Divergent raises $290M for its digital manufacturing

2025-09-15 · Publisher : Divergent Technologies · Domain : Industry 4.0 & 5.0

On 15 September 2025, Divergent closes a $290M Series E at a $2.3bn valuation to scale its DAPS platform, which combines design, additive manufacturing and automated assembly, notably for US defense.

What changes

  • $290M Series E ($250M equity, $40M debt) led by Rochefort Asset Management.
  • Valuation of $2.3bn.
  • The DAPS platform chains design, 3D printing and automated assembly.
  • The funds will expand capacity for aerospace and defense.

### Background On 15 September 2025, **Divergent Technologies** (Torrance, California) announces the closing of a **$290M Series E** at a **$2.3bn** valuation. The company aims to meet growing US defense production demand. ### Key facts - Round led by **Rochefort Asset Management**: $250M in equity and $40M in debt. - **DAPS** platform (Divergent Adaptive Production System), presented as the first end-to-end digital manufacturing platform: computational design, additive manufacturing and automated assembly. - Customers in aerospace, defense and automotive. - The funds will scale manufacturing capacity and finance new product families. - CEO Lukas Czinger describes a "software-defined manufacturing platform". ### Why it matters While several 3D printer makers are faltering, Divergent illustrates another model: using 3D printing as one building block of an integrated, software-driven production chain that delivers parts and subassemblies rather than machines. Defense demand, which requires speed and flexibility, acts as an accelerator. ### Takeaway Additive manufacturing value shifts toward integrated parts producers, driven by defense, more than toward machine vendors.

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Tags : Fabrication additive, États-Unis, Défense, Levée de fonds