1.   Already, the newer venture firms say it has become challenging to raise money.

2.   Analysts attributed the increased investment to strong fund raising by venture firms and lots of new technology-based companies in which to invest.

3.   And analysts say venture firms rarely dump significant holdings all at once.

4.   Backers include venture firms like Advanced Technology Ventures and NorthBridge, as well as a long list of Wall Street firms and Reuters.

5.   Basically, there are two main ways that venture firms make money from their investments in private companies.

6.   Before joining Time Warner, he briefly ran a venture firm that experimented with delivering print media in new ways.

7.   Because its principal backer, Internet Capital Group, a Pennsylvania venture firm, also backed dozens of dot-coms, Breakaway had a ready-made supply of clients.

8.   A venture firm later bought a majority interest in the company, now called Primix Solutions Inc.

9.   After graduating, she worked at AV Labs, an early-stage venture investment firm.

10.   Breyer said his venture firm has talked to Xerox executives for several months about buying PARC or other alternatives.