Happy hump day!

Hey LAB Community,

Hope you all had a nice long weekend and didn't have any of your tokens stolen (you heard me, see below).

We're full of headlines today, from skyrocketing mega-rounds and exciting local news, to a somber tragedy at MIA, the headlines are plentiful following the extra day off. Here is what is moving the needle across tech and locally in South Florida:

Notable Raises

Cognition Hits $48B Valuation Devin maker Cognition raised $2B in fresh funding at a $48B valuation led by Founders Fund, Accel, and a16z. The massive round reinforces that venture investors see the autonomous coding market as a multi-player arena rather than a single-winner monopoly.

Wonderful Secures $550M for AI Agents Enterprise agent orchestration startup Wonderful closed a massive $550M Series C led by Insight Partners, highlighting that institutional capital is consolidating heavily around autonomous workflows and enterprise deployment infrastructure.

Poseidon Aerospace Secures $60M for Pilotless Flight Uncrewed cargo aircraft startup Poseidon Aerospace announced a $60M Series A ahead of its first autonomous test flight and aims to rebuild regional freight economics without human pilots. A timely raise after a fatal Amazon Prime Air cargo crash at Miami International Airport

Builder Buzz

Claude Token Theft on the Rise Security reports surfaced revealing that malicious actors are actively stealing session tokens and API credentials from Claude subscribers, draining allocations and highlighting fresh vulnerabilities in generative AI account security.

Databricks Drops Enterprise Agent Playbook Moving to standardize production deployments, Databricks released comprehensive architecture patterns addressing the hidden compute costs and security blind spots of autonomous agents in production.

The South Florida Beat

Nu Preps US Expansion from South Florida Latin American digital banking powerhouse Nubank is continuing preparations to use South Florida as its primary launching pad for cross-border operations.

Split Pay Banks $125M to Fix Cashflow Timing Miami-based fintech Split Pay secured $125M across consecutive Series A and B rounds led by Khosla Ventures, alongside Thrive Capital and PayPal cofounder Max Levchin. Founded by former Block and Cash App exec Andrew Borovsky, the startup leverages proprietary AI underwriting to front up to 50% of major monthly bills (like rent and mortgages) bridging the gap between rigid due dates and biweekly paychecks.

PRIMA Banks $5M for Hospitality Referral Tech Local hospitality-tech platform PRIMA closed a $5M seed round to monetize premier restaurant table access and turn reservations into a peer referral network.

Check out whats upcoming @ The LAB below and see you around campus!

Cheers,
Danny

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, September 10th | 7-9 PM

Miami BitDevs

Miami BitDevs Event

​Miami Bitcoin Developers is a meetup group meeting monthly to discuss bitcoin development topics in a socratic seminar format.

​Socratic seminars are interactive discussions about a wide range of topics. Everyone is encouraged to participate and learn by asking questions.

Participants are welcome to propose topics for discussion before each event.

The Dock | Thursday, September 10th | 7-9 PM

Tuesday, September 15th

OMARCHY MIAMI

Making Computers Fun Again: Omarchy at The LAB✨

Omarchy is bringing hackers, builders, and creatives together at The LAB for a hands-on night of experimenting, building, and making computers fun again. No presentations, panels, or polished demos - just computers open, ideas being shared, and people exploring everything from AI agents and custom workflows to plugins, remote setups, and repurposed hardware. Whether you’re already running Omarchy or just curious to try it, bring a machine and come build alongside the community.

The Lab | Tuesday, September 15th | 6PM - 1AM

Weekly Meetups

Tuesday, September 15th

Hack night v0.173 - Omarchy Edition

Hello_miami's weekly hack night is back in Wynwood

Every Tuesday at 6:30pm. Hardware people, software engineers, and exited founders showing up to ship side projects and learn new tech together.

Someone from the community does a lightning demo each week. Five to ten minutes of showing what they have been building and getting live feedback from the room.

See you next week!