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Lucas Zubillaga
FounderCTO at Rise Reforming
Chicago, Illinois, United States
FoundedRise Reforming · YC
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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.
CTO at Rise ReformingYC S26
Intro paths
Lucas 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, Lucas can intro founders to Rise Reforming's investors below.
Rise Reforming's investors · 7
Co-founders at Rise Reforming
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lucas Zubillaga?
- 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.
- Where does Lucas Zubillaga work?
- Lucas Zubillaga is CTO of Rise Reforming.
- What companies did Lucas Zubillaga found?
- Lucas Zubillaga founded Rise Reforming.
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