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Created: 2025-07-18 18:17:52 UTC

Astronomer is privately held and venture capital-backed. Founded by Ry Walker, Pete DeJoy, Viraj Parekh, and others in 2015. Ownership is shared among founders and major investors like Bain Capital Ventures, Insight Partners, Venrock, Salesforce Ventures, and Meritech. CEO Andy Byron holds equity but isn't a listed founder. Valued at ~$1.3B post-2025 Series D.


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