\u201cAs the company evolved and we began working with some of the world\u2019s biggest brands, it became clear the name no longer reflected the full vision of what we\u2019re building,\u201d Will Weinraub said in a LinkedIn post. \u201cKids today don\u2019t distinguish between physical and digital. They collect skins in Fortnite, build worlds in Roblox, trade cards on their phones, and unbox toys at the kitchen table. It\u2019s all play to them. The lines between physical toys, collectibles, and gaming are disappearing, and the next generation of products will live across all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The number of partnerships and marketing activations this unlocks for the company is now exponentially higher, too, and Weinraub signaled that news on some of those are on the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is more than a rebrand. It reflects the future of play, and we\u2019re incredibly excited to help build it.\u201d<\/p>\n
2<\/p>\n
Nubank is all over Inter Miami\u2019s new stadium<\/p>\n
This week, Inter Miami and Lionel Messi announced that when they open their new home on April 4, the stadium will have a naming rights partner, The Athletic reported<\/a>. Nubank<\/a>, a digital bank that operates in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, reached a long-term naming rights agreement with the club.\u00a0 The agreement comes at a time in which Nubank filed for, and received conditional approval for, a federal bank charter to operate in the U.S. as it looks to expand into the American market.<\/p>\n With 131 million customers in Latin America, Nubank was seen as an ideal partner for a club that has become a global brand thanks to the influence of Messi, its Argentinian star, Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas said. \u201cSince we signed Leo Messi, since we really focused on taking Inter Miami global, we have entered into every single partnership and every single partnership category with elite brands, where we could add value,\u201d Mas told The Athletic.<\/p>\n As part of the agreement, the stadium will be named Nu Stadium and\u00a0 Nubank will also be Inter Miami\u2019s back of jersey sponsor. Inter Miami\u2019s pink shirts, buoyed by Messi\u2019s enormous international appeal, have been one of the most sold jerseys in global soccer. \u00a0Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n The billionaires (still) love Miami<\/p>\n The billionaire real estate news keeps flowing. The most recent newbie to the Miami area is \u00a0Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who just paid $51 million for the Allison Island home of LVMH CEO Michael Burke,\u00a0the Re al Deal first reported<\/a>. The deal marks yet another high-profile, waterfront lot purchase within ultra-exclusive communities, like Allison Island, Star Island and Indian Creek. Refresh Miami reported<\/a> earlier this year that fellow co-founder Larry Page paid $173.4 million for two Coconut Grove waterfront estates.\u00a0<\/p>\n And just a week ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan purchased a nearly completed mansion in Indian Creek Village for $170 million, according to a source familiar with the deal, as reported first by the Wall Street Journal.<\/a> This was the highest home sale recorded in Miami-Dade County. Zuckerberg joins Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, NFL legend Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and investor Carl Ichan among the wealthy residents of Indian Creek, also known as \u201cBillionaire Bunker.\u201d This also continues the influx of wealthy Californians moving to South Florida as the Golden State considers hiking taxes further on the wealthy.<\/p>\n Zuckerberg\u2019s unfinished home has nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, four half-bathrooms, a fireplace, a dock, a bar, an elevator, and plenty of room for a pool and fountains. There\u2019s also space for a gym, a theater room, a library and an aquarium. Read more in the South Florida Business Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Not so techy, but interesting anyway<\/p>\n The Sports Performance Hub (SPH) \u00a0in South Dade has officially begun construction on its 92-acre sports and education campus. This privately funded $280 million project is set to transform South Dade into a global capital for athletic excellence, academic innovation, and community development, all at no cost to taxpayers. The groundbreaking ceremony, held at the former Homestead Sports Complex, gathered local officials, international sports figures, and civic leaders to mark what many consider a generational investment in the region\u2019s youth and economic future.<\/p>\n The project is led by global athletes and entrepreneurs, including soccer legend Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, Dario Sala, and Olympic gold medalist Pepe Sanchez. Co-Founders Gaston Remy, Emiliano Fern\u00e1ndez Balagu\u00e9, Riccardo Silva (majority owner of Miami FC), Nick Sakiewicz (longtime sports executive and real estate developer), NBA star Manu Ginobili, tennis pros Juan \u201cPico\u201d M\u00f3naco and Mariano Zabaleta, and NFL veteran Martin Gramatica.