Airtable announces David Azose as CTO and the acquisition of DeepSky

AI is fundamentally changing how businesses operate – not just by automating tasks, but by transforming how teams operate, research, and make decisions. The most successful companies aren't just adopting AI tools; they're building AI-native workflows that power their most critical operations and connect insight to execution seamlessly.

Today, we're announcing two strategic moves that mark a pivotal moment in Airtable's evolution: the appointment of former OpenAI leader David Azose as our Chief Technology Officer and the acquisition of DeepSky, an AI superagent for complex research and analysis. Together, these announcements underscore our commitment to becoming a multi-product, AI-native company, one that simultaneously invests in the depth and breadth of our AI product ecosystem.

Former OpenAI Leader David Azose Joins Airtable as Chief Technology Officer

To lead the next phase of our AI-native transformation, we're thrilled to announce that David Azose has joined Airtable as Chief Technology Officer. David joins us from OpenAI, where he most recently led ChatGPT's Business Products. His background in developing user-facing AI tools at scale and his deep understanding of how to make AI both powerful and accessible make him uniquely suited to accelerate our long-term vision. Under David's leadership, we'll continue reimagining not just how people build applications, but how they reason, analyze, and take action across their most critical workflows.

“There was a lot about [Howie's] vision for an AI-native Airtable that was just very, very compelling for me,” says Azose. “I think Omni has an opportunity to expand the reach of building by orders of magnitude. I'm passionate about the intersection of knowledge work and democratization, and Airtable is just very well positioned to play in that space."

^{Airtable’s CEO Howie Liu with CTO David Azose}

Airtable Acquires DeepSky, an AI superagent

Alongside David's appointment, we're announcing that Airtable has acquired DeepSky, officially making us a multi-product company. DeepSky is an AI superagent designed to handle complex thinking tasks, from conducting market research and competitive analysis to synthesizing raw information into structured business narratives. It represents one of the most promising emerging patterns in AI: superagents with extended autonomy that can independently execute multi-step tasks over long durations, breaking down goals, course-correcting, and delivering complete outputs without constant human intervention.

Many of the best applications don't start with someone wanting to build an app; they start with a question. DeepSky handles open-ended research tasks autonomously, but that output becomes the foundation for action. A DeepSky report on competitive positioning could easily transform into a dynamic Airtable application – tracking competitor moves, pulling in real-time news, and evolving into a broader market intelligence system. The connection works in reverse, too: users already working in Airtable could launch DeepSky research tasks directly from their workflow, creating a continuous loop between insight and execution.

Before building DeepSky, they created Gradient, which focused on customizable AI infrastructure and enterprise workflows. That deep exposure to real-world enterprise challenges informed their pivot to research-driven agents is the kind of practical AI experience that aligns with our vision.

As part of the acquisition, DeepSky's founding team of Chris Chang, Forrest Moret, and Mark Huang, along with 12 employees, will be joining Airtable. In the short term, the DeepSky team will focus on building out the DeepSky offering as a standalone product and continue to be led by Chris – who will report directly to CEO and co-founder Howie Liu.

^{DeepSky's founding team of Mark Huang, Chris Chang, and Forrest Moret}

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The timing and strategic fit of both David and DeepSky reflect a deliberate approach to our evolution. David's background gives us the technical leadership we need to execute on building differentiated AI capabilities, while DeepSky expands our ecosystem in two powerful ways: as a standalone research product that meets users earlier in their journey, and as a natural bridge from exploration to execution that leads directly into Airtable's platform.

With David's technical leadership and the DeepSky team's expertise, we're fundamentally expanding what's possible when you combine AI-powered research, autonomous agents, and a platform for turning insights into applications.