Overview

• The board’s formal investigation into the mid-July Coldplay concert incident continues as Pete DeJoy remains interim CEO following the resignations of Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot.
• On July 27, Astronomer rolled out a tongue-in-cheek Maximum Effort video featuring Gwyneth Paltrow answering viral questions without addressing the scandal and pivoting to highlight data workflow automation.
• In a July 29 LinkedIn post, DeJoy cited Paltrow’s line about returning to “what we do best” and thanked the company’s 300-plus employees for supporting customers and each other.
• The celebrity-led PR push aims to steer attention back to Astronomer’s Astro platform powered by Apache Airflow and publicly lauds staff for maintaining continuity.
• The Cincinnati-based firm is emphasizing its recent $93 million Series D funding round to reassure customers and investors of its DataOps leadership.