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== Career ==
== Career ==
Lukas Czinger began working at automotive technology startup [[Divergent3D]] in August 2017, where he is currently the Chief Operating Officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Czinger |first=Kevin |title=Czinger |url=https://www.czinger.com/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.czinger.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 he cofounded Czinger Vehicles along with his father Kevin Czinger. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Mark |title=Czinger Vehicles Is Defining The Future Of High-Performance Cars And Digital Automotive Manufacturing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markewing/2021/12/17/czinger-vehicles-is-defining-the-future-of-high-performance-cars-and-digital-automotive-manufacturing/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Czinger Vehicles is the manufacturer of the [[Czinger 21C|21C hypercar]]. Lukas holds multiple patents within the automotive technology and manufacturing fields. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Czinger lukas philipPatents {{!}} PatentGuru |url=https://www.patentguru.com/inventor/czinger-lukas-philip |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.patentguru.com}}</ref>
Lukas Czinger began working at automotive technology startup [[Divergent3D]] in August 2017, where he is currently the Chief Operating Officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Czinger |first=Kevin |title=Czinger |url=https://www.czinger.com/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.czinger.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019 he cofounded Czinger Vehicles along with his father Kevin Czinger. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Mark |title=Czinger Vehicles Is Defining The Future Of High-Performance Cars And Digital Automotive Manufacturing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markewing/2021/12/17/czinger-vehicles-is-defining-the-future-of-high-performance-cars-and-digital-automotive-manufacturing/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>


Lukas was recognized on the 2023 [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] list under the manufacturing and industry category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lukas Czinger |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/lukas-czinger/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> He is understood to have led the implementation and development of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), the technology backbone utilized by Divergent to design, manufacture, and assemble structures for the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Mark |title=Czinger Vehicles Is Defining The Future Of High-Performance Cars And Digital Automotive Manufacturing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markewing/2021/12/17/czinger-vehicles-is-defining-the-future-of-high-performance-cars-and-digital-automotive-manufacturing/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Divergent raised a Series D with a lead investment from [[Hexagon AB]] in December 2022, which valued the business at greater than [[$US]]1.1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hexagon invests 100 MUSD in autonomous and sustainable manufacturing through Divergent |url=https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2022/hexagon-invests-100-musd-in-autonomous-and-sustainable-manufacturing-through-divergent |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Hexagon |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-25 |title=Divergent Is Valued at Over $1 Billion in Hedosophia-Led Funding |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-25/divergent-is-valued-at-over-1-billion-in-hedosophia-led-funding |access-date=2023-10-30}}</ref>
During his career at Divergent he is understood to have led the implementation and development of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), the technology backbone utilized by Divergent to design, manufacture, and assemble structures for the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Mark |title=Czinger Vehicles Is Defining The Future Of High-Performance Cars And Digital Automotive Manufacturing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markewing/2021/12/17/czinger-vehicles-is-defining-the-future-of-high-performance-cars-and-digital-automotive-manufacturing/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>


In December 2022 Divergent raised a Series D with a lead investment from [[Hexagon AB]], which valued the company at greater than [[$US]]1.1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hexagon invests 100 MUSD in autonomous and sustainable manufacturing through Divergent |url=https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2022/hexagon-invests-100-musd-in-autonomous-and-sustainable-manufacturing-through-divergent |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Hexagon |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-25 |title=Divergent Is Valued at Over $1 Billion in Hedosophia-Led Funding |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-25/divergent-is-valued-at-over-1-billion-in-hedosophia-led-funding |access-date=2023-10-30}}</ref>
In addition to his leadership at Divergent Lukas is the COO and Co-Founder of Czinger Vehicles. He is reported to have established the founding business plan and operating team that led to the creation and commercialization of the record breaking 21C hypercar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-13 |title=Lukas Czinger Tells Us about His 3-D-Printed Family Dynasty |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a44653070/lukas-czinger-interview/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Car and Driver |language=en-US}}</ref>

In addition to his leadership role at Divergent Lukas is the COO and Co-Founder of Czinger Vehicles. He is reported to have established the founding business plan and operating team that led to the creation and commercialization of the [[Czinger 21C|21C hypercar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-13 |title=Lukas Czinger Tells Us about His 3-D-Printed Family Dynasty |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a44653070/lukas-czinger-interview/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Car and Driver |language=en-US}}</ref>

