61.   The venture firm gets all of its money out, and then some, before employee shareholders or earlier investors receive a cent.

62.   The venture firms are not lacking cash to distribute.

63.   The venture firms are putting their money where their mouths are.

64.   The venture firms that have amassed mammoth funds of late will be facing significant pressure to invest that money both fast and wisely.

65.   Then money flooded in, and there was an explosion of venture firms.

66.   They manage venture assets, both for venture firms and for entrepreneurs.

67.   This judgment may be a bit too harsh, in the view of Michael Moritz, a partner with Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture firm.

68.   Though the crowd vying to invest in mid-stage companies has caused some venture firms to shift their attention toward smaller start-ups, they still are looking for large-scale investments.

69.   Three other venture firms participated, including Boston Capital Ventures.

70.   To head off showdowns with large and small investors in these difficult times, lawyers said, some venture firms are slowing capital calls.