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Founder stories · Cohort 01 · Consumer products

AURA

Building a drink for student life.

First-cohort milestone

350+ customers

01

The problem

AURA is working on an alternative to energy drinks for students who want a sugar-free option.

02

What they are building

The team is building a consumer drinks business around that audience, taking a product developed for student life to its first customers.

03

Their time at Kickoff

AURA joined the first Kickoff cohort and was one of the five startups to pitch on the Demo Day main stage.

04

The next step

The first-cohort record reports more than 350 customers after the team's first year of selling.

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