Sigma (analytics company)
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Analytics Business intelligence |
| Founded | 2014; 11 years ago |
| Founders | Jason Frantz Rob Woollen |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
Number of employees | 537 (Feb. 2025, U.S. only) |
| Website | sigmacomputing.com |
Sigma is an American cloud-based analytics and business intelligence company.[1][2] Sigma was founded in 2014 by Jason Frantz and Rob Woollen.[3][4]
History
Sigma was founded in 2014 in California by Jason Frantz and Rob Woollen under the name Bitmoon Computing.[5] That same year, the company raised an $8 million Series A funding round.[6][7][8] At some point in time, the company changed its name from Bitmoon Computing to Sigma Computing.
In 2018, the company launched analytics and business intelligence services for cloud data storage.[9] That year, Sigma raised $20 million in a Series B funding round from Sutter Hill Ventures[10] and Altimeter Capita and moved its headquarters to San Francisco’s financial district.[11]
In 2019, Sigma was named to CNBC's Upstart 100 list.[12] The company also released modeling and lineage features and accepted additional funding from Sutter Hill Ventures and Altimeter Capital, bringing its total funding to $58 million.[13][14]
In 2020, Sigma was recognized as a Best Place to Work by the San Francisco Business Times and Inc. magazine.[15]
In 2021, it raised $300 million in a Series C funding round led by D1 Capital Partners.[16][17]
In 2023, the company was named Snowflake Business Intelligence Partner of the Year by Snowflake.[18] In 2024, the company shortened its name to Sigma. That year, it raised a $200 million Series D round.[19][20]
In 2025, Sigma was included in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence.[21] That year, the company surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue[22] and achieved a valuation of $1.5 billion, having raised a total of $560 million to date.[23] Also, Sigma was named Snowflake and Databricks' partners of the year.[24][25]
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- ^ Cole, Zachary (April 26, 2014). "Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 25". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ team, Lokad. "Review of Sigma Computing, Cloud–Native BI Software Vendor". www.lokad.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
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- ^ Spiegel, David (November 12, 2019). "100 of the world's most promising start-ups to watch in 2019". CNBC. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Kyle Wiggers (November 13, 2019). "Sigma Computing raises $30 million more for cloud data analytics tools". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ FinSMEs (November 13, 2019). "Sigma Computing Raises $30M in Series B2 Funding". FinSMEs. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Best Places to Work Small". San Francisco Business Times. April 24, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Cloud analytics startup Sigma Computing raises $300 mln in funding round". December 16, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "No-code cloud analytics startup Sigma Computing raises $300M". SiliconANGLE. December 16, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Partner Summit: Future-Focused Innovation". Snowflake. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Differentiation key as Sigma Computing raises $200M | TechTarget". Search Business Analytics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Davis, Dominic-Madori (February 20, 2025). "60 US startups became unicorns in 2024: Here's the full list". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Mitchell, Charlie (June 25, 2025). "Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence (ABI) Platforms 2025: The Rundown". CX Today. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Tian, John (April 20, 2025). "How "AI + 3000 Dietitians" made it $50M in Revenue". The Signal. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ Davis, Dominic-Madori (February 20, 2025). "60 US startups became unicorns in 2024: Here's the full list". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Announcing the 2025 Partner Award Winners". www.snowflake.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ "Databricks Announces 2025 Global Partner Awards". Databricks. June 9, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.