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Bartronics India Limited has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bestvantage Investments, a pioneering platform offering secure and transparent access to alternative investments in startups.

Meragi, a wedding services startup, has secured $9.1 million in its Series A round, which was led by Accel.

The beverage startup Latambarcem Brewers (LB Brewers) has secured $1.5 million (Rs 12.5 crore) in a pre-Series A round co-led by SPV, Dhruv Agarwala, Sheba Venture Holdings, and others.

Rapido, a mobility startup that is funded by Swiggy, has achieved unicorn status through a $120 million Series E funding round. WestBridge Capital, the startup's largest investor, has contributed funds through three distinct investment vehicles.

Rabbitt AI, a company that specializes in generative AI solutions, has secured $2.1 million in its seed round, which was headed by TechCurators and a variety of angel investors.

Sonata Software, a prominent Modernisation Engineering company, has announced that Applied Systems, a top-tier cloud-based software provider in the insurance industry, has chosen Sonata Software to provide support for its strategic technology initiatives.

Under a new round run led by Fireside Ventures, D2C haircare startup Moxie Beauty has raised Rs 17.3 crore or $2.1 million.

Ather Energy, a Bengaluru-based company has secure Rs 60 crore in debt funding from InnoVen Capital India Fund through its trustee, Vistra ITCL.

EMoMee, an edutainment startup that emphasizes emotional intelligence, has secured $1 million in a pre-seed funding round that was jointly headed by Whiteboard Capital, Gruhas Collective Consumer Fund, and DeVC.

The report highlights Jaipur, Vadodara, Indore, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Bhopal, Surat, Mohali, Kochi, and Coimbatore as emerging job hotspots in the last six months.