electronic Show), Travel Texas, Explore Branson, Champion Energy, TTI, Sprinkles Cupcakes, UFCU and the American Heart Association.

Accountfully provides outsourced accounting services to clients across the nation. Whether it’s a lot of bookkeeping help or little accounting support, Accountfully works with business owners to find the right combination of services to meet the specific goals, budgets, and timelines of the company. The majority of clients operate on monthly retainers priced based on the needs and complexities of the business.

Propeller Industries is the leading fractional strategic finance and accounting partner for venture-stage companies. ​With a focus on improving cash flow, simplifying trade spend management, securing funding, streamlining inventory management, and connecting you with industry experts, Propeller is more than a finance and accounting firm – they’re your long-term partner in growth.

Settle gives you a better way to handle your cash flow—one designed for brands that are ready to grow. With an all-in-one platform designed for all things payments, you can easily automate your accounts payable workflows to save you time with no setup fees, long term-contracts, or lengthy implementation timelines. For businesses that qualify, you can Settle now, pay later with Settle Working Capital’s founder-friendly financing to help your brand take the next step. So instead of letting your cash flow hold you back, you can confidently scale for what’s next so don’t stress over spreadsheets or let your cash flow hold you back. Get started today with 2 free months of a Plus Plan using the code SKU2024.

Take your eCommerce business to the next level with growth and funding solutions. 8fig offers financing for online retailers, warehouse financing, Shopify financing,, wholesaler financing, Amazon seller financing, supplier financing and inventory financing for a wide range of startups – from F&B to beauty.

We love success stories. Let us help build yours.

Banc of California, which is California’s premier, relationship-focused, full-service business bank. Banc of California’s depth of resources and financial strength allow it to adapt quickly and thoughtfully, delivering the best solutions to help clients achieve their financial goals. As one of the strongest and most trusted banks headquartered in California, it hss the resources and expertise to help your business grow and succeed.

Ugly Wolf is a full-service, award-winning strategic brand design agency based in New York and Dallas. We don’t work in ugly or pretty—just strategic thinking. We create new meaning, craft unique brands, and tell stories people care about. Come run with our pack.

ALG Atelier was established in response to the constraints imposed by the conventional agency model, which not only curtailed creativity but also hindered our capacity to readily engage with emerging, influential, and forward-looking brands. Atlier’s specialization lies in the art of brand development, catering specifically to progressive organizations seeking to elevate their brand presence. Our focus extends to emerging, small to medium-sized businesses, providing them the essential tools to propel their brands to the next level.

Kelly Stevens has collaborated closely with the founders and leaders of Hail Merry, Hella Cocktail Co, Ridwell, South&Spoon, and Harmless Harvest, to name a few.
Her favorite work involves brand development, brand refreshes, packaging, and each large (and tiny) element that make a brand really sing — from
trade show booths, to marketing materials, sell sheets, pitch decks, and everything in between.

Settle is building cash flow innovation tools designed just for CPG brands, whether you’re just getting started or ready to scale to what’s next. With an all-in-one platform designed for all things payments, save time and stay organized – quickly pay vendors and manage purchase orders and invoices, And, if you qualify, get founder-friendly financing with transparent and competitive rates so you can Settle Now. Pay Later.

Next Food Consulting specializes in guiding better-for-you CPG brands through the complexities of the food industry. Reach out for assistance with operations, cost analysis, food and beverage manufacturing, and more.

P10 is a specialty distributor in the South. P10’s roots are in the craft food, providing them with ther relationships and support they need.

RangeMe is the smartest way to get your brand in front of thousands of retailers – delivering always-on brand exposure, exclusive buyer discovery opportunities and access to proprietary insights, research and resources, with a range of subscription options to meet your needs.

Wonderkind is a marketing, design and photography studio built specifically for consumer brands!

Wonderkind is obsessed with brands and the experiences they give their consumers. The agency specializes in social media, photography and design. They have worked with brands like Jot, Bulletproof, sunscoop, MOSH, Better Brand, Harper Collins, Minimalist Baker, Byte, and 200 more!

In the world of consumer brands, where every aisle is an opportunity, Umai Marketing works to help products fly off the shelves. Umai works with brands to share your mission, build your community, and sell your product. Capabilities include a wide range of services, including but not limited to brand strategy and development, social media, digital marketing consulting, packaging design, website design and naming.

