Miami Tech Roundup: Hut 8 Takes 56,600 Square Feet in Brickell as Palantir Helps Launch Regna AI

MIAMI — The AI build-out is showing up in Miami’s real estate, its corporate announcements and its founder community. In the past few weeks, a publicly traded infrastructure company took far more space in Brickell, two South Florida-based public companies formed a defense-AI venture, and one of the world’s best-known productivity apps signed on as a partner to Downtown Miami’s startup hub.

Hut 8 Moves Into a Headquarters Nearly Seven Times Larger

Hut 8, the Miami-based, publicly traded company that develops and operates energy and data center infrastructure, has relocated within the Brickell Financial District, the South Florida Business Journal reported on Oct. 19. According to Refresh Miami’s summary of that report, the company signed a long-term lease for 56,600 square feet at 777 Brickell Ave., replacing an 8,500-square-foot office at 1101 Brickell Ave.

The company employs more than 320 people, about half of them in Miami, and is recruiting for more than 40 positions, mostly engineering roles based in Miami, according to the Business Journal. CEO Asher Genoot said in comments reported by Refresh Miami: “We have always believed that great companies are built in person.”

The move comes as AI data center construction accelerates nationwide. For Miami, it is a reminder that the AI boom is not only about software startups. It also involves the companies that supply the power and physical infrastructure behind them, and those companies hire engineers.

Palantir and Ondas Form Regna AI

Ondas, based in West Palm Beach, and Palantir Technologies, which relocated its headquarters to Miami in February, announced the formation of Regna AI, a privately held company focused on mission-specific AI systems for defense, security and other operational settings, Refresh Miami reported.

Ondas will be Regna AI’s first customer, deploying fine-tuned models for autonomous mission orchestration at the edge. Palantir will provide model-training infrastructure and support delivery. Financial terms were not disclosed. Palantir CEO Alex Karp said that “sovereign AI, trained on mission knowledge and tradecraft, outperforms frontier models while removing dependence on them,” according to the report.

Notion Partners With Mana Tech

Notion and Mana Tech announced a partnership that makes Notion Mana Tech’s “Official Productivity Platform.” Mana Tech said the arrangement will bring Notion into founder programming, events and workflows, including application tracking, KPI submissions and investor pipelines, reaching a network of more than 3,000 founders and 330 startups. A launch event for Miami founders and startup teams was scheduled for today, Oct. 27, with more community events to follow.

Two Funding Rounds Worth Knowing

Two earlier-October funding stories show the same cluster forming around AI infrastructure and security:

• doxx.net announced a $38 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Miami’s ANIMO Ventures and Focal.vc, according to Miami Business Web. The Miami startup, founded by cybersecurity veteran Barrett Lyon, builds private network infrastructure for people and AI agents.
• TrustedRouter, a Brickell-based startup that routes AI requests across models while keeping prompts private, raised a $6 million seed round led by Sierra Ventures, six weeks after launch, according to Miami AI News, which cited a Semafor report.

What It Means for Miami Founders

A few takeaways for local founders and operators:

• The talent market is tightening. Hut 8’s 40-plus openings and Palantir’s presence add to demand for engineers in Miami. Startups competing for the same people should be ready to make the case on equity, culture and mission.
• Privacy and security are fundable. Both doxx.net and TrustedRouter pitched protection of data as the reason to exist. Founders building AI products for businesses should expect buyers to ask where their data goes.
• The community is organizing. A Notion partnership gives Mana Tech’s members access to tools and events, and it signals that global software companies see Miami’s founder base as a market worth courting.

Not every announcement translates into jobs or revenue. Regna AI’s financial terms are undisclosed, and Ondas, one of its parents, is based in Palm Beach County, not Miami. Founders should read these deals as signs of momentum, not guarantees.

Sources: South Florida Business Journal, Oct. 19, 2026; Refresh Miami, Oct. 20, 2026; Miami Business Web, Oct. 4, 2026; Miami AI News, Oct. 19, 2026.