Ondrek & Co is a family-owned firm with deep roots in technology and design

Built on focus, ownership, and commitment.

Our experiences in Amsterdam, Vienna, Karlsruhe, Seoul, and Bratislava sharpened our perspective while grounding us in a core belief.

Focused

We don’t chase every opportunity. But when we commit, it is for the long term — with our colleagues and our investors. This philosophy shapes how we invest.

We focus narrowly on areas where we have unique expertise and we deliver exceptional outcomes by going deep. Our work has been recognized with two global awards: Red Dot and iF Design, and our software innovations have been protected with several trademarks.

Invested in our neighborhood

We believe strong companies need strong roots. That’s why Ondrek & Co is not just headquartered in Bratislava’s historic Old Town — we are an active part of its life. Our office is located on Grosslingova Street, in what many call the SOHO of Bratislava. The space itself reflects who we are: a ground-floor headquarters, open to the street, designed with award-winning architecture and built to last. We host events, welcome partners, while remaining fully transparent.

Ownership matters to us, that's why we own our office, just as we own our homes. This independence makes us resilient in times of crisis, whether during pandemics or fleeting business fads.

An international partner

Our closest and most enduring cooperation today is with a international group with deep roots in Central Europe. What began as a single project has grown into a multi-year partnership spanning several projects and dozens of initiatives.

This cooperation is both demanding and rewarding. It requires flexibility, perfectionism, and the ability to pivot even at the last moment — sometimes rebuilding months of work to reach the highest standard.

We have thrived in this environment, consistently delivering, often ahead of schedule, with uncompromising quality. The result is a collaboration built not just on contracts, but on mutual trust and respect, at both a professional and human level.

A banking legacy

We were there at the very beginning. In 2015, a small Viennese innovation hub started experimenting with what would become one of the most successful digital banking platform in Central and Eastern Europe.

We started with a simple prototype of digital banking. What followed was extraordinary. That prototype grew into a full-scale digital banking platform now serving over 60 million clients across Austria, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, and Croatia. Billions of euro flow through it daily. The responsibility was immense, but so was the opportunity.

Through our company 1990, we became the first and longest-standing partner on the project. What started as a small contribution on the frontend side turned into a decade-long engagement. A legacy we are proud to have helped shape.

A military-grade vision

Bearicorn is not a client project. It is ours. After years of building for others, we created a brand that reflects our own vision of security, privacy, and technological independence.

Bearicorn is a self-hosted, end-to-end encrypted suite combining secure messaging, password management, and document storage. Unlike mainstream solutions, it does not rely on the cloud, subscriptions, or lock-in. You pay once, host it yourself, and retain control.

For high-profile clients — governments, institutions, and global leaders — this means trust without compromise.

Bearicorn is built to become the standard for those who cannot afford weak links in their digital lives. Its branding, design, and strategy have been built with the same perfectionism we demand of ourselves and our partners.

Our word

We don’t build fragile companies. We don’t believe in short-term hype, loans, or chasing quick wins. We build businesses that can survive.

When we take ownership of a project, we do it fully. Not as an outside contractor, but as partners who carry the same weight of responsibility as our clients. Sometimes that means saying no. For us, it has never been about money. It has always been about building trust, about creating something worth standing behind, about doing the kind of work we would choose to do. We know that no one achieves anything alone. The only way to build something that lasts is together — with partners who share the same commitment and vision.

That is why we approach business differently: with ownership, with persistence, with courage to go against the current when everyone else follows the crowd. In the short term, we may look unconventional. In the long term, that’s exactly why we endure.