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 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
Co-founder & Head of Product Development
Rupert Amann
Co-founder & Head of Satellite Development
Martin Langer
CTO
Sonja Mayer
Head of Business Development
Markus Heynen
Head of Global Sales
Sanket Shah
Lead Optics Engineer
Lucas Krempel
Head of Payload Engineering
Valentin Dornauer
Software Engineer
Fabian Schöttl
Software Engineer
Emili Ortman
Business Developer
Sven Ernst
Optics Developer
Camilo Pabon
Sales Development Engineer
Arla O'Neal
Marketing Manager
Till Assmann
Mission Designer
Tejas Kale
Software Developer
Laura Geismayr
Aerospace Engineer
Sofiane Affes
FPGA Developer
Konstantin Pieper
Business Developer
Mariana Stang
Sales Manager
Tim Treutinger
Electronics Developer
Fabia Höhne Tarragona
Executive Assistant
Johannes Krempel
Accounting Manager
Gonzalo Reina Kiperman
Electronic Designer
Patrick Schnierle
Optics Developer
Julia Gottfriedsen
Data Scientist
Dmitry Rashovetsky
Remote Sensing Engineer
Dominik Eckert
Mechanical Engineer
Alexander Waldenmaier
Software Engineer
Katja Janzer
Thermal Engineer
Sebastian Würl
Satellite Software Architect
Alicia Schramek
Frontend Developer
Adrian Schiechel
Electrical Engineer
Pascal Laux
Business Developer
Markus Faehling
Electronics Engineer
Lorenzo Donini
Software Developer
Ariadna Pregel Hoderlein
Product Development
TIm Rilling
Business Developer
Karl Manias
Business Developer
Daniel Dieckmann
Software Developer
Matti Ukkola
Software 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
Dr. Doris Klein
Scientific Advisor at the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Prof. Dr. -Ing Alexander W. Koch
Chair of Measurement Systems and Sensor Technology (TUM)
