While Hugging Face is not a Miami-based company, serial entrepreneur Delangue calls Miami home. Hugging Face has a remote-first workforce with HQ offices in Paris and New York and a small presence in Miami we hope will continue to grow! Delangue is also an active angel investor.<\/p>\n
Delangue said Nvidia has committed to \u201cstrongly supporting Hugging Face and our mission while keeping the platform open, independent and compute agnostic. The founders and the team are all staying to keep pushing this mission forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added Delangue in his LinkedIn post: \u201cTogether, we think we can make open source the default way to build AI, with the goal of empowering 100 million AI builders to own their intelligence rather than rent it. Excited about the next 10 years!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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And if that wasn\u2019t enough, there was more big news last week. Before we continue, don\u2019t miss the Nu news and all these Refresh Miami headlines from the past week:<\/p>\n
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NextEra, Dominion shareholders approve $66.8B merger<\/p>\n
In a step closer to a partnership that will create one of the world\u2019s largest electric utilities during an expansion of data centers to support AI, Dominion Energy\u2019s shareholders approved the utility\u2019s previously announced $66.8 billion merger with Palm Beach County-based NextEra Energy<\/a>, owner of Florida Power & Light Co., \u00a0at a special meeting last week.<\/p>\n The merger will speed up NextEra\u2019s efforts to construct the infrastructure for hyperscale data center developments. Virginia-based Dominion already serves the largest concentration of data centers globally.<\/p>\n The companies had announced their plan to merge in May, and the deal, which is still pending regulatory approvals, will create the third-biggest U.S. energy company, behind oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron, and an entity with an enterprise value topping the next two largest U.S. power companies combined.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have reached an important milestone in the proposed combination of NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. Today, shareholders of both companies approved the proposed combination, marking an important step toward bringing our companies together,\u201d NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum told company employees.<\/p>\n After the deal closes, not expected until 2027, Ketchum would serve as chairman and CEO of the combined company. Dominion CEO Robert Blue would serve as president and CEO of regulated utilities and as a board member. The combined business would keep dual headquarters in Juno Beach and Richmond, and an operational headquarters in Cayce, South Carolina.<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Space-Eyes to acquire major U.S. Navy engineering contractor<\/p>\n Space-Eyes<\/a>, a provider of next-generation geospatial intelligence and AI-enabled technologies for defense, security and enterprise operations worldwide, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire KMS Solutions, an engineering services company headquartered in Virginia. KMS specializes in Navy in-service and developmental systems, components and payloads and providing cradle-to-grave engineering and lifecycle support for the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n \u201cSpace-Eyes has spent several years building an AI-driven technology platform designed to help customers detect, understand and respond to increasingly complex threats,\u201d said Capt. Jatin Bains, CEO and founder of Miami-based Space-Eyes. \u201cKMS would add highly complementary capabilities: decades of Navy engineering experience, mission knowledge and lifecycle-support expertise. We believe the combination with KMS will create a stronger defense technology platform bringing together innovative software and AI capabilities with the engineering discipline and operational understanding required to address real-world defense requirements. Importantly, KMS will give us experienced people who understand the Navy environment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2713<\/p>\n Check your inbox for a confirmation email.<\/p>\n The transaction is subject to the completion of its proposed merger with McKinley Acquisition Corp. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n Space-Eyes and McKinley Acquisition Corp. this summer announced they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both Space-Eyes and McKinley and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Upon closing, the combined company will be named Space-Eyes, Inc., and its common stock is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol CUAS.<\/p>\n Miami-based Space-Eyes delivers AI-driven, sensor-agnostic Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) that detect, track, identify, and mitigate unauthorized and hostile drones across critical infrastructure, military installations, borders, and mass-gathering venues. Space-Eyes is now scaling from prototype deployments into large-scale, sole-source production contracts. The Geospatial Intelligence and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) market is projected to continue its growth driven by increasing demand for AI-enabled defense systems, expanding deployment of satellites, and rising demand for high-frequency, multi-sensor data collection across defense and enterprise applications.