Divergent Capital

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2020

AUM

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Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Divergent Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York, founded by Katie Shea and Lucy Wang. The firm focuses on investing in multidisciplinary founders who are modernizing essential systems across various sectors. Katie Shea brings her experience from small business operations and growth executive roles, while Lucy Wang offers her expertise in engineering and machine learning. Divergent Capital differentiates itself by providing female operator-led go-to-market expertise and structured fellowships to source technical-founder deal flow.

The firm invests in sectors such as AI, robotics, deeptech, fintech, and health, with a particular interest in deeply technical AI, biotech, climatetech, and infrastructure startups. They typically invest at the pre-seed and seed stages, with an average check size ranging from $250K to $1M. Divergent Capital primarily focuses on investments within the USA.

Notable investments by Divergent Capital include Atomic Alchemy - reliable isotopes for a resilient future, Attivare - first-in-class immunotherapies, Baton - marketplace for buying & selling SMBs, Beam - pediatric therapy where kids already are, and Bedrock Energy - geothermal for any building, anywhere.

Industry

Aerospace Biotechnology Consumer Products Fintech Healthcare Services Industrial Robotics Software AI Infrastructure Energy Deeptech ClimateTech

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Katie Shea Founder & Partner
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Lucy Wang Founder and Partner
Founder and Partner
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FAQs about Divergent Capital

Divergent Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Divergent Capital is located in New York, New York, United States.
Divergent Capital was founded in 2020.
Divergent Capital invests in companies and startups in Aerospace, Biotechnology, Consumer Products, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Industrial, Robotics, Software, AI, Infrastructure, Energy, Deeptech, ClimateTech.
Divergent Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Divergent Capital invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
Divergent Capital usually invests $0-1 m on average.
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