Cloud-based project management software company Airtable has appointed David Azose, a former leader at OpenAI, as its new chief technology officer, and acquiring DeepSky, an advanced AI research superagent.
David Azose previously led ChatGPT’s business products at OpenAI and joins the executive team to drive Airtable’s next phase of technological growth. With a background in scaling user-facing AI tools and making AI accessible to non-technical users, Azose is expected to lead the company’s transition towards developing AI-native workflows that enhance how organisations build, reason and act on operational insights.
“There was a lot about Howie’s vision for an AI-native Airtable that was just very, very compelling for me,” said 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 democratisation and Airtable is just very well positioned to play in that space.”
Airtable has also acquired DeepSky, an autonomous “superagent” capable of conducting open-ended research and analysis, synthesising raw data into structured business intelligence and bridging the gap between insight and execution. The platform promises to handle complex tasks from market analysis to competitive research, breaking down large goals and delivering comprehensive outputs without the need for constant human oversight.
The founders of DeepSky – Chris Chang, Forrest Moret and Mark Huang – along with a team of 12 staff, are joining Airtable as part of the acquisition. Chang, who will continue to lead DeepSky as a standalone product, will report directly to Airtable CEO and co-founder Howie Liu.
Before launching DeepSky, the team built Gradient, which focused on AI infrastructure and enterprise workflows. The newly combined teams will continue to expand DeepSky’s product offering with seamless integration with Airtable’s platform.