Astronomer
Category: AI Developer Tools
Astro is a unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow for building, running, and observing data pipelines. Astronomer was founded in 2015. The company is led by Pete DeJoy. Based in New York City, USA. Team size: 201-500. Total funding raised: $376M. Latest round: Series D. Key investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Insight Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Venrock.
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- New York City, USA
- Team size
- 201-500
- Total funding
- $376M
Value proposition
To help companies accelerate data movement, modernize their data infrastructure, and ensure the timely delivery of mission-critical data pipelines with enhanced reliability and observability.
Products and solutions
Astro, Astro Observe, Astronomer Cosmos
Unique value
Astronomer provides an enterprise-grade, managed version of the popular open-source tool, Apache Airflow. Their platform is "orchestration-first" and unifies data operations.
Target customer
Data engineers, data analysts, and enterprises with large-scale data operations.
Industries served
Technology, Financial Services, Retail, Disaster Analysis, Automotive, Hospitality, Media and Entertainment
Technology advantage
As the commercial entity behind Apache Airflow, Astronomer has deep expertise and many of its employees are key contributors to the open-source project. This provides a significant advantage in product development and support. The Astro platform offers features like zero-downtime upgrades and enhanced security.
How they differentiate
Astronomer provides a managed, enterprise-grade data orchestration platform built on the open-source Apache Airflow. Their key differentiation is their deep expertise and focus on the Airflow ecosystem, offering a unified DataOps platform specifically designed for enterprise-scale AI and data workloads.
Main competitors
Dagster Labs, mParticle, Google Cloud Composer
Key partnerships
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM
Notable customers
A Fortune 10 retailer, Nine of the world's top 12 gaming companies, Three of the top 10 Wall Street banks
Major milestones
Secured $213 million in Series C funding and acquired Datakin in March 2022., Launched "Astro", a unified DataOps platform., Secured $93 million in a Series D funding round., Continuous contributions and leadership within the open-source Apache Airflow project.
Growth metrics
Specific growth metrics are not public. However, one Fortune 10 customer reportedly increased its sales by $300 million using Astronomer's platform.
Market positioning
Astronomer is a major player and leader in the data orchestration market, especially for companies utilizing Apache Airflow. They are positioned as the go-to provider for running Airflow at scale, backed by significant venture funding and strategic acquisitions.
Geographic focus
While headquartered in the USA, Astronomer has a global customer base, serving a wide range of companies from startups to large enterprises worldwide.
Patents and IP
Information not publicly available.
About Pete DeJoy
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Astronomer, Head of Product at Groupon, Director of Product Management at Yahoo
Official website: https://www.astronomer.io/