Mu Sigma is an American

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firm that primarily offers data analytics services. The firm's name is derived from the statistical terms " Mu (μ)" and "

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(σ)" which symbolize the

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and the

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, respectively, of a

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History

Mu Sigma was founded by Dhiraj Rajaram, a former strategy consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton and

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, in 2004. In 2008, Mu Sigma raised its first institutional investment round of $30 million from FTVentures (now FTV Capital). In April 2011, the company raised an additional $25 million from

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. In December 2011, the company announced a $108 million round of financing from Sequoia and growth equity investor General Atlantic. In February 2013, Mu Sigma received an investment of $45 million from MasterCard, which placed the company over the $1 billion (Rs. 5,400 crore) milestone. In early 2016, the company was sued by Aon Corp founder Pat Ryan, who discussed that Mu Sigma lowballed its own growth prospects in order to buy back Ryan's stake in the company. In October 2016, after the divorce of Ambiga Subramanian, who was serving as

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at the time, Dhiraj Rajaram assumed the role of CEO.

Locations

Mu Sigma is headquartered in

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and has a global delivery centre in

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. It also has an office in

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Recognition

Mu Sigma was ranked #907 on the 2012

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list of America's fastest-growing private companies. In 2011 the company ranked #386, and in 2010, it ranked #204.

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External links

*{{official website, http://www.mu-sigma.com Analytics companies Technology companies established in 2004