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Mana Tech, VC firm Monashees partner up to connect ecosystems<\/p>\n Miami-based Mana Tech<\/a> and Monashees<\/a>, a prominent venture capital firm in Latin America, \u00a0have joined forces to build new pathways for Latin American companies looking to expand into the U.S. and for Miami companies looking to connect with one of the strongest startup ecosystems in the region, the organizations announced. The partnership has been taking shape over the past months. Representing Mana Tech, Moishe Mana, Charly Esnal and Conrado Morais recently signed an MOU with Monashees formalizing a strategic partnership.<\/p>\n As part of this partnership, Mana Tech will become Monashees\u2019 preferred Miami ecosystem partner, working with selected portfolio companies as they explore the U.S. market and helping them navigate the ecosystem through access to customers, investors, corporations, talent, workspace and the broader network of connections that Miami has to offer. \ud83c\udf34 \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n Mana Tech and Monashees will also identify investment opportunities together and build a recurring pipeline of companies where both organizations can contribute beyond capital, combining Monashees\u2019 experience supporting ambitious companies across Latin America with Mana Tech\u2019s ability to connect founders to the Miami and U.S. ecosystems. Monashees recently launched GAMA House, powered by Monashees, Google for Startups and B3 in S\u00e3o Paulo, and the new partners will also \u00a0explore ways to connect Gama House with Miami through founder residencies and programming.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Mana Tech, this represents an important evolution in what we are building. We started by creating connections between Miami and Latin America, bringing founders, investors, corporations and ecosystem leaders together across borders. With Monashees, we are taking that a step further by building a deeper, more direct relationship with the companies moving through that bridge and creating opportunities for them to grow, raise capital, enter new markets and build meaningful connections on both sides,\u201d Mana Tech said its LinkedIn announcement.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Mark Cuban Foundation\u2019s AI Bootcamp for high schoolers coming to MDC and West Palm<\/p>\n Miami Dade College<\/a> is once again partnering with the Mark Cuban Foundation<\/a> to host the AI Bootcamp for high school students. The bootcamp will be expanding this year with two locations \u2013 the AI Centers at North Campus and Kendall Campus. No prior coding or technical experience is required, just curiosity and a drive to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping our world.<\/p>\n MDC\u2019s free bootcamp will take place over three consecutive Saturdays: October 31, November 7, and November 14. In addition, Cox Science Center & Aquarium in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach State College will also host a free bootcamp the same dates. Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n For both camps, the application deadline is Sept. 30.<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Jobs, jobs, jobs<\/p>\n Chewy \u2013\u00a0Customer Service Instructional Designer<\/a> Find more opportunities on Refresh Miami\u2019s job board\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n PLUS<\/p>\n Opportunity knocks<\/p>\n SPARC South Florida is back. It\u2019s South Florida\u2019s regional competition for the global Startup World Cup, where the grand prize is a cool $1 million at the world finals in San Francisco. The competition is open to South Florida founders across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Finalists in the local round will pitch in September. The winner of the local contest till compete in SF in October. But you can\u2019t win if you don\u2019t enter. Learn more and apply by Sept. 13 (deadline extended) at\u00a0SparcSouthFlorida.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n eMerge Americas\u2019\u00a0SMB Growth Lab, powered by JPMorganChase + Momentum Miami, helps Miami-Dade small and medium-sized businesses embrace digital transformation and unlock sustainable growth. Last year the cohort grew from 30 to 61 SMBs, and the results followed: new customers, new revenue, and connections that are still paying off today.\u00a0Apply here.<\/a><\/p>\n Calling all Florida-based startups:\u00a0GatorPitch Miami\u00a0has always been an opportunity for University of Florida-affiliated startups to get in front of South Florida\u2019s vibrant investor and entrepreneurial ecosystem. For this year\u2019s event on Nov. 5, UF Innovate is opening the opportunity to pitch to Florida-affiliated companies. Find out more\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0apply here by Sept. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n Are you\u00a0Miami curious? Maybe you\u2019re ready for more sunshine or tired of state income taxes. Maybe you\u2019re just looking for your next adventure. The challenge usually isn\u2019t the city, it\u2019s figuring out how to make the move make sense \u2013 the right role, the right company, the right connections. If you\u2019ve been thinking about Miami, check out\u00a0moveto.miami<\/a>, powered by Refresh Miami. We\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n Happy Labor Day, everyone!<\/p>\n Have news to report? Email Nancy Dahlberg at\u00a0nancy@refreshmiami.com<\/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.<\/p>\n I am a writer and editor with extensive media experience and a passion for journalism and serving the community. Most of my career has been spent with the Miami Herald in business news, and my expertise is writing about tech and entrepreneurs. I love hosting this blog for Refresh Miami and we aim to be the go-to site for South Florida startup and tech news, features and views. Have news? Contact me at ndahlbergbiz@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n
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