Lukas was recognized on the 2023 [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] list under the manufacturing and industry category for his leadership of Czinger Vehicles and Divergent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lukas Czinger |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/lukas-czinger/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Throughout his career Lukas has been named on multiple patents within the automotive technology and manufacturing fields. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Czinger lukas philipPatents {{!}} PatentGuru |url=https://www.patentguru.com/inventor/czinger-lukas-philip |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.patentguru.com}}</ref>


Ahead of joining Divergent in August 2017 Lukas was leading a career in investment banking at [[Centerview Partners]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Tim |title=Selling a Vision, and a $2 Million Hypercar, at Pebble Beach |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/selling-a-vision-and-a-2-million-hypercar-at-pebble-beach |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=The Information}}</ref>
Ahead of joining Divergent in August 2017 Lukas was leading a career in investment banking at [[Centerview Partners]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Tim |title=Selling a Vision, and a $2 Million Hypercar, at Pebble Beach |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/selling-a-vision-and-a-2-million-hypercar-at-pebble-beach |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=The Information}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:37, 30 October 2023

  • Comment: No indication of what he, individually, is notable for. Career section mostly talks about the company he founded, not him exclusively. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 18:24, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Lukas Czinger
BornApril 22, 1994
London, United Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited States of America Germany
Alma materYale University
Known forCo-Founder, COO, Czinger Vehicles, Divergent3D

Lukas Philip Czinger (born April 22, 1994) is an American entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Czinger Vehicles and Divergent3D.[1]

Career

Lukas Czinger began working at automotive technology startup Divergent3D in August 2017, where he is currently the Chief Operating Officer.[2] In 2019 he cofounded Czinger Vehicles along with his father Kevin Czinger. [3]

During his career at Divergent he is understood to have led the implementation and development of the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), the technology backbone utilized by Divergent to design, manufacture, and assemble structures for the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries.[4]

In December 2022 Divergent raised a Series D with a lead investment from Hexagon AB, which valued the company at greater than $US1.1 billion.[5][6]

In addition to his leadership role at Divergent Lukas is the COO and Co-Founder of Czinger Vehicles. He is reported to have established the founding business plan and operating team that led to the creation and commercialization of the 21C hypercar.[7]

Lukas was recognized on the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list under the manufacturing and industry category for his leadership of Czinger Vehicles and Divergent.[8] Throughout his career Lukas has been named on multiple patents within the automotive technology and manufacturing fields. [9]

Ahead of joining Divergent in August 2017 Lukas was leading a career in investment banking at Centerview Partners.[10]

Personal life

Lukas Czinger graduated from Harvard Westlake High School in 2012.[11] He attended college at Yale University, majoring in electrical engineering, and playing as the right back on the men's varsity soccer team.[11]

References

  1. ^ Warren, Tamara (2022-04-28). "A Heart-Pounding Supercar Aims to Upend How Cars Are Built". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. ^ Czinger, Kevin. "Czinger". www.czinger.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ^ Ewing, Mark. "Czinger Vehicles Is Defining The Future Of High-Performance Cars And Digital Automotive Manufacturing". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. ^ Ewing, Mark. "Czinger Vehicles Is Defining The Future Of High-Performance Cars And Digital Automotive Manufacturing". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ^ "Hexagon invests 100 MUSD in autonomous and sustainable manufacturing through Divergent". Hexagon. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ^ "Divergent Is Valued at Over $1 Billion in Hedosophia-Led Funding". Bloomberg.com. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  7. ^ "Lukas Czinger Tells Us about His 3-D-Printed Family Dynasty". Car and Driver. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  8. ^ "Lukas Czinger". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  9. ^ "Czinger lukas philipPatents | PatentGuru". www.patentguru.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  10. ^ Stevens, Tim. "Selling a Vision, and a $2 Million Hypercar, at Pebble Beach". The Information. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  11. ^ a b "Lukas Czinger - 2015-16 - Men's Soccer". Yale University. Retrieved 2022-08-14.