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George Rose

Founder

Co-Founder and CEO at Rise Reforming

Chicago, Illinois, United States

FoundedRise Reforming · YC

About

George Rose is co-founder and CEO of Rise Reforming, a Y Combinator company. He previously held roles at Nexamp, Highland Electric Fleets, Mantel Capture, and GenH, and studied molecular engineering at the University of Chicago.

Co-Founder and CEO at Rise ReformingYC S26

Intro paths

YC

George went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Rise Reforming's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, George can intro founders to Rise Reforming's investors below.

Rise Reforming's investors · 2

LongJump VenturesChicago · $110K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Rise Reforming

LZLucas Zubillaga
Lucas ZubillagaCo-Founder & CTO
JVJona van Oord
Jona van OordCo-Founder & COO

Experience

  1. Rise ReformingCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — present
  2. 776 FoundationFellowcurrent2025 — present
  3. MantelSummer Engineering Intern2024Cambridge, MA
  4. GenHSummer Associate2023Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of ChicagoUndergraduate Researcher, Patel Group2022 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Alpha NurBusiness Analyst2023
  7. NexampEnergy Storage Intern2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Highland Electric FleetsIntern2021Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Sierra ClubSummer Intern2019Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Languages English

From George's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is George Rose?
George Rose is co-founder and CEO of Rise Reforming, a Y Combinator company. He previously held roles at Nexamp, Highland Electric Fleets, Mantel Capture, and GenH, and studied molecular engineering at the University of Chicago.
Where does George Rose work?
George Rose is Co-Founder and CEO of Rise Reforming.
What companies did George Rose found?
George Rose founded Rise Reforming.
Where did George Rose go to school?
George Rose studied at Y Combinator (S26); University of Chicago (Bachelor of Science - BS, Molecular Engineering); Milton Academy.

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