# Lukas Czinger

> Lukas Czinger is the co-founder and CEO of Divergent Technologies, a Torrance-based company that built an end-to-end digital manufacturing platform fusing AI-driven generative design, metal 3D printing, and automated robotic assembly. He is also co-founder of Czinger Vehicles, whose 3D-printed 21C hypercar has shattered production-car lap records at tracks like Laguna Seca. A Yale electrical engineering graduate and former investment banker, he joined his father Kevin's startup at the most junior rung and climbed to run the company, holding close to 60 personal patents while pushing the platform from supercars into aerospace and defense.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, CEO & President at Divergent Technologies
- **Organizations:** Divergent Technologies, Czinger Vehicles, Centerview Partners (former)
- **From:** London, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Electrical Engineering (also member of the men's soccer team), Yale University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and now leads Divergent Technologies, builder of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), Holds close to 60 personal patents; Divergent and Czinger together exceed 600 patents, Co-created the Czinger 21C, a 3D-printed hybrid hypercar that holds multiple production-car track records

## Career timeline

- **2015-16** — Senior on the Yale University men's soccer roster while studying electrical engineering
- **2016** — Joined Divergent (founded by his father Kevin in 2014) at the most junior level and lowest salary in the company, after a start in investment banking at Centerview Partners
- **2019** — Co-founded Czinger Vehicles in Los Angeles with his father Kevin to showcase Divergent's platform
- **2021** — Czinger unveiled the 21C, a 3D-printed hybrid hypercar starting around $2.3M, limited to ~80 units
- **2024** — Czinger 21C set multiple production-car track records; reclaimed the fastest production lap at Laguna Seca
- **2024** — Czinger 21C set a Laguna Seca production-car lap record of 1:22.30, beating Koenigsegg's Jesko
- **2025** — Divergent secured roughly $290M Series E at a $2.3B valuation, led by Rochefort Asset Management, to scale aerospace and defense production; Lukas leads day-to-day as CEO while Kevin serves as executive chairman

## Achievements

- Co-founded and now leads Divergent Technologies, builder of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS)
- Holds close to 60 personal patents; Divergent and Czinger together exceed 600 patents
- Co-created the Czinger 21C, a 3D-printed hybrid hypercar that holds multiple production-car track records
- Czinger 21C set a 1:22.30 production-car lap record at Laguna Seca, beating Koenigsegg's Jesko by nearly two seconds
- Helped develop a 2.8-liter V8 producing 900 bhp, described as the most power-dense production engine in the world
- Secured automotive clients including McLaren, Bugatti and Aston Martin for the Divergent platform
- Drove robotic-assembly precision said to be roughly 20x higher than standard robotics, and UV-curable adhesive bonding replacing welding
- Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal LA500 (2026)

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Divergent closed a Series E round of roughly $250-290M at a ~$2.3B valuation, led by Rochefort Asset Management, to expand aerospace and defense production.
- **2024-12** — Czinger 21C reclaimed the Laguna Seca production-car lap record with a 1:22.30, beating Koenigsegg by nearly two seconds.
- **2026** — Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal LA500 list of the region's most influential leaders.

## Links

- Website: https://divergent3d.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-czinger-a8752462
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lukasczinger
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukasczinger/

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Last updated: 2026-06-11