LinkedIn-backed real-time data platform Confluent has completed a $24m series B round, eight months after its $6.9m series A.

Grant Thornton has agreed to make the funding commitment alongside the provision of mentoring and other resources to the business management platform.

Blackberry-backed firm Relay Ventures and SAP-affiliated Sapphire Ventures both contributed to a round that increased PubNub's overall funding to more than $35m.

Renren has taken part in a series A round raised by trucking information app developer Trucker Path, which has just launched an online shipping marketplace.

The 3D printing services provider has secured funding from backers including Hewlett Packard and Sumitomo, taking its overall financing to almost $80m.

Intel was among the investors in the latest round raised by the cybersecurity company, which focuses on guarding cryptographic keys and digital certificates.

The 3D technology developer has now raised $56m altogether, after closing a round led by existing investor Qualcomm Ventures.

The senior home care marketplace has revealed a Tencent and Graham Holdings-backed $20m series A round alongside $3m of seed funding.