# Steve Robert

> Steve Robert, also known professionally as Steven Robert, is the Detroit-area CEO and co-founder of Autobooks. Previously a technical co-founder and CIO of Billhighway, he builds payment and accounting tools delivered through financial institutions. His work at Autobooks has expanded from receivables into bill pay and lending, with acquisitions of Allied Payment Network in 2025 and MinuteLender in 2026.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Autobooks
- **Organizations:** Autobooks, Billhighway, Startup Michigan
- **Education:** Executive education; not a degree credential, MIT Sloan School of Management, ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking
- **Known for:** Selected among Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2021., Co-presented Autobooks and TD Bank’s Best of Show-winning demonstration at FinovateFall 2021., Recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as a CIO award recipient in 2012.

## Career timeline

- **Before Autobooks** — Technical co-founder and CIO at Billhighway, serving membership-based organizations with payment and accounting technology.
- **2012** — Attended the White House JOBS Act signing through his involvement with Startup America and Startup Michigan.
- **2017** — Led Autobooks during a $5.5 million Series A; the company moved into downtown Detroit in May.
- **2018** — Autobooks announced a $10 million Series A1 funding round.
- **2021** — Autobooks raised a $25 million Series B; Robert co-presented the FinovateFall Best of Show-winning demonstration with TD Bank and received Goldman Sachs entrepreneurship recognition.
- **2022** — Autobooks announced a $50 million Series C led by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
- **2025** — Autobooks acquired Allied Payment Network and launched Autobooks Capital with Fundbox.
- **2026** — Autobooks acquired MinuteLender and introduced card-funded bill pay with Global Payments.

## Achievements

- Selected among Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2021.
- Co-presented Autobooks and TD Bank’s Best of Show-winning demonstration at FinovateFall 2021.
- Recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as a CIO award recipient in 2012.
- Led Autobooks through its $50 million Series C announced in June 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Autobooks announced card-funded bill pay with Global Payments on June 10; Robert described the capability as a way to support financial institution partners.
- **2026-03** — Autobooks announced the MinuteLender acquisition on March 7. Robert explained the strategy in a March 10 post focused on connected banking workflows, operating data and lending economics.
- **2025-06** — Autobooks Capital launched with Fundbox on June 16, with the announcement citing a distribution network of over 2,000 financial institutions.
- **2025-05** — Autobooks acquired Allied Payment Network; Runway announced a $40 million senior secured term loan supporting growth and the acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.autobooks.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenrobert
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/stevenRobert

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Last updated: 2026-10-22