| 10 Boston-area tech VC deals to know about in March Tech startups in Boston saw big venture capital deals in March. Paul English, other tech leaders will raise funds for Syrian refugees Serial entrepreneur Paul English and other tech leaders will gather in Boston on Thursday to raise money — and awareness — for the millions of refugees who are being displaced due to terrorism and violence. MIT-born startup makes an environmental point with plantable pencil An idea that began in a mechanical design class at MIT has turned into a $2 million business with offices in Framingham and Gardner, all centered around a green twist on the lowly pencil. Boston VC firm hires Siemens Venture Capital fund founder Boston venture firm Data Point Capital said that it hired the founder and head of Siemens Venture Capital's $100 million early-stage Industry of the Future Fund as its newest managing partner. Startup founded by former Amazon Robotics exec lands funding from iRobot, others A Boston-based startup developing mobile robots for fulfillment purposes has raised $6 million in funding from investors including iRobot. | 