<\/p>\n The campus master plan includes elite Multi-Sport Academies offering Specialized training and expert coaching in soccer, tennis, basketball, baseball, and American football, as well as a boarding school, 10,000-seat stadium, sports medicine facilities, a hotel and other amenities. \u201cBy bringing together elite multi-sport training, education, and hospitality, we are building an ecosystem that supports the whole athlete and strengthens the local economy for generations to come,\u201d said Nick Sakiewicz, CEO of Sports Performance Hub.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n FAU launches MBA in AI<\/p>\n Florida Atlantic University\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0College of Business<\/a>\u00a0is launching a\u00a0new MBA in Artificial Intelligence<\/a>\u00a0that will focus on preparing future business leaders to thrive in an economy transformed by AI.<\/p>\n The new MBA will be offered through the College of Business\u2019s Executive Education programs and provide a multidisciplinary approach to AI. The MBA in AI requires two foundational courses, \u201cManaging Artificial Intelligence Product Development\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cBusiness Innovation with Artificial Intelligence,\u201d which establish the strategic, ethical and operational pillars of AI implementation in business.<\/p>\n Students then select two electives from a menu spanning nearly every major business discipline. Elective options include \u201cAI and Marketing \u2013 A Behavioral Science Perspective;\u201d \u201cAI and Machine Learning for Economics & Business Decision\u2011Making;\u201d \u201cMachine Learning & AI Applications in Finance;\u201d \u201cAdvanced Accounting Applications of Data Analytics;\u201d \u201cIntroduction to Business Analytics and Big Data;\u201d \u201cSocial Media and Web Analytics;\u201d and \u201cDigital Marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Superlogic launches Bookit rewards platform<\/p>\n Experiential rewards technology provider\u00a0Superlogic<\/a>\u00a0has partnered with travel and leisure commerce solutions company\u00a0Open Network Exchange<\/a>\u00a0(ONE) to launch Bookit, a rewards platform geared towards travel, experiential and premium retail purchases. The artificial intelligence-powered platform is meant to provide personalized \u201celite access\u201d to experiences that go beyond travel such as front-row seats at sporting events, concerts, private tours and ski retreats.<\/p>\n Bookit, as a B2C marketplace open to pre-registration, will help Superlogic provide such experiences to help brands drive loyalty and engagement. \u201cTogether with Open Network Exchange, we give consumers rewards that truly matter and offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences along with the best of travel and retail,\u201d said Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of Superlogic.<\/p>\n The Bookit platform will be home to 2 million hotel stays, flights, cruises, car rentals and e-commerce brands, as well as access to celebrity experiences, \u201cVIP\u201d dining, tickets to events.<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Jobs, jobs, jobs<\/p>\n Candex \u2013\u00a0Product Manager<\/a> Find more jobs on Refresh Miami\u2019s job board\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 8-PLUS<\/p>\n Opportunity knocks<\/p>\n Palantir\u00a0is seeking American high school students who\u2019ve found a problem worth solving \u2014 and are ready to confront it now. If selected, you\u2019ll receive a\u00a0$10,000 Valley Forge grant, full access to Palantir\u2019s software platform, and support from Palantir engineers.\u00a0Apply here by March 30.<\/a>\u00a0[Read MORE:\u00a0Palantir plants its HQ flag in Miami<\/a>]<\/p>\n Join the\u00a0eMerge AI Hackathon, a day of building AI solutions, on April 18. Judges from Meta, Lightship Capital and Haize Labs are already on board.\u00a0Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Israeli founders can showcase their startup, product, or breakthrough solution to global investors, partners and media at\u00a0Israel Tech Week Miami 2026\u00a0in April.\u00a0Apply by March 15 here.<\/a><\/p>\n ICYMI \u2013 Catch up!<\/p>\n Have news to report? Email Nancy Dahlberg at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0and follow her on X @ndahlberg and\u00a0on LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0Subscribe to Refresh Miami\u2019s free weekly newsletter\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0featuring startup news, tech job opportunities and events.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Candex \u2013\u00a0RVP, Customer Success<\/a>
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