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Known for these resultsRole56%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 56% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio89%Bio coverage: 89% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company11%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 11% of these rows have at least one match.School44%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 44% of these rows have at least one match.
- George RoseFounder/CEO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Jona van OordFounder/COO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Lucas ZubillagaFounder/CTO · Rise ReformingS26Industrials · Chicago
- Omar Abuhashish@abuhashoFounder/CEO · ReformW24B2B · San Francisco
- Pradhit GosulaFounder · ReformW24B2B · San Francisco
- Morẹ́nikẹ́ Ọláòṣebìkan@PharmMorenikeFounder · KemNetS22Healthcare · Victoria
- Omid KarkoutiFounder · Perception BiosystemsS18Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tucker CottinghamFounder/CEO · LawyawW18B2B · San Francisco
- Nick Greenfield@boydgreenfieldFounder · One CodexS14Healthcare · Boston
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
George RoseRise ReformingFounder/CEOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Jona van OordRise ReformingFounder/COOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Lucas ZubillagaRise ReformingFounder/CTOSummer 2026IndustrialsChicago, United States4—Omar AbuhashishReformFounder/CEOWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States13https://x.com/abuhashoPradhit GosulaReformFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States13—Morẹ́nikẹ́ ỌláòṣebìkanKemNetFounderSummer 2022HealthcareVictoria, Canada2https://x.com/PharmMorenikeOmid KarkoutiPerception BiosystemsFounderSummer 2018HealthcareSan Francisco, United States2—Tucker CottinghamLawyawFounder/CEOWinter 2018B2BSan Francisco, United States15—Nick GreenfieldOne CodexFounderSummer 2014HealthcareBoston, United States16https://x.com/boydgreenfield
Showing 1–9 of 9 founders
Jona van Oord
Founder/COO·Rise Reforming
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/COO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2026
LocationChicago, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
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
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Rise ReformingWe turn waste gases into valuable supply-secure chemicals
IndustryIndustrials
Websiterise-reforming.com/home
Team size4
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LocationChicago, United States
BatchSummer 2026
