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Price cut in aisle five: Invesco cuts Indian food delivery giant Swiggy’s valuation to $5.5 billion. In October, the valuation was cut to $8 billion. Manish writes, “The recent valuation reductions bring a fresh perspective to the effects of waning global market conditions on Indian startups”; where funding was down, valuations didn’t follow.
Bet paid off: Qualcomm acquires Autotalks, reportedly for $350 million to $400 million, to boost Snapdragon’s automotive safety technology. Ingrid writes that this deal didn’t come as much of a surprise, noting, “In the world of advanced automotive technology, safety has become one of the most important issues, but also one of the most lucrative opportunities, in the building of autonomous and driver-assisted systems.”
Don’t blink or you’ll miss it: Ingrid also wrote about Go1, w …
