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Angel investors from the Naples-based Tamiami Family of Angel Funds invested an additional $200,000 in Kind Designs, its second investment in the Florida-based climate-tech company that manufactures environmentally friendly Living Seawalls to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels. The Miami Beach-based company uses 3D printing technology to print concrete seawalls that mimic coral reefs and mangroves, hosting biodiversity and improving water quality. The company’s Living Seawalls are reinforced with recycled ocean plastic fibers and contain embedded water-quality sensors to create a global network of water data. Kind Designs is benefiting from government mandates to raise seawalls, the need for environmentally friendly building materials in marine construction and the competitive edge of lower production costs that 3D printing technology can deliver. The investment by Southwest Florida investors was part of a $5.6 million capital raise that also has attracted big-name investors, such as Mark Cuban, one of the entrepreneur personalities on the reality television show “Shark Tank.” In addition to larger facilities and two new 3D printers, Kind Designs has boosted its staff to 14 employees who can now build walls throughout Florida.

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