University of Minnesota gaming analytics spin-out Ninja Metrics secures $2.8m funding round.

Ninja Metrics, a spin-out from the University of Minnesota, has raised $2.8m.

Angel investors Tech Coast Angels and the Harvard Business School Angels led the round, bringing total funding in the firm to $5.4m. In 2012, Ninja held a series A worth $2.6m, which drew support from Harvard Angel Group and other angels.

Ninja’s main product is the Katana social analytics engine, which measures the value of social contributions in applications with a focus on games. The engine identifies the…