About
Lucas Zubillaga holds degrees in Molecular Engineering and Physics from the University of Chicago and serves as Co-Founder and CTO at Rise Reforming. He has prior experience in nuclear waste management at Argonne National Laboratory and renewable energy at Avangrid/Iberdrola, and has led design and construction of a bench-scale reforming unit.
Co-Founder & CTO at Rise ReformingYC S26
Intro paths
YC
Lucas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Rise Reforming's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lucas can intro founders to Rise Reforming's investors below.
Rise Reforming's investors · 2
Co-founders at Rise Reforming
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George RoseCo-Founder and CEO
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Jona van OordCo-Founder & COO