AVENTURA — Comp AI, an artificial intelligence-powered compliance and security startup, has opened its new headquarters in Aventura and plans to hire about 20 employees over the next 100 days, Refresh Miami reported — the latest AI company to plant its flag in South Florida.
Founded in 2025, Comp AI helps startups and growth-stage software companies automate security and compliance requirements through continuous monitoring and AI-assisted workflows. The company says it has grown from zero to 900 customers and from zero to more than $7 million in annual recurring revenue in the past 14 months.
The company relocated to South Florida in February 2026 and announced the Aventura headquarters at the end of July. Co-founder and CEO Lewis Carhart plans to move to the Miami area within months, joining CTO Mariano Fuentes and COO Claudio Fuentes, who have already relocated.
“Miami has quickly become the center of gravity for Comp AI,” Carhart told Refresh Miami. “Our largest cluster of employees is here, our hiring focus is here.”
From 7 Local Employees to 50 by Year’s End
Comp AI currently has seven employees in South Florida and 23 worldwide, and it expects to grow to roughly 50 people by the end of 2026. The near-term hiring push targets product, engineering, marketing and growth, finance and operations roles.
The company’s 6,000-square-foot office in the Aventura View building is getting about $200,000 in renovations, with plans that include flexible workspaces, a lounge with a racing simulator and — in a flourish befitting an AI company — a humanoid robot receptionist.
The move adds to a steady drumbeat of AI firms choosing South Florida for their headquarters. London-based AI company Acclaim recently selected Miami as its global headquarters as part of a U.S. expansion, according to Refresh Miami, and AI infrastructure firms including Hut 8 and Hydra Host have been expanding their Miami operations this year.
The headquarters decisions come amid a strong funding backdrop for the region. Startups across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro raised nearly $2 billion in venture capital during the first half of 2026, with fintech and AI among the leading sectors in the second quarter, according to PitchBook data.
For Aventura, better known for its mall than its startups, landing a fast-growing AI company’s headquarters is a small but telling signal: South Florida’s tech geography is spreading beyond Brickell and Wynwood, following talent — and founders — up the coast into northeast Miami-Dade.
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