Rapta Secures $8 Million Funding to Scale AI-Powered Quality Assurance

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 16, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Rapta, a company revolutionizing precision manufacturing through AI-powered quality assurance, has secured an $8 million funding round. The round, co-led by Voyager Capital and Access Venture Partners, includes participation from DeepWork Capital, LongKnife, Elevate Capital, Ringbolt Capital, Portland Seed Fund, BVC, and other existing investors.

The investment will accelerate the deployment of Rapta’s Manufacturing Intelligence Platform across defense, aerospace, and other high-precision production environments. This platform unifies data from various systems into a single, traceable production record, enabling manufacturers to modernize their operations without re-platforming.

Diane Fraiman, Managing Director at Voyager Capital, and Kirk Holland, Managing Director at Access Venture Partners, have joined Rapta’s Board of Directors. Fraiman commented, "Manufacturing has lagged in automation, but robotics, AI/ML, and computer vision are now delivering on the assembly line at scale. By targeting quality, a leading cause of delays and cost overruns, Rapta delivers immediate ROI."

Rapta is trusted by five of the top ten U.S. defense primes and builds computer vision and manufacturing intelligence technology to keep America's most critical production lines operating efficiently and reliably. Matthew Thornton, Co-Founder and CMO of Rapta, stated, "Rapta automates the tracking of parts, process steps, tools, operators, and quality evidence while connecting traceability across production lines. This approach reduces manual documentation, limits human error, and replaces fragmented tracing procedures with a unified production record."

TRAK TECOM, a leading Tier 2 manufacturer of RF microwave and antenna solutions for mission-critical defense programs, has partnered with Rapta. Carole Hutchins, President of TRAK TECOM, said, "Rapta provides our teams with real-time visibility throughout the manufacturing process, helping us capture critical manufacturing knowledge and make it readily available across our organization. That allows our employees to complete complex builds more efficiently, shortens the learning curve for new team members, and strengthens first-pass quality. The result is greater operational efficiency, increased manufacturing confidence, and a trusted digital record that supports our customers and supply chain."

Rapta's Manufacturing Intelligence Platform delivers real-time guidance, verification, and operational decision support where work happens, helping manufacturers accelerate ramp-rates, expand capacity, standardize expert workforce performance, and generate trusted evidence for qualification, certification, and audit requirements. The platform deploys on premises within the customer's existing network, keeping production data on the customer's infrastructure.

With the new funding, Rapta aims to expand its platform and continue transforming manufacturing in a dramatically changing marketplace. The company's strong growth, experienced team, and ability to deliver measurable value in complex manufacturing environments give investors tremendous confidence in its potential.