Ireland saw a 6% increase in its venture capital activity with the help of private investors who poured in £237 million (€284 million) in investments in 2013.
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Irish oil firm PetroNeft raises $6.7M to fund Russian oilfield development
Dublin, Ireland-based oil exploration firm PetroNeft Resources raised $6.7 million (€4.8 million) in combined share placement and debt facility to support the development of its oilfield in Russia.
Apple starts selling the 8GB iPhone 5C in Europe
Cupertino, US-based electronics giant Apple started selling the 8GB version of iPhone 5C in Apple stores in the UK at £40 less than the original cost to make up for the low sales of the said device.
Russia-based Yandex purchases Israeli firm KitLocate
Russian search company Yandex has bought KitLocate, an Israeli startup that provides iOS and Android developers with an SDK to make their apps be location aware, for "several million euros," TechCrunch reported.
Polish 3D-printer firm Zortrax to raise $3.5M by issuing public bonds
3D printing firm Zortrax is seeking to raise $3.5 million by issuing 10,000 unsecured bonds worth $329 each, carrying a 9% interest and to mature in three years, TechCrunch reported.
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Helsinki, Finland-based smartphone giant Nokia now made the Nokia Refocus app available to all Lumia smartphones to allow users to take refocusable photos using their phones.
Belfast, Ireland-based analytics and big data firm Analytics Engines secured $1.6 million (£1 million) in a funding round led by Crescent Capital to develop its software accelerating platform and widen its market reach.
Coull, a Bristol-based online video ad tech firm, has received $4 million from Paul Fraser and other existing angel investors for its latest funding round, TechCrunch reported.
Dundee, UK-based software startup Allthings landed £400,000 in funding from the Scottish Investment Bank and other local investors to support its growth strategy and the improvement of its task-listing and collaboration tool.
Milford, US-based analytical lab instrument manufacturer Waters Corp invested €400,000 in Cork, Ireland-based INFANT centre in the University College Cork (UCC) where a test for premature birth is being developed.
Car dealer Manheim bought Lanarkshire, Scotland-based vehicle reseller Shotts Motor Auctions for an undisclosed sum in a bid to expand and beef up its product offering.
Marseille, France-based last minute hotel booking mobile app VeryLastRoom bagged $2.1 million in a venture round led by APlusFinance and Extend & Sigma Gestion to fuel its expansion in Europe.
UK's Business Secretary Vince Cable has commissioned Acorn Computer Co-Founder Hermann Hauser to evaluate how to maximize the government-backed technology centers launched in 2011, the Financial Times reported.
Kaspersky Lab published new research that the old worm known as Agent.BTZ infected at least 400,000 computers in Russia and Europe after breaching the Central Command of the US military, Reuters reported.
