The company is developing an AI-powered \u201cKnow Your Guest\u201d safety intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, designed to detect high-risk individuals before they check in. By embedding real-time threat intelligence directly into hotel reservation, payment, and booking systems, Dark Watch aims to prevent criminal activity without disrupting legitimate travelers or guest experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cCriminal networks exploit the same digital infrastructure that powers modern hospitality \u00a0\u2013 payments, reservations, and booking systems. Hotels shouldn\u2019t have to choose between guest experience and safety. Dark Watch embeds real-time threat intelligence directly into those systems to stop bad actors before check-in, without disrupting legitimate travelers. This funding allows us to scale that capability across the industry,\u201d said Dark Watch CEO, in a statement.<\/p>\n
The funding will help the company accelerate product development, deepen integrations with hospitality enterprise systems, and expand commercial deployments. Dark Watch reports that its platform uses a proprietary data system and AI models that analyze more than 450 million profiles using deep web intelligence to identify threats linked to organized crime, trafficking, and terrorism, helping hospitality, finance, and law enforcement organizations proactively screen for risk. \u201cThis round positions the company to scale its product and go-to-market capabilities, bringing advanced threat intelligence solutions to a broader and increasingly global customer base,\u201d said Blu Venture Investors Partner Ted Olsen.<\/p>\n
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Propy makes key multi-million dollar acquisition<\/p>\n
Propy,<\/a> the Miami-based startup powering AI-driven real estate transactions, recently announced the multi-million dollar acquisition of\u00a0Boss Law\u2019s\u00a0title division, a firm specializing in the complex, high-volume requirements of institutional REITs and professional wholesale investors across Florida. This marks a major milestone in national AI-led roll-up strategy since securing its $100 million credit facility<\/a> earlier this year; terms of the new acquisition were not released.<\/p>\n According to Propy, the deal brings Boss Law\u2019s operation, including offices in St. Petersburg and Seminole, under the Propy Title banner. The acquisition also onboards a sophisticated institutional client base, including three of the country\u2019s largest residential real estate REITs with over $10 billion AUM and the country\u2019s largest wholesale investor, Propy saio.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited to expand into the institutional market, where large real estate operators need infrastructure that can support closings at scale,\u201d\u00a0said Propy founder and CEO Natalia Karayaneva, in the announcement.\u00a0\u201cWith closing attorney Chris Boss joining us, we\u2019re accelerating Propy\u2019s adoption among REITs and institutional real estate investors nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Propy secures $100M credit facility to modernize title and escrow<\/a><\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n West Palm-based drone maker Powerus to go public<\/p>\n Powerus<\/a> builds and scales autonomous drone systems for military and commercial use in high-risk environments. The West Palm Beach-based company is being merged with the publicly traded Aureus Greenway Holdings, which is backed by the sons of President Donald Trump, to take the drone maker public. Upon completion of the merger, the combined company will operate under the name Powerus Corporation. The merger is expected to close this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPowerus was built by individuals who have spent years operating in active combat environments where this technology must perform. We know what works, we\u2019ve seen what fails, and what operators relying on these systems actually need,\u201d said Brett Velicovich, co-founder of Powerus and a former U.S. Army special operations veteran himself. \u201cThe opportunity in front of us is significant, and we intend to capture it.\u201d<\/p>\n Powerus says it is building a platform for acquiring, integrating, and scaling autonomous systems designed to operate in high-consequence environments across defense, critical infrastructure, and precision agriculture. \u201cThis business combination is not just a compelling opportunity for AGH stockholders, but one made even more relevant by current geopolitical uncertainties\u2026 The UAS platform they are building addresses large-scale, real-world demand,\u201d said Matthew J. Saker, interim CEO of AGH.<\/p>\n Kissimmee-based Aureus Greenway Holdings owns and operates golf course properties across Florida. When the merger closes, those properties could serve as demonstration grounds for Powerus\u2019 precision agriculture drone systems, the South Florida Business Journal reported<\/a>. Other defense and dual-use drone manufacturing companies in South Florida include Poland-based EU Motors, which recently opened a 2,500-square-foot drone manufacturing facility in Hallandale, and Puerto Rico-based Red Cat Holdings, which headquarters its maritime division in West Palm Beach.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Flow completes Worldcenter condo tower<\/p>\n Flow<\/a>, the venture-backed real estate company co-founded by Adam Neumann, has completed construction of Flow House, a 41-story condominium tower in downtown Miami\u2019s Worldcenter district, in partnership with South Florida-based real estate development firm Merrimac Ventures. Flow House\u2019s 466 fully furnished residences range from studios to two-bedrooms with prices start at $480,000.<\/p>\n Flow, with existing or planned developments in South Florida and Saudi Arabia, is on a mission to transform the residential experience. \u00a0Flow House features more than 46,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a 126-foot lap pool, spa with sauna and steam rooms, cold plunge, and meditation and practice rooms, \u00a0Zen Garden and more, as well as coworking spaces, private offices, conference rooms, a podcast studio, and a Flow Social Club. \u201cAt Flow, we believe a home should be more than just where you live,\u201d said Neumann.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Glade Brook Capital Partners closes $1B+ fund<\/p>\n Glade Brook Capital Partners<\/a>, a Miami and Greenwich, CT-based global growth equity investment firm, closed Glade Brook Gondola Fund, at over $1 billion.\u00a0The fund \u2013 the firm\u2019s 6th technology growth equity fund \u2013 was anchored by funds and accounts managed by StepStone Group, which served as lead investor, with participation from funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock.\u00a0<\/p>\n Glade Brook specializes on later-stage growth investments, with a focus on technology and technology-enabled businesses across AI, SpaceTech, DefenseTech, Internet and FinTech. The firm reports that is \u00a0manages $4 billion+ in assets and leads growth financing rounds at Series A and beyond.<\/p>\n Founded in 2011 by Chief Investment Officer Paul Hudson, Glade Brook has partnered with growth-stage companies, including SpaceX, Revolut, Stripe, Ramp, Zepto, xAI, Databricks, Stoke Space, Saronic, Physical Intelligence, EliseAI, Airbnb, Alibaba Group, Uber and Zomato, among others.\u00a0\u201cThrough the Gondola Fund and across our greater portfolio, we remain optimistic on the pace of innovation to come in the years ahead,\u201d Hudson said.<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n First In closes $148M Fund 3<\/p>\n First In<\/a>, a Pam Beach County-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed its First In Fund 3 SBIC Critical Technologies, a fund licensed as part of the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technologies (SBIC-CT) program. The fund, which closed with investor commitments and SBA-guaranteed leverage of $148 million, will focus its investments in early-stage security technology businesses.<\/p>\n First In was approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration as an SBIC-CT licensee as part of the federal government\u2019s effort to expand private investment into sectors essential to U.S. national security and economic resilience. The firm partners with technologists, practitioners and leaders building technologies critical to commercial resilience and national security.<\/p>\n Founded in 2020 and led by Managing Parner Renny McPherson and General Partner Arthur Karell, First In is invests in cybersecurity, defense technology and data-driven security platforms. First In was an early investor in defense technology company Castelion as well as Adlumin, a cybersecurity company acquired by N-able.<\/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
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