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Steve Jean Baptiste · Founder & CEO, Automative

Automative exists for one reason: small businesses deserve the same technology the big players use, at a price that makes sense. Here's how that started.

Steve Jean Baptiste, Founder and CEO of Automative
Steve Jean BaptisteFounder & CEO · New York, NY
Why I started Automative

The best technology was sitting behind a price tag.

Small businesses need that leverage the most, and they were locked out of the room.

I've spent more than seven years in technology: hardware, software, network and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, coding, and now AI engineering. Somewhere along the way, I noticed something that kept bothering me.

Big companies had endless budgets for the systems that helped them move faster. Small businesses, the ones who needed that edge most, couldn't get in the door.

I come from that world. I come from a family of small business owners. These are people I know by name, and watching them get priced out of tools that could change how they run their business never sat right with me.

So I decided to do something about it.

What I bring to it

Built and secured technology for some of the biggest companies in the world.

Now I bring that same experience to the businesses that need it most.

Cybersecurity

American Express

Worked in cybersecurity, protecting one of the world's most trusted financial brands.

Software Development

UK Software Startup

Moved into software development, working with clients like:

GoogleAWSBloombergNvidia
7+ Years in Tech

Full-Stack Experience

Hardware, software, network and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, coding, and AI engineering.

Giving Back

Co-Founder, Jr. Blacks on Wall Street

A nonprofit opening up finance and technology career paths for young people. Learn about Jr. Blacks on Wall Street →

Closing gaps is the thread that runs through everything I do.

What Automative is

We close the technology gap for small businesses.

We take the same caliber of systems big companies pay a fortune for and package them so a small business can actually afford to use them.

I'm not doing this alone

I've got a team behind me with real depth across their fields, and we put clients first in everything we build. Every business deserves the same technical pedigree the big players have. That's what we're here to give you.

We automate the work.
You control the time.

Let's talk about your business.

The strategy call is free. Tell us what's slowing you down, and we'll show you what we can take off your plate.