Kabbage, an online merchant lending startup, has raised $17 million in new funding. The investors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, David Bonderman, Warren Stephens, the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Jim McKelvey and others. Kabbage lends money to online merchants using PayPal’s Adaptive Payments API. [TechCrunch]

OpenBuildings.com has raised $2 million in a series A round of funding led by BlueRun Ventures and Index Ventures. John Malloy (BlueRun) will be joining the board of directors at OpenBuildings.

Topsy is a real-time search engine that has raised $15 million in a third round of funding. Topsy allows users to search for real-time content on Facebook and Twitter. Topsy recently launched Topsy Social Modules, which lets publishers add real-time content to their websites. Social Modules are being used by websites such as Discovery Communications and The Huffington Post. Western Technology Investments, BlueRun Ventures, Ignition Partners, Founders Fund, and Scott Banister invested in this round. This puts Topsy at a total of $30 million in funding. [VentureBeat]

Kabbage is a service that enables merchants to get capital to start their own online stores. The idea behind the company was so attractive that they have raised $6.65 million in a new round of funding led by BlueRun Ventures. David Bonderman, Warren Stephens, and the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund also participated in this round of funding.

Foodspotting is a location based food discovery and recommendation application company that has raised $3 million in series A funding from BlueRun Ventures. Angel investors previously put in $750,000 in Foodspotting. Foodspotting plans on expanding their team from 7 people to 14.

Payvment is a start-up company that lets you create and operate virtual stores through Facebook. Payvment has raised $6 million in Series B funding led by Sierra Ventures with participation from BlueRun Ventures. Payvment has raised a total of $8 million in funding thus far.

Verve Wireless is a mobile startup company that serves as an advertising platform for local media companies. Verve has raised $7 million in a funding round led by BlueRun Ventures.

Payvment is a company that helps people set up retail storefronts on Facebook through a Facebook App. Payvment has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding, led by BlueRun Ventures and several angel investors.