Jona van Oord
FounderCo-Founder & COO at Rise Reforming
Chicago, Illinois, United States
FoundedRise Reforming · YC
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About
Jona van Oord is a molecular engineer with a background from the University of Chicago who co-founded and serves as COO of Rise Reforming, a hardware company working on climate-related technologies.
Co-Founder & COO at Rise ReformingYC S26
Intro paths
Jona went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, Jona can intro founders to Rise Reforming's investors below.
Rise Reforming's investors · 2
Co-founders at Rise Reforming
Experience
- Rise ReformingChief Operating Officercurrent2024 — presentChicago, IL
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of ChicagoResearch Assistant - The Patel Group2024 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
Skills & more
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StartupsLogistics ManagementWaste ManagementCleantechPitch DevelopmentPython (Programming Language)Languages Dutch · English · Italian
- Bachelor of Science, Molecular Engineering — University of Chicago
- International Baccalaurate — International Baccalaureate
- Wilderness First Aid — Wilderness Medical Associates International
- Gold Award — The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jona van Oord?
- Jona van Oord is a molecular engineer with a background from the University of Chicago who co-founded and serves as COO of Rise Reforming, a hardware company working on climate-related technologies.
- Where does Jona van Oord work?
- Jona van Oord is Co-Founder & COO of Rise Reforming.
- What companies did Jona van Oord found?
- Jona van Oord founded Rise Reforming.
- Where did Jona van Oord go to school?
- Jona van Oord studied at Y Combinator (S26); University of Chicago (Bachelor of Science - BS, Molecular Engineering); UWC Maastricht (International Baccalaureate).
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Y Combinator mafia10,230
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University of Chicago mafia191
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rise Reforming2
Also worked at Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago7
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