Aaron Altamura
Startup Finance Geek at Cinch Financials
Startup Finance Geek at Cinch Financials
Technical CFO revolving around the coordinates: (Startups°, Finance°)
Cinch Financials
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cinch-financials-inc.
Startup Finance Geek
I advise and manage the financial well-being of venture-backed startups, venture capital funds, and rapid growth businesses. I am a nut about entrepreneurship and crave collaborating with passionate people on tough problems.

Expertise includes financial analysis & modeling, debt & equity financing, advanced leadership communication, data analysis and science, cash flow management, platform consultation & implementation, payments, accounting, and banking relationships.

Past and current clients include:
- TrackStreet.com (B2B SaaS)
- ActOneVentures.com (Seed VC)
- WiZR.com (Enterprise SaaS Computer Vision / Security Vertical)
- Heal.com (On Demand Doctors)
- HonkforHelp.com (On Demand Towing)
- SimplePractice.com (B2B SaaS Therapist Platform) 
- RideAmigos.com (Enterprise SaaS Commuter Platform)
- Sidebench.com (Industry Leading App Agency)
Santa Monica, CA
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Teen Startup Academy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/teen-startup-academy
Co Founder
Teen Startup Academy was an after-school business accelerator for teens.

They learned by doing.

In 7 weeks students choose an idea, launched a profitable business, and scaled it.

The result was a paradigm shift in how they view their environment – day-to-day problems shift into entrepreneurial opportunities.
Santa Monica, CA
Beanstock
https://www.linkedin.com/company/beanstock
Co Founder
Co-founded a FinTech startup with the mission creating a "CFO as a Service" software for small businesses.

More specifically, our solution was to provide insight via automation, modularized financial models, and an intuitive user interface focused on financial mgmt. This would allow business owners to focus on the inputs unique to their business, while we focus on interpreting their business framework for actionable outputs.

Technology developed utilized React, Node.Js, Apache POI, Amazon AWS, Mongo DB, and various SaaS services.

Bootstrapped company by servicing tech startups' financial and accounting services, which doubled as fertile ground for customer development. Grew revenue by 122.9% MoM over 4 months, with over $15,000 coming from recurring revenue.
Santa Monica, CA
Wells Fargo
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellsfargo
Financial Analyst
- Underwrote and monitored credit risk of 150+ company portfolio and prospects with revenues from $20MM to $2.0B across several industries including manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and energy.
- Analyzed company and personal financial statements, tax returns and various collateral reports to assess and monitor financial performance and position and ensure compliance with credit agreement covenants.
- Participated in three weeks of credit fundamentals training that emphasized Wells Fargo’s credit culture, loan structuring, key risk identification, sources of repayment analysis (primarily cash flow and collateral), and commercial real estate lending. Participated in numerous ancillary credit risk courses.
- Accompanied relationship managers on numerous visits and conference calls with senior executives.
- Nominated for Commercial Banking Pinnacle Award by direct supervisor for hard work/commitment.
Los Angeles, California
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Capstone Advisory Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/capstone-advisory-group
Restructuring/Valuation Intern
- Assisted consultants in advising $700 MM bank facility on financial matters relating to debtor in default
- Constructed environmental, industry and operational analysis of debtor for client on a monthly basis
- Performed extensive financial research using company filings, databases, industry reports and articles
- Modeled discounted cash flow valuation of unsecuritized credit agreement
Greater New York City Area
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Time Series Emphasis
Data Science Immersive
Thinkful
https://www.linkedin.com/school/thinkful/
https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp/data-science/flexible/
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Finance & Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Business Administration
Loyola Marymount University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/loyola-marymount-university/
Key Activities:

Entrepreneur in Training | Jan '11 – Apr '11 (4 months)
Paul Orfalea Entrepreneurship Course
- Selected for entrepreneurship course taught by Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinkos

Fund Co-Manager | Aug '10 – May '11 (10 months)
LMU Student Investment Fund
- Actively managed a $250,000+ stock portfolio obtained through the university’s endowment; portfolio beat benchmark index by 1,400 basis points.
- Collaborated with fellow managers to produce and critique investment recommendations based on the associated fundamental, bottom-up approach of analysis.

