Andy Byron, the chief executive at the center of an extraordinary social media web, resigned as Startup Astronomer Managing Director.
Byron, who is married, was recorded at a Coldplay “Kiss Cam” concert with his hands around Kristin Cabot’s head. After Byron and Cabot quickly tried to hide from the camera, singer Coldplay Chris Martin was joking: “Whether they have a case or they are just very shy.”
The video of the awkward incident soon went spectacular viral – Axios, reporting rack data, reported On Friday that during the previous 24 hours, 22,000 news articles had been published on the start, including 9,000 for Byron himself. (In the many jokes and mimics, 404 media supported that the incident is “emblematic of dystopia of social media monitoring”)
Astronomer, who announced in May that he had increased a series of $ 93 millionsaid on Friday that Byron had been placed on leaveWith co -founder and product head Pete Dejoy becoming a temporary chief executive. Cabot has Reportedly also.
Now, the company has been released a larger statement announcing that Byron resigned.
“Our leaders are expected to put the model in both behavior and accountability, and recently this model is not met,” the astronomer said.
“Before this week, we were known as pioneers in the field of data, helping the data groups supply everything, from modern details to AI production,” the company added. “While the awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers do not have.”
TechCrunch event
Francisco
|
27-29 October 2025
Dejoy will continue to serve as a temporary CEO, as the Board of Directors is looking for a permanent replacement.
