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Weekly Roundup | 8/21/26

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August 21, 2026

A look at what's happening across our portfolio this week:

Odeko: Odeko has acquired Catapult NW, a premier fresh foods distributor based in Seattle, and entered an exclusive partnership with Artisan Premades.
Zipline: Zipline is partnering with Uber to bring 1 million drone deliveries per day to America.
Colossal: Astromech, the evolutionary biology AI company that spun out of Colossal Biosciences, has closed an additional $20 million in funding. To date, the company has raised $60 million and reports its valuation at $3.8 billion.

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