The acquired companies are:<\/p>\n
Insignito, with technology that creates a passive acoustic sensing layer designed to detect, classify, track and localize drones by their acoustic signatures, including small drones, FPV systems, low-altitude threats and autonomous or RF-silent platforms that can challenge traditional radar and radio-frequency detection. Its system has been successfully deployed in conflict zones.<\/p>\n
Ottopia Defense, \u00a0which provides software and communications infrastructure connecting unmanned maneuvering platforms with remote operators and command centers. The technology is designed to maintain the continuous, real-time flow of video, telemetry, mission data and commands in remote, harsh, bandwidth-constrained, degraded and mission-critical environments.<\/p>\n
Caribou Labs, a deep-tech, dual-use company specializing in EW environments providing resilient communications and deterministic identification.\u00a0 Caribou\u2019s mission is to deliver GPS-independent positioning timing and visibility when digital infrastructure fails.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ondas, a publicly traded tech company, \u00a0plans to integrate these technologies across its existing portfolio.<\/p>\n
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Visium names new CEO<\/p>\n
Visium<\/a>, a West Palm Beach-based company focused on healthier indoor environments through Far-UVC technology, today announced a new CEO as the company enters its next phase of growth. Visium offers continuous, science-backed indoor air and surface protection across commercial real estate, healthcare, education, sports, and other sectors.<\/p>\n Jason DiBona brings more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning medtech, health sciences, and global business operations. He most recently served as CEO of Molekule, where he advanced the company\u2019s mission to make clean, healthy air accessible to everyone and advanced its vision of indoor air quality as a foundational pillar of well-being. He currently serves as a commissioner on the International WELL Building Institute\u2019s Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air, joining leaders from around the world working toward a shared vision for healthier indoor environments.<\/p>\n \u201cVisium has built something the world urgently needs: technology that makes healthy indoor air an invisible, everyday reality instead of an aspiration,\u201d said DiBona.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce people understand the power of Far-UVC to continuously inactivate airborne viruses in occupied indoor spaces, the question I hear most often is: Why isn\u2019t this everywhere?\u201d said Matt Higgins, Co-Founder of Visium. \u201cWe should not have to wait for the next pandemic to build a more resilient society. Under Jason\u2019s leadership, our goal is to make this technology part of the infrastructure of everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n DiBona succeeds Visium co-founder and CEO John Rajchert, who has led the company since its formation. Rajchert will remain an adviser.<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Misfit Labs, Black Mountain Strategies partner up<\/p>\n Miami-based Misfit Labs<\/a>, \u00a0an AI-native venture studio founded by a team of former Apple engineers that launched earlier this year, and Black Mountain Strategies<\/a> of Fort Myers are partnering up to build and scale companies at the intersection of defense, dual-use technology, and commercial innovation. The partnership combines AI-native venture-building and product development capabilities with BMS\u2019s deep expertise and relationships across federal, defense, and national security markets. READ MORE ON REFRESH: Misfit Labs unveils its AI-native venture studio<\/a><\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n OBE Power and The Xtreme Group raise funding<\/p>\n OBE Power<\/a>, a leading owner and operator of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, announced the closing of a strategic equity investment from North Sky Capital, a pioneer in impact investing in the United States. The funding \u2013 the amount was not disclosed \u2013 will support OBE Power\u2019s ambitious expansion goals across the U.S. and Canada over the next three to five years.<\/p>\n Complementing OBE Power\u2019s existing credit facility with Gresham House, the new capital will strengthen OBE Power\u2019s ability to accelerate deployment of EV charging infrastructure, with a focus on multifamily, hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and other destination-based properties. The transaction is designed to optimize OBE Power\u2019s capital structure while providing the financial capacity required to support the company\u2019s aggressive expansion plan over the next several years.<\/p>\n OBE Power, based in Miami, deploys, owns, operates, and managesg EV charging infrastructure for property owners and institutional partners.<\/p>\n \u2713<\/p>\n Check your inbox for a confirmation email.<\/p>\n Also,The Xtreme Group<\/a>, a Miami-based provider of an aviation MRO platform, received an investment from Heartwood Partners.\u00a0The amount of the deal was also not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand into new geographies, service lines, and additional capacity, both organically and through strategic add-on acquisitions.<\/p>\n The Xtreme Group provides an independent aviation MRO platform with capabilities spanning airframe heavy maintenance, engine MRO, line maintenance, aircraft on ground services, and the sale and lease of aircraft and engines.\u00a0The solution operates through primary subsidiaries including Xtreme Aviation, Ignite Aero Engines, and Aventus Air Leasing II. Customers include cargo, commercial, and charter operators.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Sign up for the Merge Hackathon at The LAB Miami Oct. 17<\/p>\n Now\u2019s the time to sign up for the eMerge AI Hackathon<\/a>. The hackathon is bringing together developers, designers, data scientists, and entrepreneurs together at The LAB Miami on Oct. 17 for the one-day event. Turn your idea into a working AI prototype, with mentors that help you build and a panel of judges ready to see what you create. There are three tracks: Healthcare, Enterprise AI, and Finance. The Hackathon promises cash prizes for the top three teams. Join here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Stephen Ross gifts $100M for new Pine Crest School<\/p>\n Stephen Ross, together with the Stephen M. Ross Foundation, gifted $100 million to Fort Lauderdale-based Pine Crest School over the summer, the school announced. Pine Crest School, which already has locations in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, seeks to develop a new PreK-12 school on 57 acres of land owned by the city of West Palm Beach, at 6800 Roebuck Road.