# BankUnited

> BankUnited is a VC fund in Miami Lakes backing Health Care and Energy. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami Lakes, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bankunited
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/bankunited
- Website: https://www.bankunited.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bankunited.official

BankUnited is a VC fund in Miami Lakes focused on Health Care and Energy. BankUnited, Inc. (BKU) is a bank holding company with three wholly owned subsidiaries: BankUnited, National Association (the Bank) Herald National Bank (Herald), and BankUnited Investment Services, Inc. (BUIS), collectively, the Company. As of December 31, 2012, it provides a range of banking services to individual and corporate customers through98 branches located in 15 Florida counties. Herald is a national banking association with 2 branch locations in the New York metropolitan area. BUIS is a Florida insurance agency providing wealth management and financial planning services. As of December 31, 2012, its distribution network also includes 97 automated teller machines (ATMs), online banking and a telephone banking service. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank had 98 branches in 15 counties. On February 29, 2012, the Company announced the completion of its acquisition of Herald National Bank (Herald).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 44% |
| Energy | 2 | 22% |
| Medical | 2 | 22% |
| Asset Management | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 78% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Hoffman | Executive Vice President- Head of Treasury Solutions | 0 | — |
| Jamie Cundiff-Melendez | Process Documentation and Training Analyst | 0 | — |
| John A. Kanas | President & CEO | 0 | — |
| Leon Davila | VP, Relationship Manager | 0 | — |
| Mario Facella | SVP of Commercial Real Estate Manager | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pickton Gas Storage | Pickton Gas Storage is a Dallas‑based energy infrastructure company developing a large underground natural gas storage hub in Northeast Texas. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| Grover Corlew | Grover Corlew team has developed, owned, and managed more than 10,000 units and more than 10 million square feet of commercial space, which has drawn corporate headquarters to the Grover Corlew flagship buildings. The business is actively creating new initiatives that will support the ongoing resuscitation and stimulation of regional communities. | $30M | Debt Financing | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| US Physical Therapy | U.S. Physical Therapy is a publicly held company that operates hundreds of outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics in over 40 states. The company's clinics provide acute, post-operative, and preventative care for a variety of orthopedic and neurologic disorders including sports and work related injuries.The unique nature of thecompany is its operating structure - the company's clinics are developed and operated through partnerships with therapists who share in the clinic's profits. | $450M | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| PriceMDs | PriceMDs.com is an award winning healthcare insurance technology company that empowers TPA's and Employers to reduce healthcare cost for self-insured health plans with our unique solutions while improving outcomes.PriceMDs’ Prime Telemedicine™ Solutions offers an alternative to members/patients from a traditional visit to the medicalspecialist.PriceMDs' Surgical Bundled Care™ Solution is backed by a unique, proprietary technology platform that easily integrates with existing insurance plans to enable private and public sector entities, including employers with self-insured healthcare plans and their employees to identify qualified physicians throughout the United States who have already agreed to offer all-inclusive, low-cost bundled prices for more than 400 outpatient elective surgical procedures. PriceMDs Treatment Cost Containment™ Solution for individual employees and plan members suffering from Chronic Disease States. Saves plans 35-60% off current costs. | $20M | Debt Financing | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| Soltage | Soltage is a full-service renewable energy company that develops and operates solar energy stations. Its primary customers are commercial and industrial companies including not-for-profit and government entities who purchase power under long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) from the solar projects installed on their respective buildings or landsites. Soltage develops, finances, and installs these projects at no upfront cost to the host site and provides ongoing maintenance and operational services.Soltage was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. | $260M | Debt Financing | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| Allied OMS | Allied OMS is a providing the worlds most comprehensive & streamlined practice management system. | $116M | Debt Financing | May 14, 2024 |  |
| ProSmile | ProSmile is a premiere dental service organization firm. |  | Debt Financing | Feb 22, 2024 |  |
| Quassar Capital | Quassar Capital is a New York–based investment firm founded in 2012, managing $23.6 billion in assets under a disciplined investment mandate focused on execution and performance.The firm develops and deploys proprietary technology and quantitative frameworks, supported by rigorous global market analysis, to identify high-conviction opportunitiesacross global, multi-asset markets. Particular attention is given to timing, liquidity conditions, and the mechanics of how markets trade.Quassar Capital integrates data-driven insights and quantitative models with deep fundamental research to support informed decision-making across asset classes. This approach is designed to remain robust across different market environments and volatility regimes.The firm’s culture is grounded in intellectual rigor, independent judgment, and accountability. Teams are expected to challenge assumptions, think critically, and operate with discipline, with a strong emphasis on process quality and risk management.Quassar Capital builds long-term partnerships based on integrity, transparency, and alignment of interests, with a consistent focus on delivering durable results over time.Quassar Capital, L.P. is affiliated with Cabrera Capital Markets LLC.Contact Us: contactcenter@quassarcapital.com | $38.1M |  | Mar 01, 2017 |  |
| 1st Merchant Funding | 1st Merchant Funding (1MF) is a leading Merchant Cash Advance and Bank Revenue provider. Founded in 2007, 1MF delivered $150+ million in immediate working capital to thousands of small to mid-sized businesses nationwide via the PowerForce® Small Business Platform. 1MF services over 800 industries, and was recently named by INC500 as the #94thfastest growing company in the United States.1st Merchant Funding is a licensee of PowerForce®, the multi million dollar proprietary, industry leading financial technology platform that provides business owners, financial institutions, and ISOs with innovative daily cash flow insight they rely on to manage operations in real-time. PowerForce® risk / data modeling, and cloud services delivers a perfect ecosystem for users to manage and rely on retention, customer satisfaction, SMB Lending, SMB Underwriting, Payment Processing and Acquiring. PowerForce® integrates with the countries leading payment providers, Over 10,000+ financial institutions, merchants, and ISOs, providing access to the daily remittance receivables of a multitude of SMB finance products and services through it's subsidiary, 1st Merchant Funding, LLC.1MFs network consists of over 2,900 registered Independent Sales Agents (ISOs), and brokers marketing our products and services to small businesses nationwide. It also holds strategic relationships with over 15 of the nations leading payment providers including First Data. | $10M | Debt Financing | May 07, 2014 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [First Citizens Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-citizens-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank al Etihad](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-el-etihad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Bankers Trust — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bank of Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- BOK Financial — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Cadence Bank — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BankUnited invest in?

BankUnited invests primarily in Health Care, Energy and Medical startups, most often at Debt Financing and Funding Round stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at BankUnited?

The team at BankUnited includes Adam Hoffman (Executive Vice President- Head of Treasury Solutions), Jamie Cundiff-Melendez (Process Documentation and Training Analyst) and John A. Kanas (President & CEO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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