Future Digital is a full service performance agency and specialized growth partner for early stage consumer health and wellness brands. Services include paid ads management on Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and building lifecycle marketing campaigns on Klaviyo, Iterable, Customer.io and Hubspot. Our team combines industry experience with functional marketing expertise to drive business results for our clients.

ebusiness pros delivers lifecycle retention support for DTC and B2B product brands. Get agency services or team training for email, sms, and postal direct marketing.

RangeMe is the smartest way to get your brand in front of thousands of retailers – delivering always-on brand exposure, exclusive buyer discovery opportunities and access to proprietary insights, research and resources, with a range of subscription options to meet your needs.

ExpertCPG Commerce works with growing brands to help them reach more customers on Amazon. They do this by offering total management of the Amazon channel including optimizing ad campaigns, growing reviews, improving margins, and resolving issues. ExpertCPG’s owns the day-to-day of Amazon so brands can devote resources to growing the other parts of their business.

ebusiness pros delivers lifecycle retention support for DTC and B2B product brands. Get agency services or team training for email, sms, and postal direct marketing.

How consumer brands recruit the brightest talent.

Forecastr is an online platform that helps founders build great financial models so they can impress investors & run their businesses better.

We’re builders and entrepreneurs. Fast and efficient but also exacting and meticulous.

BBG specializes in bookkeeping, accounting, and finance services tailored for emerging CPG food and beverage brands. BBG’s deep understanding of the industry allows us to offer precise financial insights and support that help you manage and grow your business. Partner with BBG to gain a trusted financial ally who is as passionate about your success as you are.

Invest in growth for your brand by leveraging your AR and inventory on hand, Free brand specific advice for any SKU member around financing options, including referral to an option we think works best for
your brand.

CSC Leasing maintains a successful 35-year track record working with emerging brands, providing a low-cost, non-dilutive form of capital for procuring equipment. We have designed our processes and trained our team to offer an effortless lending experience. Our equipment leases compliment funding from venture and private equity sources, preserving investment capital for mission critical growth and other operating initiatives—not depreciating assets. With over $1 billion in transactions financed, CSC offers an agile and flexible approach with the transparency, speed and service of a family-owned business.

Clearco is the world’s largest ecommerce investor and growth platform, giving founders the financial tools, capital and network they need to grow.

The expert in sweet brown flavorings since 1946.

The foodservice industry experts.

A seasoned professional with expertise in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, cash flow management, risk management, financial reporting, and HR design. Benjamin’s goal is to work with the owners and management team to help them make informed financial decisions and achieve their business objectives.

Having invested $125 million in 208 companies since 2006, Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) is one of the most active angel investing groups in the United States. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, CTAN features more than 100 accredited investor business leaders from an extensive cross-section of sectors and backgrounds.

CitizenM is more than a hotel, it’s a place to work, relax and play. To meet like-minded people and get inspired. Somewhere with beautiful interiors, museum-quality art and a great bed to crash in at the end of a long day. Somewhere for citizens like you.

Through our partnership, SKU founders, mentors, and alumni get free access to citizenM’s hotel membership, which provides valuable travel and work perks such as:
15% off basic room rates: say goodbye to overpriced stays!
Free late-checkout: because you deserve to snooze a little longer
10% off food and drink: satisfy your cravings at our 24/7 canteen
Coworking benefits: turn our hotel into your office with inspiring interiors, fast Wi-Fi and barista-brewed coffee

Sign up directly on our website using promo code CMSKU6, or fill out this form and let us do the work – just wait to receive confirmation of your new account.

Designed by operators for operators. SecureCPG is the first CPG-specific insurance platform built with modern brands in mind. Backed by 150 years of insurance experience, trust that your most valuable assets are properly insured without unnecessary premiums.

Foley & Lardner LLP is a law firm at the nexus of the Energy, Consumer Products, Health Care and Life Sciences, Innovative Technology, and Manufacturing Sectors. The firm’s 80-plus Emerging Growth and Venture Capital attorneys understand the complex and diverse needs of venture funds, portfolio companies, and startups, supporting entrepreneurs with the tools they need to help their businesses prosper at all stages. They have guided hundreds of companies, from startup to commercialization to liquidity events. In every instance, we create a relationship with clients that goes beyond that of legal counsel to trusted business advisers.

Foster Garvey’s Food & Beverage team focuses on helping clients identify and navigate the myriad business and legal issues within the food and beverage industry, allowing these brands and investors to focus on growth opportunities and maximize business potential.

