Dublin, Ireland-based global communications services firm WPP Digital picked up a majority stake in London, UK-based digital consultancy firm Cognifide for an undisclosed sum in a deal that will deliver mutual benefits to both companies.

London, UK-based e-commerce analtyics firm Ometria raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round from large group of angel investors to expand its workforce and develop its product.

Kraken, the bitcoin exchange division of Payward Inc, raised $5 million for its Series A funding round led by Hummingbird Ventures, a statement about the financing said.

Cubility, the maker of MudCube, has been bought by funds advised by Triton from Energy Ventures for an undisclosed price tag, a statement about the acquisition said.

Berlin, Germany-based investor Point Nine have brought their early stage software-as-a-service portfolio firms to establish home bases in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, VentureBeat reported.

American Internet and tech giant Google struck a manufacture and distribution deal with Italian optical wear maker Luxottica for the future versions of its wearable Glass.

UK-based PayasUgym has obtained £1.6 million in a new round led by Albion Ventures, MMC Ventures and other angel investors, bringing to £3.5 million its funding total to date, TechCrunch reported.

Masoud Kamali and Alexander Kölpin, Founders of WestTech Ventures, have introduced Project Flying Elephant, their incubator in Berlin that will focus on deep tech startups, VentureBeat reported.

The merger of online video ad platforms Ebuzzing and Teads will create a global video ad group that will continue to provide complementary offerings to its clients, TechCrunch reported.

GIC, a sovereign wealth fund in Singapore that manages its foreign reserves, has supported UK-based Intelligent Energy Holdings with $63 million, a statement about the funding said.