Modular app development company ElasticBox has raised $9m in the second consecutive round backed by Intel Capital.

Ricebook, creator of an app that allows Chinese users to photograph and rate their food, has raised $7m in a series B round funded by IDG Capital Partners and Ceyaun Ventures.

Providence Medical Technologies, developer of cervical spine treatments, has secured $8.6m in a series C round supported by RCT Ventures.

Games making hub Finland, land of high-profile games studios Supercell and Rovio, has attracted a free-to-play Helsinki-based startup named Next Games.

OpenSesame, a provider of online training courses, has raised $8m in a series A funding led by Partech Ventures.

Noom, a US-based health and fitness application company, has raised $7m in series A funding led by RRE Venures and including Qualcomm.

The real estate crowdfunding site, backed by Microsoft Accelerator at seed stage, has now raised more than $10m in equity.

LiveSafe, which has created a personal safety smartphone app, has raised $6.5m, with media company IAC the biggest investor.

Solar system installer SolarCity has co-led a $7m round for Off-Grid, which provides off-grid solar power to Tanzania.