Tamiami Angel Funds invests $200,000 in Kind Designs
Tamiami Angel Funds has made a second investment in Kind Designs, contributing an additional $200,000 to support the Florida-based climate-tech company’s mission of protecting coastal communities through sustainable innovation. This latest contribution brings the total investment from Southwest Florida angel investors to $400,000.
“Kind Designs’ solid business thesis combined with the environmental benefit gives us confidence that the company is on a strong growth trajectory,” said Timothy Cartwright, Partner at Fifth Avenue Family Office and Chairman of Tamiami Angel Funds in Naples.
Kind Designs, headquartered in Miami Beach, leverages proprietary 3D printing technology to produce Living Seawalls – bio-enhancing structures that simulate coral reefs and mangroves. These concrete seawalls not only support biodiversity and improve water quality but are also reinforced with recycled ocean plastic fibers and equipped with embedded water-quality sensors, enabling the creation of a global water data network.
The company is capitalizing on a convergence of regulatory and environmental trends, including government mandates to raise seawalls, growing demand for sustainable building materials, and the cost-efficiency of 3D printing.
“We installed the first 3D printed seawall in the world in Miami Beach earlier this year with Dock & Marine Construction, which has been in business here since the 1950s,” said Anya Freeman, Founder and CEO of Kind Designs.
Since receiving its initial round of angel investment late last year, Kind Designs has significantly scaled operations. The company has relocated to a 50,000-square-foot warehouse along the Miami River, improving logistical access for barge-based transport to various project sites. Its growing fleet of mobile 3D printers can be deployed directly to locations, including a planned 750-acre eco-resort in Bimini, Bahamas.
This investment forms part of Kind Designs’ broader $5.6 million capital raise, which has also drawn support from high-profile backers such as Mark Cuban. The company has since expanded its team to 14 employees and continues to ramp up production capacity across Florida.
The Tamiami Angel Funds, based in Naples, are member-managed investment groups comprised of high-net-worth individuals and families focused on early- and expansion-stage companies throughout the US, with a particular emphasis on opportunities within Florida.