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe in West Palm Beach\u2019s future, and my commitment to Pine Crest reflects my long-term belief in this city. World-class education is foundational social infrastructure for a growing community, and a school of Pine Crest\u2019s caliber choosing West Palm Beach proves the momentum this city has built can attract some of the world\u2019s best civic institutions,\u201d Ross said in a statement to the South Florida Business Journal<\/a>. \u201cInvestment at this scale is essential to creating sustainable long-term growth. Pine Crest will raise opportunity for the entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Blue Frontier names executive chairman<\/p>\n Christian Hernandez Gallardo has been named Blue Frontier<\/a>\u2019s Executive Chairman. He has been with Blue Frontier as an investor since the startup\u2019s early days, leading 2150\u2019s investment in 2022 and serving as an active board member. \u00a0\u201cI am so excited to team up with Christian,\u201d Betts said. \u201cHis guidance has been instrumental. Through this partnership, Blue Frontier further positions itself to become one of the world\u2019s most consequential technology companies.\u201d<\/p>\n For Hernandez Gallardo\u2019s part, he said he is returning to his operational roots to help Betts and the team scale its technology.<\/p>\n Blue Frontier \u201chyper-efficiently generates cooling without any of the very harmful refrigerants; it helps adapt our world to the accelerating need for air conditioning \u2013 not just to keep us comfortable but to keep us alive \u2013 all while storing and load shifting peak energy loads, unlocking energy access from our strained grids to support growing needs from AI. All from the same unit, already deployed across hospitals, schools, hotels and offices across the US,\u201d Hernandez Gallardo said. 8<\/p>\n Zeo Scientifix of Davie to expand in Georgia and Tennessee<\/p>\n Zeo Scientifix<\/a>, based in Davie, \u00a0plans to open new lab facilities and hire in Georgia and Tennessee following new state laws creating guidelines for certain stem cell and regenerative medicine therapies. The move will support healthcare providers in those states with biologics, physician education, and scientific and clinical resources as they expand their regenerative medicine offerings, the South Florida Business Journal reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Zeo Scientifix, operating from Nova Southeastern, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical research company that develops and manufactures regenerative medicine products, including stem cells.<\/p>\n This adds to its existing work with Florida healthcare providers, the company sayss. Zeo aims to create a regenerative medicine platform for healthcare professionals to give them access to stem cells and other biologics and help them comply with state laws. Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Jobs, jobs, jobs<\/p>\n Chewy \u2013 IT Site Support Tech II<\/a> Find more opportunities on Refresh Miami\u2019s job board\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 10\u2013PLUS<\/p>\n Opportunity knocks<\/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 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 ICYMI<\/p>\n Big news: Beep, beep: Freebee and Beep are merging. Here are the details.<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil\u2019s digital bank Nu starts up in US through partnership, offering \u2018customer-obsessed\u2019 features<\/a><\/p>\n Funding news: OpenEvidence hits $15B valuation as its ambitions move far beyond medical search<\/a><\/p>\n Comp AI turns compliance headaches into a $34M Series A<\/a><\/p>\n GoSprout, creator of apprenticeship platform, raises $1.2M to boost opportunities for training, economic mobility<\/a><\/p>\n Ecosystem news and startup spotlights: SPARC Ignite returns with new fellowship and a shot at $1 million prize<\/a><\/p>\n A humanoid joins UM\u2019s RoboCanes team<\/a><\/p>\n FAU appoints quantum leader, launches quantum certificate course, and more<\/a><\/p>\n This October, Smart City Expo Miami returns for seventh edition focused on urban intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n Father-son startup ClaimAngel is taking on the high cost of lawsuit funding<\/a><\/p>\n MyMonthlyCar offers mid-term rentals for most budgets<\/a><\/p>\n Z\u00e8ya zooms past 100,000 downloads, sets its sights on the next million<\/a><\/p>\n Heirloom helps real estate agents and heirs with complexities of inherited properties<\/a><\/p>\n And much more paywall-free #MiamiTech news\u00a0here<\/a>!<\/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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\u201cWe believe some of the most consequential companies of the next decade will be built across the increasingly blurred line between commercial and defense technology. Together, we\u2019re looking forward to identifying and building ventures across AI, cybersecurity, energy and resilience, communications, health\/human performance, and logistics\/operational technology,\u201d MisFit Labs\u2019 Linkedin post said.
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The two firms will hold their first event together later this month. The event, titled \u201cBuilding Dual-Use Companies in the AI Era,\u201d will be Sept. 29 from 6 pm -9 pm. \u00a0You can register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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He will be stepping down from his role as co-founder and Partner of 2150, that has over half a billion of Euros in Assets under Management across more than 30 portfolio companies.<\/p>\n
Comp AI \u2013 Sr Product Designer<\/a>
DoorLoop \u2013 Sr Go-To-Market (GTM) Analyst<\/a>
Flex \u2013 Customer Experience Specialist<\/a>
Hydra Host \u2013 Support Engineer, GPU Infrastructure<\/a>
Nubank \u2013 Staff Software Engineer<\/a>
Ramp \u2013 Financial Crimes Compliance Strategist<\/a>
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