Disney's Steamboat Ventures has backed one of the analytic companies, Ground Truth, since its series A round.
A consortium including media group Walt Disney’s corporate venturing unit has invested $8m in two US-based mobile communications analysis companies to help them merge and form Mobile Intelligence Solutions.
Alongside Disney’s Steamboat Ventures in the deal were private equity firm Openair Equity Partners, and venture capital (VC) firms North Bridge Venture Partners, Voyager Capital and Emergence Capital.
Mobile Intelligence Solutions was formed out of Umber Systems and Ground Truth but will continue to operate as separate divisions with Umber…