San Francisco - PurePlay, an online poker site that allows users to play for cash and claims to be compliant with U.S. laws, announced on Tuesday that it has raised a third round of venture capital, led by Bay Partners, with total funding to date now at $15 million.

San Francisco - Triggit, the developer of a toolbar that lets users easily post images, videos and other media to blogs and websites, has received a $500,000 investment from Bay Partners and launched a beta test of its service, GigaOM reported.

Mountain View, Calif. - PicksPal, a free, national online sports competition where users predict the winners of various games, has raised $3 million in its third round of venture capital financing, from Bay Partners and Canaan Partners, PEHub.com reported.

Menlo Park, Calif. - Silicon Valley venture capital firm Bay Partners has announced a new program that will provide financial support to developers creating applications for the Facebook online social network.