Foster Garvey’s Food & Beverage team advises natural, organic, better-for-you, plant-based, vegan, and cultivated/cell-based/cultured meat food and beverage clients and food tech innovators on a wide range of legal matters, including financing; supplier and co-manufacturer/co-packer arrangements; sales and distribution; IP registration, protection and licensing; marketing and advertising; regulatory counseling; real estate; alcoholic beverage licensing and regulation; cannabis and CBD regulations and compliance; and labor and employment.

UPS offers emerging brands access to more than just discounted pricing on shipping. The UPS Accelerator Program teamed up with SKU to help scale your business by offering solutions intended to optimize your warehousing and fulfillment needs, reduce shipping claims and pains on behalf of your customers, and provide access to global markets spanning more than 220 countries and territories.

As the world’s leading GPO for logistics procurement and supply chain optimization, EPG leverages billions in purchasing volume to negotiate best-in-class savings with a network of reliable and trusted suppliers. Our GPO contracts reduce procurement costs while creating supply chain efficiencies for sustainable savings.EPG is providing SKU participants a free consultation to identify the most impactful and addressable spend categories for each unique company.

1Q is a mobile research platform that arms brands with candid consumer feedback and real-time insights for just $1 per response.

Next Food Consulting specializes in guiding better-for-you CPG brands through the complexities of the food industry. Reach out for assistance with operations, cost analysis, food and beverage manufacturing, and more.

Proof is a Brand Liberation Agency that helps brands create, connect, grow and become valuable in ways they never thought possible. Established in 2010 with 45 full-time employees and independently owned, Proof is a full-service agency with strategy, creative, media and social all under one roof. Clients include Subway Restaurants, CES (Consumer Electronic Show), Travel Texas, Explore Branson, Champion Energy, TTI, Sprinkles Cupcakes, UFCU and the American Heart Association.

Wonderkind is a marketing, design and photography studio built specifically for consumer brands!

Wonderkind is obsessed with brands and the experiences they give their consumers. The agency specializes in social media, photography and design. They have worked with brands like Jot, Bulletproof, sunscoop, MOSH, Better Brand, Harper Collins, Minimalist Baker, Byte, and 200 more!

In the world of consumer brands, where every aisle is an opportunity, Umai Marketing works to help products fly off the shelves. Umai works with brands to share your mission, build your community, and sell your product. Capabilities include a wide range of services, including but not limited to brand strategy and development, social media, digital marketing consulting, packaging design, website design and naming.

Future Digital is a full service performance agency and specialized growth partner for early stage consumer health and wellness brands. Services include paid ads management on Meta, Google, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and building lifecycle marketing campaigns on Klaviyo, Iterable, Customer.io and Hubspot. Our team combines industry experience with functional marketing expertise to drive business results for our clients.

Helping brands of all sizes grow with great packaging.

Inland is a third-generation family-owned and operated label and packaging supplier. Inland started as a small commercial print shop in La Crosse, WI, over 78 years ago, specializing in cut and stack beer labels. It has since expanded its product offerings into other markets such as food, beverage, consumer goods, cannabis, health and beauty, etc. Inland offers cut and stack, pressure sensitive, shrink sleeve, in-mold labels, and flexible packaging. We’re here to collaborate and share what solutions are best for your product’s label and packaging needs. Let’s Talk.

RangeMe is the smartest way to get your brand in front of thousands of retailers – delivering always-on brand exposure, exclusive buyer discovery opportunities and access to proprietary insights, research and resources, with a range of subscription options to meet your needs.

Konnect Agency is a strategic marketing partner for food & beverage, lifestyle, and franchise brands. The team of over 50 professionals provides public relations, social media, influencer, content and marketing services focused on garnering measurable results that positively impact brand growth. Konnect Agency represents both national and international companies via offices in Los Angeles, New York, Denver and Oklahoma City. Using an omnichannel approach to influence bottom line results, Konnect is a true partner that uses client-agency transparency and the use of technology to develop dynamic 360 client campaigns.

Vividly is a trade promotion management (TPM) software built by and for the consumer-packaged-goods industry (CPG). From campaign creation to deductions management and promotion measurement, we help brands like Perfect Snacks, Liquid Death, Quinn, and Hint Water manage every element of trade spend. We are designed to fit the quintessential business model of small to midsize CPG companies. With our easy-to-use platform and industry-leading experience, we pride ourselves on our ability to bring businesses to the next level..

Headed by two award-winning filmmakers, brothers NIck and Josh Holden, Mishnoon is a full-service film and video production house based in Austin. Mishnoon specializes in writing, producing, directing and editing – whether it it’s a commercial or or web series. They can help write a script, come up with script or execute an existing script you have ready to go.