Astronomer

astronomer.io

HQ: New York, New York, United States

500

Technology

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Astronomer is a private data-infrastructure software company that commercializes Apache Airflow and helps enterprises build, run, observe, and govern data and AI workflows. Its platform is used for analytics, DataOps, and production AI orchestration.

Primary product

Astro, a unified orchestration/DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow, including managed Airflow, workflow orchestration, observability and lineage, data quality, dbt integration, cost optimization, and AI-oriented workflow capabilities.

Founded

2018

Headquarters

New York, New York, United States

Team size

201-500

Work style

Remote

Industry

Software Development

Sub-industry

Data infrastructure, data orchestration, DataOps, and enterprise AI infrastructure

Offices

New York, New York, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

London, United Kingdom

Business model

B2B enterprise SaaS

Managed cloud service

Usage-based infrastructure/software subscription

Open-source ecosystem commercialization

Funding

Stage

Series D

Total raised

$378.5M

Latest round

Series D · May 2025

Latest amount

$93M

Series D

May 2025 · Bain Capital Ventures

$93M

Series C

Mar 2022 · Insight Partners

$213M

Seed

Jul 2017

$1.7M

Series A

Series B

Sutter Hill Ventures

People & investors

Leadership

Pete DeJoy

CEO and Co-Founder

Chris Lynch

Chief Financial Officer

Carter Page

Executive Vice President, Research and Development

Mike Haas

Chief Revenue Officer

Julian LaNeve

Chief Technology Officer

Vikram Koka

Chief Strategy Officer

Tim Brunk

Co-Founder

Investors

Bain Capital Ventures

Work & culture

Public materials characterize Astronomer as a global, remote-first company centered on open source, developer productivity, customer success, and building reliable data and AI infrastructure. Employee-review signals found through Exa were approximately 3.9/5 overall, with compensation rated more favorably than culture and work-life balance; these are third-party signals rather than company-reported metrics.

Work style

Remote

Compensation

No reliable company-wide compensation bands were found. Third-party employee-review data surfaced by Exa rated compensation approximately 4.4/5, but this is not a substitute for role- or location-specific salary information.

Product & market

Pricing

Commercial SaaS and managed-service pricing with a free-start option, paid enterprise capabilities, and sales-led pricing. Public materials indicate options such as API access, SAML SSO, audit logging, deployment rollbacks, and Airflow AI Assistant; exact price points were not reliably available.

Differentiators

—Commercial platform built around Apache Airflow, a widely adopted open-source orchestration standard
—Managed Airflow deployment with enterprise security, reliability, upgrades, and operational support
—Expansion from orchestration into a broader unified DataOps platform covering observability, lineage, quality, dbt workflows, and cost optimization
—Deep contribution to and stewardship of the Airflow ecosystem
—Ability to support data products, analytics, AI workflows, and agent-oriented orchestration
—Remote-first operating model and global customer footprint

Technology

Apache Airflow

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Helm

AWS

Google Cloud

Apache Spark

Apache Flink

dbt

Databricks

GraphQL

React

JavaScript

Java

PostgreSQL

MySQL

OpenAI

Grafana and ELK observability tooling

Customers

Condé Nast

Autodesk

Sonos

Rappi

Herman Miller

StockX

Electronic Arts

Bosch

idealo

Competitors

Dagster Labs / Dagster

Prefect

Kestra

AWS Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA)

Google Cloud Composer

Informatica

Fivetran

StreamSets

SnapLogic

Databricks

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $30M-$40M annually; Exa estimates about $35M, while company-reported growth metrics indicate materially higher recent growth in Astro revenue/ARR. This estimate is not audited.

Estimated monthly visits

234.6K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Signals & risks

Layoff

Jan 2023

Astronomer cut approximately 76 employees, or about 20% of its workforce, and moved former co-CEO Joe Otto into a board role. Otto said the company had hired too many people too quickly.

Source

Layoff

Apr 2023

Astronomer reportedly cut approximately 100 additional positions in a second 2023 reduction, described by the company as part of a restructuring and effort to simplify operations and move toward profitability.

Source

Acquisition

Mar 2022

Astronomer acquired Datakin, a real-time operational data-lineage tool founded by contributors to OpenLineage and Marquez, alongside its $213 million Series C financing.

Source

Other

Jul 2025

CEO Andy Byron resigned after being placed on leave during a board investigation related to a widely circulated Coldplay-concert video. Co-founder Pete DeJoy became interim CEO and subsequently appears in current company materials as CEO.

Source

Latest news

Astronomer names Chris Lynch chief financial officer as company reports continued growth

Astronomer · Feb 2026

Astronomer appointed Chris Lynch as CFO. The company cited 55% year-over-year growth in 2025, more than 120% net revenue retention, and 116% EMEA growth.

Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal

TechCrunch · Jul 2025

Andy Byron resigned as CEO after being placed on leave during a board investigation. Co-founder Pete DeJoy became interim CEO and later became CEO.

Astronomer announces new London office to meet increased demand in EMEA

Astronomer · May 2025

Astronomer opened a London office to serve as its EMEA regional headquarters and said it was hiring sales and engineering talent in the region.

Astronomer secures $93 million Series D funding to deliver unified orchestration platform for enterprise AI

Astronomer · May 2025

Bain Capital Ventures led a $93 million Series D, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors. Astronomer said the funds would support R&D and international expansion.

Astronomer achieves exceptional company growth driven by Astro and relocates headquarters to New York City

Astronomer · Feb 2024

Astronomer announced 292% year-over-year Astro revenue growth, more than one billion executed tasks, and the relocation of its headquarters from Cincinnati to New York City.

Jobs and careers at Astronomer

22 jobs at Astronomer

Senior Software Engineer (Python) - India

Remote

Engineering

Hyderabad; Hyderabad, Telangana, India

2d ago

Remote

Full-time