Blue River Technology, a Sunnyvale, California-based provider of computer vision, machine learning and robotics solutions for agriculture, raised $17m in Series B funding. The round was led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech) with participation from…

SketchDeck, a two-year-old, on-demand design service for marketing and sales teams, has raised $1.7 million in new funding. The round comes 10 months after the startup raised $500,000 from investors. Backers include Matrix Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Blue…

Backed, a NYC-based digital lending platform, raised $1.5m in seed funding. Backers included angel investors, iAngels, and Cyhawk Ventures. Backed provides young borrowers accessible loan products to launch their financial independence and build their credit score.