How do you put guardrails on the world’s fastest-growing technology? That’s the question that led Brad Levine to found Synergist Technology in April 2024.
Levine, a seasoned entrepreneur with a history of building and selling compliance-focused software companies, launched Synergist Technology after seeing the rapid development of artificial intelligence. The company’s focus is on AI and cybersecurity governance, helping large organizations – including government agencies – stay ahead of an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Levine retired after selling his last company, but the rapid rise of AI drew him back. “I started looking at it and thinking, ‘How are you going to put the guardrails around AI? How are you going to manage AI making decisions at scale for institutions?’” he told Refresh Miami. He wasn’t interested in consumer applications. He was thinking of bigger applications in financial services, energy, and the Department of Defense – sectors where AI adoption is surging and the stakes are high.
If AI’s rise is unprecedented, the flood of proposed regulations is equally staggering. “There are well over 700 bills currently being proposed just around AI, and that’s just this year alone,” Levine said. These are just the laws, not including private institutions’ mandates or evolving frameworks.
Synergist Technology sits at the intersection of this regulatory complexity, fast-paced AI adoption, and the need for clear oversight. AFFIRM, its AI and cybersecurity governance platform, is at the heart of Synergist’s approach. AFFIRM helps organizations track AI performance, detect drift, and monitor compliance against a shifting patchwork of regulations. “You can ask intelligent questions: How do I measure fairness? How do I measure performance? What are my tolerances for AI decision-making without human oversight?” Levine explained. “Until you start measuring this, you don’t really know what your AI is doing.”
Cybersecurity is also a growing part of the equation. “Bad actors are starting to look for ways to infiltrate AI to do bad things, whether that’s injecting bad code into language models or spreading misinformation,” Levine said. Synergist’s software actively monitors for these vulnerabilities, offering a level of protection that goes beyond traditional compliance tools.
Currently, Synergist is primarily focusing on state and federal agencies, where compliance is mandatory. Levine hopes that this foothold in government will set the stage for broader enterprise adoption, particularly in regulated industries like healthcare, utilities, and financial services.
Despite its recent launch, Synergist has already secured $5 million in funding, with another $3.5 million round underway; a larger Series A is planned for early 2026. Levine is optimistic about the company’s trajectory. “This will be the single largest company I’ve ever built,” he said.
Levine has strong local ties. As a native Floridian, he has built several companies in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. He has created hundreds of jobs while helping to shape the local tech ecosystem, and he is also a member of FAU’s Board of Trustees. “It’s a vibrant community,” he said. “From Miami to Martin County, I love being part of it.”
