Divergent Closes $290M Series E to Scale Digital Manufacturing Platform Amidst Growing U.S. Defense Production Demand
Advanced manufacturing startup, Divergent Technologies, recently raised $290 million, including $40 million in debt, in a round led by Rochefort Asset Management. Divergent, established in 2014, developed the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™), a digital manufacturing platform that facilitates rapid design, additive manufacturing, and automated assembly. The company, now valued at $2.3 billion, supplies major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, RTX, and General Dynamics.
The recent funding will support the company’s efforts to expand digital design operations, develop automated assembly systems for manufacturing hypersonics and other emerging weapon technologies, as well as expand manufacturing in Los Angeles and additional sites nationwide, beginning next year in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma factory will deploy six specialized 3-D printers, each costing approximately $4 million and capable of producing about 400 missile airframes. These airframes will be subsequently shipped to customers for integration with electronics, propulsion systems, and munitions.
Chief Executive Officer, Lukas Czinger, co-founded Divergent with his father, Kevin Czinger, in 2014. While the startup, headquartered in Torrance, California, originally focused on automotive manufacturing and still continues to supply luxury automotive brands, such as Bugatti, McLaren, Aston Martin, and its own Czinger vehicles, in 2022, Divergent’s main business centers pivoted to providing missile airframes and other components to defense sector clients. Divergent now manufactures over 600 specialized components using its 3D printing technology, with metal missile airframes the company’s core product. Divergent’s digital manufacturing platform enables faster development cycles, higher performance, and lower cost structures for customers.
“Divergent was founded to transform the built world with a software-defined manufacturing platform,” said Czinger. “This funding enables us to scale DAPS for aerospace and defense, expand our world-class team, and strengthen America’s industrial base with a truly next-generation system.”
The recent investment underscores the rising interest in bolstering U.S. domestic manufacturing, driven by heightened weapons demand and ongoing supply chain challenges. Venture capital backing for defense startups has grown in recent years alongside new federal initiatives offering tax incentives to reshore manufacturing. Divergent is one of several startups aiming to reinforce U.S. manufacturing capabilities for national security, particularly in the efficient production of missiles, aircraft, and naval vessels. “Divergent is delivering exactly what America needs - a stronger, faster, and more adaptable industrial base,” said Kyle Bass, Co-CEO of Rochefort Asset Management. The company’s revenue, which has grown more than 5x in the first half of 2025 alone, strongly supports this statement.