GeoLev Labs is engineering a propulsion platform that pairs Lorentz-force lift with on-board ion acceleration — eliminating combustion, propellant exhaust, and the moving parts that limit conventional flight.
Every aircraft and rocket flying today traces its lineage to combustion. The technology has been refined for a century, and is approaching its physical limits.
GeoLev is pursuing a different lineage: one in which lift, thrust, and station-keeping are produced by the controlled interaction of charged particles with magnetic fields. The same physics that steers particles in an accelerator can be turned outward — to push against the planet itself.
Our long-term goal is a propulsion platform with no combustion, no propellant exhaust, and no rotating aerodynamic surfaces. Quiet, efficient, and operable at altitudes and durations that conventional aircraft cannot reach.
The GeoLev platform unifies three subsystems that have, until now, only existed independently in laboratory and accelerator settings.
A current-carrying conductor in Earth's magnetic field experiences a Lorentz force. We have measured this force in a laboratory demonstrator and are scaling the geometry, current density, and field interaction to flight-relevant magnitudes.
A compact, multi-stage cyclic accelerator drives ionized gas through phase-locked RF buckets. The ring topology produces high effective current at modest bus voltage — and is being prototyped in our Denver lab.
A 400V power stage, FPGA-based gate control, and digitally isolated drive electronics form the nervous system of the full prototype — designed in-house and refined across multiple board revisions.
Manta is GeoLev Labs' product brand: a family of vehicles purpose-built around our propulsion platform. Three classes are in active concept development, each addressing a transport sector that conventional aircraft cannot serve quietly, cleanly, or efficiently.
Vertical takeoff and landing without runways or rails. Quiet operation enables landing closer to where people actually live and work. Cabin sizes scale from short-haul personal mobility to long-haul intercontinental routes.
Bypass the port-truck-warehouse chain. A Manta freight platform lifts standardized container loads directly from origin to destination, decoupling logistics from terrestrial infrastructure and the bottlenecks it imposes.
Earth's magnetic field extends well beyond the Kármán line. The same physics that produces lift in atmosphere can produce thrust in low Earth orbit and beyond — opening a path to orbital and cislunar transport that does not begin with a chemical rocket.
We have moved past whiteboard physics. The GeoLev demonstrator produces measurable Lorentz force in Earth's magnetic field, and our power-electronics stack has been validated through multiple PCB iterations.
GeoLev was founded by engineers with deep, hands-on experience across the disciplines this technology demands — RF power electronics, high-voltage systems, particle beam instrumentation, and PCB design.
Former NASA JPL electrical engineer with a background in RF power electronics, high-voltage systems, particle beam instrumentation, and PCB design. Leads the development of GeoLev's radically new propulsion architecture and power delivery.
Former NASA JPL Electrical Engineer, focused on high power high frequency electronics design and testing.
Michigan Aerospace Engineering grad working on customized power electronics for highly focused energy production and routing.
We are partnering with investors who share a long-horizon thesis on deep-tech propulsion and are prepared to underwrite hard physics with patient capital.
