Kind Designs
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About
Kind Designs is a Miami-based climate resilience company that uses large-scale 3D printing and ecological engineering to produce “Living Seawalls,” Living Seawall Tiles, Artificial Reefs, and Living Shorelines designed to protect coastal communities from flooding and storm surge while restoring marine ecosystems 123. The company was founded and is led by CEO Anya Freeman 123.
On 2026-07-16 Kind Designs announced the close of a $10 million Pre-Series A round at a $70 million valuation, bringing total capital raised to approximately $21.5 million 123. The round was originally targeted at $5 million but was upsized after receiving close to $20 million in investor interest 12. Participants included returning backers Mark Cuban and former Washington, D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty, along with new investor Kyle Kuzma of the NBA 123.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Pre-Series A | $10M | (not disclosed) | Mark Cuban, Adrian Fenty, Kyle Kuzma 123 |
What Investors Say
“Most climate founders pitch you on saving the planet. Anya pitched me on an opportunity to disrupt a multi-billion-dollar coastal infrastructure market.” — Mark Cuban, quoted in Refresh Miami coverage of the Pre-Series A round, July 16, 2026 2
What Founders Say
“The seawall industry is a multi-hundred-billion-dollar market that has never had a true technology company.” — Anya Freeman, Founder & CEO, Kind Designs, quoted in Refresh Miami, July 16, 2026 2
“We’re done building at the pace permission allows. The technology is proven. The demand is here.” — Anya Freeman 2
Sources
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“Kind Designs Closes Oversubscribed $10M Round to Scale 3D-Printed Living Seawalls,” BusinessWire (via Morningstar), July 16, 2026. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260716799371/kind-designs-closes-oversubscribed-10m-round-to-scale-3d-printed-living-seawalls↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Nancy Dahlberg, “Kind Designs just raised a star-studded $10 million round to change how America builds seawalls,” Refresh Miami, July 16, 2026. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://refreshmiami.com/news/kind-designs-just-raised-a-star-studded-10-million-round-to-change-how-america-builds-seawalls/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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“Kind Designs Raises $10M in Pre-Series A Funding,” FinSMEs, July 16, 2026. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://www.finsmes.com/2026/07/kind-designs-raises-10m-in-pre-series-a-funding.html↩↩↩↩↩