Los Ange\u00adles \u2014 Defense tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies are all the rage. \u2014 Los Ange\u00adles-based Diver\u00adgent Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies has secu\u00adred $290 million in new finan\u00adcing at a valua\u00adtion of $2.3 billion. The finan\u00adcing round, led by Roche\u00adfort Asset Manage\u00adment, includes $250 million in equity and $40 million in debt. <\/p>\n
The company plans to invest the proceeds in the cons\u00adtruc\u00adtion of new produc\u00adtion faci\u00adli\u00adties to meet growing demand from aero\u00adspace and defense customers.
\nThe timing of this capi\u00adtal raise reflects a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant shift in the industry.<\/p>\n
Supply chain disrup\u00adti\u00adons have rocked the aero\u00adspace and defense indus\u00adtry in recent years, slowing the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of aircraft compon\u00adents and defense systems just at a time when demand is incre\u00adasing. Addi\u00adtive manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring offers a stra\u00adte\u00adgic response to this, enab\u00adling manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders to design and produce complex parts faster, with less waste and less reli\u00adance on tradi\u00adtio\u00adnal tooling. <\/p>\n
End-to-end digi\u00adtal manufacturing The company aims to rede\u00adfine the way complex struc\u00adtures are desi\u00adgned and built. Diver\u00adgent deve\u00adlops hard\u00adware that enables custo\u00admers to 3D print and assem\u00adble parts with unpre\u00adce\u00adden\u00adted efficiency. <\/p>\n Its custo\u00admers include indus\u00adtry giants such as Gene\u00adral Atomics, Lock\u00adheed Martin <\/strong>and Raytheon<\/strong> \u2014 compa\u00adnies that are incre\u00adasingly rely\u00ading on advan\u00adced manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring tech\u00adni\u00adques to circum\u00advent bott\u00adlen\u00adecks and speed up production.<\/p>\n Precis\u00adion in the defense and aero\u00adspace industry <\/strong><\/p>\n Diver\u00adgen\u00adt\u2019s approach is more than just an incre\u00admen\u00adtal impro\u00adve\u00adment; it marks a funda\u00admen\u00adtal depar\u00adture from tradi\u00adtio\u00adnal manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring proces\u00adses. By digi\u00adtally manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring parts layer by layer, the company enables rapid proto\u00adtype deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and produc\u00adtion flexi\u00adbi\u00adlity. This is attrac\u00adtive to inves\u00adtors as both govern\u00adments and contrac\u00adtors look to streng\u00adthen dome\u00adstic manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and reduce reli\u00adance on fragile supply chains. <\/p>\n The deal also high\u00adlights a larger trend in how modern indus\u00adtries are rede\u00adsig\u00adning their produc\u00adtion lines. Aero\u00adspace compa\u00adnies are leading the way because they can reduce costs while main\u00adtai\u00adning precis\u00adion engineering. <\/p>\n Earlier this year , Pratt & Whit\u00adney, an RTX company,<\/strong> announ\u00adced an addi\u00adtive manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring process for repai\u00adring its geared turbo\u00adfan engi\u00adnes that redu\u00adced lead times by over 60%. Such breakth\u00adroughs unders\u00adcore the importance of 3D prin\u00adting not only for proto\u00adtype deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, but also for real-world appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons that improve effi\u00adci\u00adency and reliability. <\/p>\n For Diver\u00adgent, the oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity lies in trans\u00adfer\u00adring these capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties beyond pilot projects to large-scale indus\u00adtrial opera\u00adti\u00adons. The plan\u00adned systems will make a decisive contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to demons\u00adt\u00adra\u00adting that addi\u00adtive manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring can relia\u00adbly deli\u00adver large quan\u00adti\u00adties for mission-criti\u00adcal programs. <\/p>\n More than just capital With custo\u00admers from the defense sector as its core busi\u00adness, the company is posi\u00adtio\u00adning itself as an important pioneer for next-gene\u00adra\u00adtion avia\u00adtion and mili\u00adtary systems.