Chemical production is centralized and fossil fuel- dependent, making it vulnerable to geopolitical events and natural disasters
Biogas is the ideal domestic feedstock: the U.S. produces enough biogas to make over $20 billion worth of chemicals annually, but 60% is wasted or flared in low-margin applications
We convert stranded biogas from wastewater plants, farms, and landfills on-site into valuable chemicals like dimethyl ether (DME), methanol, and dimethyl carbonate (DMC)
Supply-Secure
We convert domestic raw biogas into chemicals, removing the reliance on fossil fuels and vulnerable supply chains.
Modular
Our technology fits inside a shipping container, allowing for rapid and in-situ deployment, quicker payback, streamlined permitting, and access to the cheapest biogas.
Scalable
We can scale with your facility, easily adding or subtracting modules, ensuring long-term financial growth.
Price Competitive
Our proprietary process enables us to produce DME that competes pricewise with petrochemical DME and the cheapest green methanol & DMC available.
Our modules utilize waste gases to produce chemicals without the extraction, processing, and transportation of fossil fuels as raw materials.
Pilot container has arrived at our host site (Chicagoland wastewater plant), officially kicking off construction.
July 2026
Rise Reforming joins Y Combinator’s S26 batch to accelerate scale-up and time to market.
May 2026
Signed a binding supply agreement and multiple MOUs with biogas producers. Signed a conditional DME offtake agreement for our first commercial unit.
April 2026
Proof-of-concept complete after 1800+ hours of stable syngas production. Next, with pilot plant designs ready, we're taking our technology to live biogas.
March 2026
Pre-seed round of funding closed ($650k) towards completing proof-of-concept, filing process IP, and finalizing our plans for the pilot plant.
December 2025
Rise Reforming plants its roots at Illinois Institute of Technology's incubator lab to continue R&D. Nina Kritikos joins as the first hire.
August 2025
Funding secured from UChicago accelerators. CEO George Rose named Climate Fellow by the 776 Foundation, led by Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian.
May 2025
The team takes home the European Aerosols Federation 2025 Start-Up Award and breaks boundaries as the youngest presenters at Paris Packaging Week.
January 2025
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