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Newsletter Edition #1235: Did Atlanta’s MedTech boom lose steam?

MedTech realities. Consumer marketplaces. And a look at what tech events really matter to college students in the AI Age.

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The Big Headline: Atlanta can attract billion-dollar life sciences investments. Can it keep its own startups?

Abrupt closure of critical lab space and tighter early-stage funding are testing the city’s MedTech momentum. Founders still have support programs and potential healthcare partners nearby. Connecting those resources...and finding what they need to scale...is the harder part. Leaders from across Atlanta's MedTech and HealthTech scene share perspectives here.

Startup To Watch: Skyler Ventura’s mom opposed his move into a women’s fashion startup. Now she’s making money on the app herself.

The UGA grad is one of the co-founders behind Atlanta-based e.closet, where users rent or sell clothes from their own closets. The platform has topped 30,000 users, and monthly transaction volume doubling and tripling in recent months, according to Ventura. From high schoolers shopping for homecoming to moms building a side hustle, we take a look at how e.closet is scaling in a crowded clothing rental market. More here.

University News: AI can help write the code. But students still have to decide what’s worth building.

At recent hackathons at Georgia Tech and Emory, Atlanta college students turned ideas into prototypes...and, in some cases, full business pitches...in a single weekend. AI tools helped accelerate the work, while teammates, mentors, and a deadline gave it direction. Do hackathons still hold the same weight in the AI Age? More here.