Sigma Ratings

Market position

Chartis Research ranked Sigma360 #1 in technical capability for both screening and adverse media in 2026, and the company was placed first in the adverse media solution and data categories of the Chartis Financial Crime and Compliance50 2026 report for the second consecutive year, as well as #1 for adverse media monitoring and name and transaction screening in the 2026 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant. An external validation by Yanez Compliance compared its screening performance against an incumbent provider.

The company differentiates on proprietary agency-sourced and investigative datasets, accuracy in matching and entity resolution to reduce false positives, out-of-the-box AI automation of compliance workflows, no-code configurability of filters and workflows, explainable and auditable AI with formal model governance, and ongoing engagement with regulators.

Technology

A cloud-native risk intelligence database ingests real-time data from numerous sources, including agency-sourced and investigative datasets, global watchlists, adverse media and corporate registries. Matching, entity resolution and scoring components are used to reduce false positives, and AI automation supports compliance workflows. The company states its AI is fully auditable and explainable, with model governance committee oversight.

Go-to-market

Direct enterprise sales supported by free trials with a short onboarding session, demo requests, dedicated implementation and customer success teams, and content marketing through compliance-focused insights articles. Partnerships and data integrations with third parties such as Spheros, Evidencity and Consilient extend the platform's reach and datasets.

Compliance and risk teams at banks, fintechs, payment providers and other regulated financial institutions; the company also references customers using the platform for screening and background checks when entering new markets.

Geography

Headquartered in New York, NY, United States, serving clients across North America, Europe and Asia, with data coverage spanning 150+ corporate registries and partner datasets covering more than 80 jurisdictions.

History

Founded in 2016 in New York and later operating as Sigma360, the company built a cloud-native risk intelligence platform for financial crime compliance. Early investors included Techstars, Barclays and Rough Draft Ventures. In March 2026 it raised a Series B round led by Moderne Ventures to strengthen its risk intelligence data, expand AI automation and grow its global presence. During 2026 it announced data and technology integrations with Evidencity, Consilient and Spheros, obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, received top Chartis Research rankings, and ranked No. 356 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing U.S. private companies.