Rise Reforming

Rise Reforming

We turn waste gases into valuable supply-secure chemicals

Chicago, IL
4 employees
Climate
Pre-seed · $1.1M

About Rise Reforming

We turn waste gases into valuable supply-secure chemicals

Company details

Team Size4
LocationChicago, IL
IndustryClimate

Funding

Total raised

$1.1M

Last stage

Pre-seed

Investors

Y Combinator
LLongJump
UUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business

Founders

Lucas Zubillaga Maharg

Lucas Zubillaga Maharg

Co-Founder & CTO at Rise Reforming (S26). Double B.Sc. in Molecular Engineering and Physics from the University of Chicago. Prev: nuclear waste management at Argonne National Laboratory, offshore wind at Avangrid/Iberdrola. Led the design, procurement, construction, and operation of a bench-scale reforming unit with controls. Also have a Spotify playlist with 200k+ saves. Check it out at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3rV2gyEKHxixpKa3IDQLvF?si=3458c33e03e84738&nd=1&dlsi=d0006826be884d

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George Rose

George Rose

B.S. in Molecular Engineering from UChicago. Named Climate Fellow by the 776 Foundation. Previously researched methane emission reduction pathways. Leads Rise Reforming's technical and strategic direction.

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Jona van Oord

Jona van Oord

Environmentalist turned engineer. Plan on spending the rest of my life building hardware to address the climate disaster :) Co-Founder and COO @ Rise Reforming (S26), Molecular Engineering @ UChicago

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.