<\/p>\n \u201cDiver\u00adgent was foun\u00added to trans\u00adform the built world with a soft\u00adware-defi\u00adned manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring plat\u00adform,\u201d said Lukas Czin\u00adger, Chief Execu\u00adtive Offi\u00adcer and Co-Foun\u00adder of Diver\u00adgent<\/strong>. \u201cThis funding will allow us to scale DAPS for aero\u00adspace and defense, expand our world-class team, and streng\u00adthen Ameri\u00adca\u2019s indus\u00adtrial base with a truly game-chan\u00adging system.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cDiver\u00adgent deli\u00advers exactly what America needs \u2014 a stron\u00adger, faster and more adap\u00adta\u00adble indus\u00adtrial base,\u201d said Kyle Bass, Co-CEO of Roche\u00adfort Asset Manage\u00adment<\/strong>. \u201cBy uniting advan\u00adced soft\u00adware and hard\u00adware in a single plat\u00adform, Diver\u00adgent is proving that the U.S. can lead on the global stage in inno\u00adva\u00adtion and manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring. We are confi\u00addent that this team will rede\u00adfine manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring and streng\u00adthen Ameri\u00adca\u2019s posi\u00adtion in key industries.\u201d <\/p>\n About Diver\u00adgent About Roche\u00adfort Asset Management www.rochefort.us<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Los Ange\u00adles \u2014 Defense tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies are all the rage. \u2014 Los Ange\u00ad\u00adles-based Diver\u00adgent Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies has secu\u00adred $290 million in new finan\u00adcing at a valua\u00adtion of $2.3 billion. The finan\u00adcing round, led by Roche\u00adfort Asset Manage\u00adment, includes $250 million in equity and $40 million in debt. 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\n Foun\u00added in 2014 by Kevin Czin\u00adger and Lukas Czin\u00adger<\/strong>, Diver\u00adgent is the deve\u00adlo\u00adper of the Diver\u00adgent Adap\u00adtive Produc\u00adtion System (DAPS\u2122), the worl\u00add\u2019s first end-to-end digi\u00adtal manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring plat\u00adform that enables rapid design, addi\u00adtive manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring and auto\u00adma\u00adted assembly.<\/p>\n
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\n By secu\u00adring almost 300 million US dollars, Diver\u00adgent Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies has gained more than just capi\u00adtal and boos\u00adted inves\u00adtor confi\u00addence in a future where digi\u00adtal manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring is no longer expe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adtal, but essen\u00adtial. If the expan\u00adsion is successful, the startup could help set a new stan\u00addard for how the world builds the systems it relies on for safety, trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adtion and innovation. <\/p>\n
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\n Diver\u00adgent is the deve\u00adlo\u00adper of the Diver\u00adgent Adap\u00adtive Produc\u00adtion System (DAPS\u2122), the worl\u00add\u2019s first end-to-end digi\u00adtal manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring plat\u00adform that enables rapid design, addi\u00adtive manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring and auto\u00adma\u00adted assem\u00adbly. Head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Torrance, Cali\u00adfor\u00adnia, Diver\u00adgent is resha\u00adping the future of defense, aero\u00adspace and auto\u00admo\u00adtive manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring. \u2014 www.divergent3d.com <\/p>\n
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\n Roche\u00adfort Asset Manage\u00adment is a U.S.-based, natio\u00adnal secu\u00adrity-focu\u00adsed private asset manage\u00adment firm that invests in trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtive tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies. As a licen\u00adsed mana\u00adger of the U.S. Depart\u00adment of War\u2019s Office of Stra\u00adte\u00adgic Capi\u00adtal (OSC), Roche\u00adfort works with compa\u00adnies driving inno\u00adva\u00adtion in defense tech\u00adno\u00adlogy and the indus\u00adtrial base. <\/p>\n