ISU Startup Factory

We are thrilled to share that Rise Energy has been selected for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative, securing $340,000 in funding to advance its Autothermal Pyrolysis technology!

This milestone brings a decade of research at Iowa State University one step closer to commercial impact—turning waste into low-carbon energy solutions. Congratulations to Jordan Funkhouser, COO, Tannon Daugaard, CTO, and Ryan Smith, CEO on this achievement!

Read the Full Story: https://go.iastate.edu/EIKTAU

Read about Startup Factory Cohort 10 and G2M Cohort 3's Nigel Reuel and Scott Nelson and their company Zymosense! Nigel Scott and Nigel are doing amazing things with enzyme studies here at Iowa State University! Read here: https://go.iastate.edu/KEHAKU

Today is the day! Demo Day for Startup Factory Cohort 18 begins tonight at 5:30 with refreshments and socializing to follow! Stop by and support the great businesses who have put forth incredible efforts the past few months!

Register: https://go.iastate.edu/1UAYVK
Learn more about Cohort 18: https://go.iastate.edu/EQC1MW

Demo Day is just around the corner! Celebrate and learn about the great businesses from Cohort 18! Catch a sneak peek on our News page: https://go.iastate.edu/EQC1MW

Presentations begin at 5:30 PM with socializing and refreshments following immediately!

Demo Day will be held in the ISU Research Park Core Facility Atrium on Tuesday, December 9. Learn more and register: https://go.iastate.edu/1UAYVK