After former CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot were caught embracing on Coldplay's kiss cam, the interim head of the company says the fallout isn't all bad.

Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned after he was caught canoodling with HR chief Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert earlier this month. Amid the scandal, which has since been dubbed ColdplayGate,

The controversy triggered $2.4 million in total trading volumes on Kalshi, marking one of the most traded cultural events on prediction markets.

Astronomer's interim CEO Pete DeJoy said in an update that the startup had "received a level of media attention that few companies" ever encounter.

Astronomer's Interim CEO Pete DeJoy shared a statement following the now-viral Coldplay video believed to depict the company’s former CEO Andy Byron, who resigned amid the attention.

"The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name,” said cofounder Pete DeJoy.

The new interim CEO of Astronomer released a statement on the heels of the drama surrounding the viral Coldplay concert kiss cam — which resulted in Andy Byron's resignation — calling the spotlight the company found themselves in "unusual and surreal.

Kristin Cabot, caught in a viral embrace with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, appears to be married to Privateer Rum founder Andrew Cabot, a member of a prominent Boston family.