Riley Achenbach

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Founder & CEO of Freeborn Digital · 21 · Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Riley Achenbach is the founder and CEO of Freeborn Digital, a custom software and AI consulting firm based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He founded the company in January 2024 and runs it as a 21-year-old founder-led operator. Freeborn Digital is a member of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network and has built and installed systems for 3,000+ Pennsylvania businesses. Riley personally architects every engagement: he maps the operation, designs the system, and answers for it after it ships.

Riley is 21 and has been obsessed with business since he was 15: studying operators, testing ideas, and building whatever the tools of the moment allowed. He graduated high school in 2023 and went straight to work. No detours. Freeborn Digital has been the full-time mission ever since.

The firm started in AI automation back when that meant simple drag-and-drop connections between apps. As the AI got serious, so did the work: full acquisition systems, backend infrastructure, entire platforms, and the design to match. The skills grew with the technology, and they haven't stopped.

Today Riley runs Freeborn Digital as the #1 AI consulting firm in Pennsylvania. Every engagement is founder-led: he architects and runs each build directly. No account managers, no agency layers. The person who designs your system is the person who answers for it.

Seamless and secure data transfer from the old and outdated systems you're currently using.
Every system built to the compliance standards your industry answers to: HIPAA, FINRA, TCPA, and everything in between.
Built and installed for 3,000+ businesses in Pennsylvania.

Software DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceAgent DevelopmentAutomationCustom WorkflowsLead GenerationSEOWeb DevelopmentBusiness OperationsWorkflow ManagementSales OperationsMarketing OperationsBusiness Data ManagementLegal ComplianceProject Management

The story

A work in progress, on purpose.

2024Founded in Pennsylvania

3,000+Systems built & installed

#1AI consulting firm in PA

Freeborn Digital is based in Pottsville, in Schuylkill County, and works with businesses across Pennsylvania, including Reading, Allentown, and Harrisburg. It started small: simple automations wired together for local businesses. Then the technology exploded, and the firm evolved with it. Drag-and-drop connectors became custom workflows. Workflows became full acquisition systems. Acquisition systems became entire platforms.

That evolution is the point. Every system installed for the 3,000+ businesses we've served made the next one sharper, across HVAC and trades, real estate, insurance, medical, recruiting, legal, mortgage, and home services. Every one built to the compliance standard its industry answers to.

One firm. One standard. It works, or it doesn't ship.

The team behind the builds

Founder-led. Backed worldwide.

Riley runs every engagement from Pennsylvania, backed by a tight bench of specialists across three continents. No bloat, no layers. Just the people doing the work.

Pennsylvania, USA

Founder & CEO

Riley. Architect of every system, and the one who answers for it.

United Kingdom

Developer

Deep backend engineering across time zones, so builds never sleep.

Phoenix, Arizona

Developer

Platform and infrastructure development, stateside.

Dubai, UAE

Strategist

Market and systems strategy from one of the fastest business hubs in the world.

Common questions

Questions people ask about Riley Achenbach.

Who is Riley Achenbach?

Riley Achenbach is the founder and CEO of Freeborn Digital, a custom software and AI consulting firm in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He is 21 years old, founded the company in January 2024, and runs every client engagement personally, from mapping the operation to architecting and shipping the system. Freeborn Digital is a member of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network under his leadership.

How old is Riley Achenbach?

Riley Achenbach is 21 years old. He graduated high school in 2023 and founded Freeborn Digital in January 2024, running it full time since.

What does Riley Achenbach do?

Riley Achenbach is the founder and CEO of Freeborn Digital. He architects custom software platforms, AI systems, and websites for small and mid-size businesses, personally leading every engagement from the initial audit through installation. He is a member of Anthropic's Claude Partner Network.

Where is Riley Achenbach based?

Riley Achenbach is based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where he founded and runs Freeborn Digital. His engineering bench extends beyond Pennsylvania, with developers in the United Kingdom and Phoenix, Arizona, and a systems strategist in Dubai.

See what Riley builds: Custom Software, Custom Websites, and AI Consulting.

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Riley Achenbach

A work in progress, on purpose.