Sigma
Sigma sells a cloud-based analytics and AI app development platform, used by businesses to automate workflows and turn data into applications. The company has raised $725M and employs 1,426 people.
The growth story
Sigma grew from 166 to 1,426 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $725M along the way, most recently a Series E in May 2026.
About
Sigma provides tools for building AI-powered applications and analytics directly connected to cloud data warehouses. Its platform includes a spreadsheet interface, SQL and Python editors, and visual builders, enabling both technical and business teams to create operational apps and reports from live data.
The company has raised $725M, including a Series E round in 2026, and employs 1,426 people. Its investors include Altimeter Capital, Databricks Ventures, and D1 Capital Partners.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Sigma's largest function with 193 employees. The company's leadership includes executives with backgrounds in data analytics and cloud software.
The Sigma org chart
Mike Palmer (Chief Executive Officer) leads 57 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 295 (+4% YoY), Sales 236 (+3% YoY), Operations 230 (+37% YoY), Information Technology 119 (+34% YoY), Business Development 85 (-1% YoY), Customer Success and Support 54 (+6% YoY).
Talent flow
Sigma hires heavily from Alteryx, Tableau, and Snowflake, with 45, 31, and 26 hires respectively. Alumni frequently move to Google, Databricks, and Salesforce.
Most common previous employers of Sigma staff: Alteryx (45), Tableau (31), Snowflake (26), Salesforce (21), MongoDB (20), Google (17). Former Sigma employees most often moved to Google (18), Databricks (15), Salesforce (14), Factory (11), Omni (9), Meta (9).
Alumni worth knowing
The Sigma mafia
Sigma alumni have founded 17 companies, including Emergent (354 staff) and Single Fin (9 staff).
17Madhav Jha, was Senior Software Engineer until 2021Zack Tembi, was Sales Director - Western US & APJ until 2022Blanka Supe, was Head of Demand Generation until 2019Amelia Helland, M.S., was Technical Support Engineer until 2024Christina Huang, was Senior Software Engineer until 2025Alton Wells, was Director of Growth & Marketing Operations until 2025
Aaron Spitalny, was Software Engineer until 2026
Vaibhav Agrawal, was Software Engineer until 2025
Marie Widmer, was Contracts & Ops until 2026
Kevin Marr, was Product Management Lead (Director) until 2023
Kevin W., was Board Member until 2022
Catherine Geewax, was Regional Manager until 2023
Anne Marie Jasinowski, was Art Director + Designer | Brand Marketing until 2021
Garrett Beighton, was Business Development Representative until 2023
Deepanshu Utkarsh, was Software Engineer until 2024
Kevin Blankenhorn, was Strategic Account Executive until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 75% direct, 6% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sigma: Leadership (335), Microsoft Excel (279), Microsoft Office (262), Python (Programming Language) (230), Customer Service (225), Sales (220), SQL (217), Management (212).
Where the team actually sits
Sigma people are concentrated in California, United States (156), New York, United States (120), San Francisco Bay Area (66), England, United Kingdom (41).
Search footprint
Sigma attracts about 26,840 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $212K a month if bought through ads. It gained 4,060 ranking keywords and lost 3,643 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Sigma has 1,426 employees as of September 2026.
Sigma has raised $725M in total, most recently a Series E round in May 2026.
Sigma was founded in 2014 by Rob Woollen.
Mike Palmer (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Sigma's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sigma staff are Alteryx (45 people), Tableau (31 people), Snowflake (26 people).
Former Sigma employees most often move to Google (18), Databricks (15), Salesforce (14).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Sigma, including Emergent, Single Fin, XLSIOR.
Sigma attracts about 26,840 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $212K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sigma staff are Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Customer Service.
Sigma staff are concentrated in California, United States (156), New York, United States (120), San Francisco Bay Area (66).
Sigma has about 295 people in Engineering, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sigma has about 236 people in Sales, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 591 current and 730 former Sigma profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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