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The Briefing: Citrix Buys Wrike For $2.25B, Auto Startups Fuel Up With $5B In New Funding, Getir Lands $128M, And More

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Citrix acquires Wrike for $2.25B

Digital workspace technology provider has that it is acquiring , a provider of collaborative work management software, for $2.25 billion in cash.

Founded in 2006, San Jose-based Wrike currently employs more than 1,000 people. It is a portfolio company of private equity firm .

In its announcement, Citrix forecasts that Wrike was poised for 30 percent stand-alone growth this year, with annual recurring revenue of between $180 million and $190 million.

Cruise, Rivian, Volta collectively raise nearly $5B

Tuesday was a big day for companies in the auto space. -owned self-driving car company raised $2 billion, electric vehicle startup raised $2.65 billion, and EV charging network startup raised $125 million. Some large tech names came along with the fundings:   invested in Cruise for the first time, and backed Rivian.

Large funding rounds for auto companies, especially electric vehicle ones, is a theme that’s carried over from 2020. Last year saw electric vehicle and self-driving car companies like Rivian and raise some of the largest funding rounds of the year.

Funding rounds

  • PPRO lands $180M: London-based , a provider of  local payment infrastructure for online commerce, $180 million in a funding round that pushes its valuation above the $1 billion mark.
  • Turkey’s Getir raises $128M: Istanbul-based , a provider of on-demand deliveries, has $128 million in fresh funding as it gears up to launch its service in several new cities.
  • DeHaat inks $30M for agritech platform: India-based , a technology-based platform offering end-to-end agricultural services to farmers in India, announced $30 million in Series C funding led by .
  • AgriWebb lands $23M to digitize livestock farming: Australia-based , which is developing a livestock management platform, is now valued at more than $77 million after raising $23 million in a Series B led by .
  • Trovata banks $20M for cash automation: San Diego-based , automating cash management with open banking, announced $20 million in Series A funding led by .
  • Conversa Health secures $20M for virtual health care: , a virtual care and triage platform, expanded its Series B financing to $20 million. The Series B round, first , was co-led by ²¹²Ô»åÌý.
  • ChannelEngine raises 5 million euros for e-commerce: Amsterdam-based , a marketplace integration platform for distributed e-commerce, secured 5 million euros ($6 million) in Series A funding led by .
  • XP Health secures $5M for vision benefits: Palo Alto-based , an artificial intelligence-powered vision benefits platform for employees, raised $5 million in seed funding led by .

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