Norwest Venture Partners led an $8m series A round for the visual design services startup, which is also backed by GV.

US-based design service startup Pencil + Pixel has closed an $8m series A round led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), the venture capital firm managing funds for financial services provider Wells Fargo.

Formed in March 2015, Pencil + Pixel operates Modsy, a service that customers can use to send photographs of a room they want redesigned. Modsy will then send back a 3D rendered version of the room with suggested new furniture and accessories along with a guide to where…