Technology
Overcoming fundamental limitations in energy storage.
Low Energy
Storage limit has been reached
Safety Hazard
Risk of theremal runaway
Critical Materials
Expensive & complex supply chain
Lithium-Ion Batteries
are inherently limited
Energy Breakthrough
Storing 5x more Lithium
Inherent Safety
High thermal stability
Abundant Materials
Domestic supply chain
LiftOFF builds next-gen Battery Technology
LiftOFF Batteries are lighter, safer, and can be scaled domestically.
Applications
Our batteries will unlock electrification and unprecedented performance across multiple verticals.
Maritime
Lighter and cheaper batteries to electrify ocean transport
Robotics
Robotics and decentralized AI are power hungry and require longer-lasting batteries.
eVTOL
Lighter batteries to increase passenger capacity & flight range. Safety has highest priority in passenger transport.
e-Bike
Lighter batteries to enhance range, power, and safety.
Drones
Unlocking longer flight time and higher payloads.
Heavy-Duty
Smaller batteries to enable the electrification of heavy-duty vehicles.
EVs
Enabling long-range EVs with a competitive $/kWh price.
Team
Combining a deep technical understanding with experience in battery scale-up.
Dr. Lorenz F. Olbrich
CEO and Co-Founder
Lorenz leads LiftOFF Technologies, holding an Oxford PhD and an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs. He has worked on multiple next-gen battery chemistries and is an expert for conversion cathodes. With experience as an R&D engineer, researcher, venture scout, and strategy consultant, he combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership.
Prof. Mauro Pasta
Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor
Mauro is a Professor at Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He leads the SOLBAT project at The Faraday Institution and has co-founded three battery startups. Previously a postdoc at Stanford, he holds a PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Milan. His work has been cited
over 17,000 times.
