The CEO of a billion-dollar artificial intelligence start-up seemingly snapped ‘f**king hell, it’s me’ on realizing he’d been caught cozying up to a female colleague on a Coldplay concert kisscam.
Andrew Byron, 50, made the outburst after the camera exposed him with his arm around co-worker Kristin Cabot’s waist during the gig at Boston’s Gillette Stadium Tuesday night.
The pair work at tech firm Astronomer. Chief People Officer Cabot, 56, seemingly uttered a more measured ‘This is awkward’ on realizing she and Byron were on a big screen.
They quickly turned their backs to the camera and tried hiding from its lens – but Coldplay singer Chris Martin was quick to crack a joke about their awkwardness.
‘Oh look at these two! Oh what? Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.’
The clip has been the talk of the internet all day.
Public records suggest both are married – but that they live at different addresses to those listed as their spouses.
Daily Mail has contacted Byron, Cabot and Astronomer for comment.
The company provides generative AI software to a number of major companies including Uber, Ford and LinkedIn.
Byron heaped praise on Cabot in a November 2024 post about her appointment to the firm.
‘Kristin’s exceptional leadership and deep expertise in talent management, employee engagement, and scaling people strategies will be critical as we continue our rapid trajectory,’ he said.
‘She is a proven leader at multiple growth-stage companies and her passion for fostering diverse, collaborative workplaces makes her a perfect fit for Astronomer.’
Byron became CEO in 2023, and the startup rapidly grew under his tenure including a reported 292% growth in revenue for its ‘Astro’ platform that year.
The startup has been valued at over $1 billion, and last week Byron appeared on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) TV to celebrate the company.
Astronomer raised $93 million in its Series D round of financing, which Byron described as ‘a huge opportunity’ and ‘very exciting’ for the firm.
The concert where the pair were apparently caught out was part of Coldplay’s ongoing Music Of The Spheres World Tour.
They will next play Maddison, Nashville and Miami before heading back to the UK for a string of dates in August.