Enterprise Ireland said this morning that it supported venture capitalists who invested €54m in 135 Irish-based companies in 2012 under the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Programmes. The figure represents an €11m increase (26pc) on the amount invested during 2011.
Overall Irish venture capital firms supported by Enterprise Ireland made 159 investments in 105 companies with a total value of €81m in 2012.
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