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OroraTech
Builds a satellite constellation and wildfire management platform that detects and tracks fires as small as 10x10 metres across 500 million hectares globally, serving fire agencies and land managers in 25 countries.
Founded 201851-200 employeesMunich, Germany0 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Space & SatellitesSensors & EW
Products & Solutions
Wildfire Solution
The core platform for wildfire detection and monitoring, drawing data from a 35+ satellite network to identify fires as small as 10x10 metres. It delivers near-real-time alerts via email, SMS, WhatsApp or API integration, with 24/7 global coverage including through smoke and in remote terrain. Users also get 9-day fire weather forecasts, vegetation indices and 3D terrain mapping for risk assessment.
Fire Spread
A predictive modelling product that simulates how a fire is likely to propagate based on real-time weather, topography and fuel conditions. It analyses fire origin and evolution over time, giving incident commanders and land managers advance warning of where a fire will move.
Burnt Area
A post-fire assessment product that uses satellite imagery to map fire perimeters and severity at high resolution. It provides historical fire trend analysis to support insurance claims, reforestation planning and infrastructure damage assessment.
Land Surface Temperature
A thermal monitoring product delivering continuous surface temperature data from OroraTech's satellite payloads. It supports environmental monitoring, agricultural applications and the company's longer-term expansion into long-wave infrared sensing for land and sea.
Short-Term Fire Hazard
A pilot-phase forecasting product that combines weather models, fuel moisture data and terrain inputs to predict areas at elevated fire risk before ignition occurs. It is designed to help land managers pre-position resources in high-risk zones.
FOREST Satellite Constellation
OroraTech's own thermal infrared satellites in low Earth orbit, beginning with FOREST-1 (deployed 2021) and FOREST-2 (added 2023). Each satellite carries patented thermal infrared cameras sensitive enough to detect single-tree-level hotspots, with on-orbit processing to reduce latency between detection and alert delivery.
About
OroraTech was founded in 2018 in Munich by Thomas Grübler, Rupert Amann, Florian Mauracher and Björn Stoffers, growing out of a university project at the Technical University of Munich into a satellite-based wildfire intelligence company. The company employs 180+ people representing over 40 nationalities across five continents, with offices in Germany, the United States, Greece and Canada.
Offices
Munich, GermanyAthens, GreeceToronto, CanadaBacked by
KorysEuropean Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)Bayern KapitalBNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture FundRabo VenturesAnanda Impact VenturesFindus VentureEdaphonConActivityAPEX Ventures
Customers & Partners
European Space AgencyEuropean CommissionARAUCO ChileSOPFEU QuebecTasmania Parks and Wildlife ServiceNiassa Special Reserve, Mozambique
Timeline
2024-10
Closed €25 million Series B led by Korys, ECBF and Bayern Kapital; later extended to €37 million in May 2025.
2023
Added FOREST-2 to the satellite constellation, expanding orbital coverage.
2022
Introduced the Fire Spread predictive modelling product.
2021-06
Raised €5.8 million Series A led by Findus Venture and Ananda Impact Ventures to fund satellite launches and platform development.
2021
Deployed FOREST-1, the company's first proprietary thermal infrared satellite, into low Earth orbit.
2020
Launched the Wildfire Solution platform commercially.
2018
Founded in Munich as a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich by Thomas Grübler, Rupert Amann, Florian Mauracher and Björn Stoffers.
Open Positions (0)
No positions available
OroraTech doesn't have any open positions at the moment.
OroraTech
Builds a satellite constellation and wildfire management platform that detects and tracks fires as small as 10x10 metres across 500 million hectares globally, serving fire agencies and land managers in 25 countries.
Founded 201851-200 employeesMunich, Germany0 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Space & SatellitesSensors & EW
Products & Solutions
Wildfire Solution
The core platform for wildfire detection and monitoring, drawing data from a 35+ satellite network to identify fires as small as 10x10 metres. It delivers near-real-time alerts via email, SMS, WhatsApp or API integration, with 24/7 global coverage including through smoke and in remote terrain. Users also get 9-day fire weather forecasts, vegetation indices and 3D terrain mapping for risk assessment.
Fire Spread
A predictive modelling product that simulates how a fire is likely to propagate based on real-time weather, topography and fuel conditions. It analyses fire origin and evolution over time, giving incident commanders and land managers advance warning of where a fire will move.
Burnt Area
A post-fire assessment product that uses satellite imagery to map fire perimeters and severity at high resolution. It provides historical fire trend analysis to support insurance claims, reforestation planning and infrastructure damage assessment.
Land Surface Temperature
A thermal monitoring product delivering continuous surface temperature data from OroraTech's satellite payloads. It supports environmental monitoring, agricultural applications and the company's longer-term expansion into long-wave infrared sensing for land and sea.
Short-Term Fire Hazard
A pilot-phase forecasting product that combines weather models, fuel moisture data and terrain inputs to predict areas at elevated fire risk before ignition occurs. It is designed to help land managers pre-position resources in high-risk zones.
FOREST Satellite Constellation
OroraTech's own thermal infrared satellites in low Earth orbit, beginning with FOREST-1 (deployed 2021) and FOREST-2 (added 2023). Each satellite carries patented thermal infrared cameras sensitive enough to detect single-tree-level hotspots, with on-orbit processing to reduce latency between detection and alert delivery.
Open Positions (0)
No positions available
OroraTech doesn't have any open positions at the moment.
About
OroraTech was founded in 2018 in Munich by Thomas Grübler, Rupert Amann, Florian Mauracher and Björn Stoffers, growing out of a university project at the Technical University of Munich into a satellite-based wildfire intelligence company. The company employs 180+ people representing over 40 nationalities across five continents, with offices in Germany, the United States, Greece and Canada.
Offices
Munich, GermanyAthens, GreeceToronto, CanadaBacked by
KorysEuropean Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)Bayern KapitalBNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture FundRabo VenturesAnanda Impact VenturesFindus VentureEdaphonConActivityAPEX Ventures
Customers & Partners
European Space AgencyEuropean CommissionARAUCO ChileSOPFEU QuebecTasmania Parks and Wildlife ServiceNiassa Special Reserve, Mozambique
Timeline
2024-10
Closed €25 million Series B led by Korys, ECBF and Bayern Kapital; later extended to €37 million in May 2025.
2023
Added FOREST-2 to the satellite constellation, expanding orbital coverage.
2022
Introduced the Fire Spread predictive modelling product.
2021-06
Raised €5.8 million Series A led by Findus Venture and Ananda Impact Ventures to fund satellite launches and platform development.
2021
Deployed FOREST-1, the company's first proprietary thermal infrared satellite, into low Earth orbit.
2020
Launched the Wildfire Solution platform commercially.
2018
Founded in Munich as a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich by Thomas Grübler, Rupert Amann, Florian Mauracher and Björn Stoffers.
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