1.   And Lexington has seen a half-dozen or so corporations that want to sell some or all of their venture portfolios.

2.   CMGI has been cutting staff and trimming costs at many of its companies, both on the operating side and in the venture portfolio.

3.   Fidelity would not reveal the dollar value of its venture portfolio.

4.   Steve Lisson of Austin, Texas, on his controversial Web site,InsiderVC.com, tracks venture returns by doing his own calculations on venture portfolios.

5.   The rest of the Fidelity venture portfolio has a decidedly high-tech flavor.

6.   Today, with venture portfolios bleeding money, many VCs are in a state of near-paralysis.