Women only blog advertising network BlogHer has raised $7 million Series C in a round that included existing investors Venrock and Peacock Equity, and new investor Azure Capital.

In an interview with Kara Swisher at AllThingsD, BlogHer CEO Lisa Stone said the new round would be used to improve tools offered to members, research, and advertising technology.

BlogHer has 30 employees, and reaches over 14 million unique visitors a month across 2,500 blogs. The company also runs an annual Womens blogging conference.

The new round takes total funding for BlogHer to $15.5 million.

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The company has announced a deal with NBC Universal to feature BlogHer content on iVillage, NBC’s female-focused online service. Posts will also appear on Oxygen.com and BravoTV.com as part of the arrangement, and BlogHer will in turn feature content from those sites on its front page.

BlogHer will get $5 million in funding along with the partnership, provided by a series B investment from Peacock Equity (co-owned by NBC Universal and GE Commercial Finance).

BlogHer’s co-founders say the deal should increase earning potential for its bloggers because of the added advertising opportunities. BlogHer has been around since 2005 and boasts about 2,200 bloggers within its publishing network.

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