Astronomer has made significant advancements, as reported by TechCrunch's Christine Hall, with the acquisition of Datakin, a data lineage tool, and the successful completion of a Series C funding round. Since its last feature in 2017, Astronomer has grown substantially, now serving customers in over 35 countries as a global remote-first company. Founded in 2018, Astronomer provides a modern data orchestration platform called Astro, powered by Airflow, which supports data engineers, scientists, and analysts in constructing, managing, and monitoring pipelines-as-code.