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Milhaus hauls in $245 mln

Indianapolis-based Milhaus, a developer that specializes in urban infill and select suburban multifamily residential buildings, has secured $245 million in funding. The investors included FrontRange Capital Partners and StepStone Group Real Estate LP.

Constructor.io bags $5 mln Series A

Constructor.io, an on-site search company, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Zetta Venture Partners led the round with participation from Signia Venture Partners.

Guardian Media Group to roll out new venture fund

UK media organization Guardian Media Group is planning on launching a venture fund at 42 million pounds. GMG Ventures will invest in early-stage media tech companies.

Spoke racks up $28 mln

San Francisco-based Spoke, an internal request management platform, has raised a total of $28 million from two funding rounds, according to a blog post. The investors included Accel, Greylock, Felicis Ventures and Webb Investment Network.

Ride hailing firm Grab secures up to $700 million in debt facilities: Reuters

Singapore-headquartered Grab, the main Southeast Asian rival of Uber Technologies Inc , said on Friday it had secured debt facilities of up to $700 million to help expand its car rental program.

Hair color brand Madison Reed takes in $25 mln

Madison Reed, a hair color brand, has raised $25 million in financing. Comcast Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Norwest Venture Partners, True Ventures and Calibrate Ventures.

Signal Peak provides $6 mln to Snaps

New York City and Los Angeles-based Snaps, a digital strategy firm, has secured $6 million in funding. The backer was Signal Peak Ventures. In addition to the funding, Brandon Tidwell, a partner and managing partner of Signal Peak Ventures, will join the Snaps board.

Bigstream lands Series A funds

Mountain View, California-based Bigstream, a big data hyper-acceleration firm, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. The investors were Cota Capital, Oriza Ventures and Intel Capital.

EchoPixel attracts $8.5 mln

Mountain View, California-based EchoPixel Inc., a provider of interactive virtual reality software solutions for healthcare professionals, has raised $8.5 million in Series A financing. Intel Capital led the round with participation from other backers that included Aurus Capital, Runa Capital and Harris & Harris Group.

Israeli cybersecurity startup Intezer nabs $8 mln Series A

Tel Aviv-based Intezer, a cybersecurity startup, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Intel Capital led the round with participation from Magma and Samsung NEXT.