# FirstBank Florida

> FirstBank Florida is a VC fund in Miami backing Racing and Automotive. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-bancorp
- Website: https://x.com/firstbankpr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstbank

FirstBank Florida is a full-service commercial bank, with regional headquarters in Miami and a network of strategically place branch.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FirstBank Florida. Shizune tracks 1 team members at FirstBank Florida. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/firstbank-florida?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $2.7M–$87M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Racing | 1 | 25% |
| Automotive | 1 | 25% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 25% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 25% |
| Transportation | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Maria Lacasa | Executive Vice President Florida Business Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jose-maria-lacasa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Casa Bella Senior Living Resort | Casa Bella Senior Living Resort offers personalized attention to help seniors improve their quality of life and well-being. | $2.7M | Debt Financing | Dec 24, 2024 |  |
| Grupo Felcon | Grupo Felcon is a Autodealership company. | $86.5M | Debt Financing | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| Hipódromo Camarero | Camarero Race Track Corporation is the only Puerto Rican company that runs Hipódromo Camarero. Hipódromo Camarero began its strategic strategy to upgrade its facilities and overall operations. | $31.2M | Debt Financing | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Environmental & Safety Engineering Solutions | Environmental & Safety Engineering Solution's mission is to enhance the environmental sustainability, safety, and efficiency of manufacturers' operations. ENVSAFE offers sustainable facility management expertise, environmental compliance, LEAN, and capital projects experience to ensure compliance with regulations and organizationalsustainability goals at a cost-effective rate. | $20K | Pre-Seed | Apr 30, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does FirstBank Florida invest in?

FirstBank Florida invests primarily in Racing, Automotive and Marketplace startups, most often at Debt Financing and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Puerto Rico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is FirstBank Florida's check size?

FirstBank Florida typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$87M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds FirstBank Florida participates in.

### How do I contact FirstBank Florida?

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### Who are the partners at FirstBank Florida?

The team at FirstBank Florida includes Jose Maria Lacasa (Executive Vice President Florida Business Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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