Astronomer does work in data integration and management for companies like Apple and Ford. You probably haven’t heard of them until now.

Moment Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, and his Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot are seen on kiss cam at Coldplay concert.

When a kiss-cam moment gone wrong from a Coldplay concert this week started surging across social media, it put the spotlight on a small IT company few had ever heard of.

“On the plus side, we’ve all heard of Astronomer now, right?” Liz Leslie, a San Francisco-based digital marketing director wrote on LinkedIn.

Searches were spiking for “What is Astronomer” on Google after Andy Byron, the company’s chief executive, was caught canoodling with Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot before dodging out of view on the jumbotron at Gillette Stadium outside Boston.

Chief Executive Andy Byron, third from left, and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot, far right, pose with others on Astronomer’s executive team. Photo: Astronomer

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