CEO | Jan 2010 – Apr 2010 (4 months)
International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition
- Selected to lead a team of five business students to compete against international colleges; Finished 1st Place for Internal and External Reports and 3rd Place for Overall Performance
- Made quarterly financial, operational and marketing decisions on a weekly basis in computer-simulated economy
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Accounting
Bachelor of Science
Loyola Marymount University
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Command Line - https://www.codecademy.com/aaron.altamura
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Prep course for JS Bootcamp - Makerprep (acquired by Hack Reactor)
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Python - https://www.codecademy.com/aaron.altamura
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SQL - https://www.codecademy.com/aaron.altamura
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Git - https://www.codecademy.com/aaron.altamura
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Arts and Culture
Beautify Earth
https://www.linkedin.com/company/beautify-earth
Treasurer
Designed and implemented all financial systems and processes, setting the org up for growth.
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Education
Minds Matter
https://www.linkedin.com/company/minds-matter
Teen Mentor
Volunteer co-mentor for a promising high-school student from a low-income family. She's currently attending Harvard College.
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Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python
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MITx on edX
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Python Programming Track
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DataCamp
http://apps.cpaboard.wa.gov/Default.aspx?querytype=Individual
Certified Public Accountant
33394
apps.cpaboard.wa.gov
Washington State Board of Accountancy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-hombsch
Kristen Hombsch
Accountant
Greater Milwaukee
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariontanis
marion tanis
research, culture, strategy
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamiwoodpdx
Tami Wood
Director of Operations at CENTRL Office
Portland, OR
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-carter-03706557
Heather Carter
Co-CEO at The Riveter
Santa Monica, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexabramian
Alex Abramian, Ph.D.
Chief Of Staff at Weee!
San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amynelsonriveter
Amy Sterner Nelson
Founder, The Riveter // Women can redefine the future of work by working for ourselves
Columbus, OH
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-chun-99385a95
Thomas Chun
Software Engineer at MK Partners
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-singh-0b3ba787
Dave Singh
Engineering Manager - Backend at Chopra Global
Hicksville, NY
https://th.linkedin.com/in/andraizgarian
Andra Izgarian
Growth Marketing | Zanobe
Bangkok City, Thailand
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-sumers
Shana Sumers
Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Communities at HubSpot I Podcast Host for Bad Queers I Speaker
United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-brousseau-731bb779
Justin Brousseau
Sr Manager, People Analytics  at Elastic
Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-ihlefeld
Timothy Ihlefeld
Vice President Business Operations at ConsultNet
Stamford, CT
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamieleiter
Jamie Leiter Cannon
Building People-Centric HR Strategy for Startups: Talent Development, Total Rewards, Operations
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/haiyang-zhang-30059227
Haiyang Zhang
Chief Operating Officer at Checchi Capital Advisers
Beverly Hills, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubenrojas
Ruben Rojas
Creative artist, muralist, and designer inspiring you to see the world through the lens of love. 📲Text Me (213) 460-LOVE (5683)
Santa Monica, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeemmirza
Nadeem Mirza
Entertainment Professional
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-palmer-bb3b24116
Christian Palmer
Helping you hire the best creative, digital, marketing and UX talent
Middletown, NJ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlevy18
Samuel J. Levy
Providing forward thinking, strategic financing & equity solutions to developers, large corporations, family offices and HNW clients. Extensive background in business & real estate law, acquisitions, tax, and marketing.
San Diego, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-schipilliti-cid-a6338a30
Gregory Schipilliti Cid
Finance Leader at DailyPay, Inc.
New York, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-devereaux-506b7385
John Devereaux
Finance at BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Greater Boston
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        Aaron has played a critical role in the growth of my two organizations, Ride Amigos and Beautify Earth. Whether building our financial model, architecting our accounting, helping us prep during M&A talks, or providing strategic advise, Aaron was able to switch hats and make it happen. He is a natural problem solver and strategic mind who will add value to any organization he works with. Howard Spector
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aaron has added value to our company time and time again, increasing our bottom line along the way. Our relationship is summed up as the following: I bring problems to Aaron and he brings me solutions. His technical background combined with his entrepreneurial acumen makes for a great strategic partner that we're lucky to have. Not to mention, he’s fun to work with!
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Global Entrepreneurship Network
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Monetization Strategies for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Experts
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Python Developers Community (moderated)
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Django
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Southern California Venture Community
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LMU Accounting
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Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Brothers
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DealFlow Source Network | Private Equity, Venture Capital, M&A Deal Flow
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Python Job Seekers Community
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80,000 Hours: The group for doing good with your career
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LMU College of Business Administration
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DealFlow Source Network | Technology
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Full Stack Engineer - Python Django Developer
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