Startup Portal principal Rick Leimbach is a CPA with experience as a CFO. In April 2012, he formed Carrollton Partners to provide public and private companies with advice on financial reporting, corporate governance, and funding. Startup Portal is the evolution of this commitment to business growth.

When Rick launched Startup Portal in 2020, it was with a simple goal in mind - he wanted to help startups as the fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at their side from day one to guide through the business plan, build a financial projection story, and maintain books and records at an affordable price point. Channeling decades of high-level experience, Rick now focuses on sharing his knowledge and putting emerging companies in position to raise capital.

Rick knows the struggles of raising capital as a small business firsthand as the former CFO of a small publicly traded companies. The first round of financing is just the beginning - organizations need robust, laser-focused financial projections and forecasts that take them to the second round (and beyond). Startup Portal is developing a proprietary financial platform initially focused on equity crowdfunding where early-stage start-ups now have the option to raise up to $5 million over 12 months pitching their businesses to investors and everyday people willing to back their ventures online in exchange for ownership shares in the business.