COMPANY
FROM UNIVERSITY TO GLOBAL GROWTH
OUR JOURNEY
OroraTech is a Munich-based NewSpace startup founded by Thomas Grübler, Björn Stoffers, Florian Mauracher and Rupert Amann in 2018. As a spin-off from the MOVE-II CubeSat project at the Technical University of Munich, our satellite technology is based on years of academic research. Headquartered in the heart of Munich, we have grown to a team of 25 highly-motivated individuals from all over the world. We specialize in early wildfire detection and monitoring using satellite data and advanced fire algorithms, united by a common vision:
NewSpace Intelligence for a sustainable Earth – driven by integrity and passion.
GLOBAL, DIVERSE, ENGAGED.
OUR TEAM
We are an international team of passionate engineers, software developers, and business experts. Our goal is to spread wildfire awareness and help sustain our environment.
Thomas Grübler
CEO & Co-founder
Björn Stoffers
CMO & Co-founder
Florian Mauracher
Lead Software Engineer & Co-founder
Rupert Amann
Lead Electronics Engineer & Co-founder
Martin Langer
CTO
Sonja Mayer
Head of Business Development
Sanket Shah
Lead Optics Engineer
Lucas Krempel
Scientific Lead
Emili Ortman
Business Developer
Valentin Dornauer
Software Engineer
Fabian Schöttl
Software Engineer
Till Assmann
Satellite Constellation Designer
Sven Ernst
Optics Developer
Camilo Pabon
International Business Developer
Arla O'Neal
Marketing Manager
Konstantin Pieper
Business Developer
Tejas Kale
Software Developer
Laura Geismayr
Mechanical Engineer
Sofiane Affes
Hardware Engineer
Johannes Krempel
Accounting Manager
Laurence Donkers
Sensor Interface Engineer
BUSINESS AND SPACE EXPERTS
OUR ADVISORS
Martin Weiss
Founder of Haus der Mentoren, former director of Deutsche Bank
Dr.-Ing. Clemens Kaiser
CTO at KLEO Connect/, former Program Director EUMETSAT
Rainer Horn
Managing Partner at SpaceTec Partners & SpaceTec Capital
Dr. Ingo Baumann
Partner at BHO Legal
Prof. Dr. Johann Georg Goldammer
Director of Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Walter
Chair of Astronautics (TUM), former Astronaut
Prof. Dr. -Ing Alexander W. Koch
Chair of Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology (TUM)
