Astronomer CEO Andy Byron went viral on social media after a video of him sharing an intimate second with the corporate’s Chief Public Officer, Kristin Cabot, at a Coldplay live performance. Amid allegations of an affair, the duo acquired intense criticism, which even drew consideration to the corporate they work for, Astronomer Inc.
What’s Astronomer?
Astronomer, a New York-based non-public firm that develops software program to help firms with implementing workflow administration know-how.
The corporate specialises in constructing infrastructure that permits giant organisations to switch and handle their knowledge in actual time. This enables apps to offer correct updates, AI fashions to make correct predictions, and dashboards to tell customers about ongoing actions.
One of many main merchandise of Astronomer is Astro, a cloud-based, totally managed platform constructed on Apache Airflow that goals to easily administration of large-scale knowledge.
Based on its LinkedIn profile, “Astronomer empowers knowledge groups to deliver mission-critical analytics, AI, and software program to life and is the corporate behind Astro, the industry-leading DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow.”
It additional added, “Astro accelerates constructing dependable knowledge merchandise that unlock insights, unleash AI worth, and powers data-driven functions. Trusted by greater than 700 of the world’s main enterprises, Astronomer lets companies do extra with their knowledge.”
A number of the main purchasers of Astronomer embody Apple, Uber, LinkedIn, Ford and Stripe, in line with its web site.
BainCapital Ventures, JP Morgan&Chase, Perception Companions, Salesforce Ventures are among the many key traders of the corporate.
Coldplay Live performance Controversy
The Coldplay live performance in Boston gained widespread consideration after a clip from the ‘kiss cam’ confirmed Byron and Cabot hugging. As soon as they observed they had been on digicam, Andy Byron hurriedly tried to cover his face behind the obstacles, whereas Kristin Cabot lined her face along with her fingers.
Seeing the duo on the ‘kiss cam’, Coldplay’s Chris Martin mentioned, “Oh take a look at these two… both they’re having an affair or they’re very shy,” drawing laughter from the viewers.