11.   Investors who want to bail out of their venture investments first have to find potential buyers.

12.   IPOs are often the way venture firms exit investments, and new tech stocks that soared during the bull market enabled venture capitalists reap quick, large returns.

13.   Like everyone else, Bowman has made its share of questionable bets, including a venture investment in Pets.com, an e-commerce site.

14.   Other groups that track venture investments paint a similar picture.

15.   Out of that, you are getting more quality teams that deserve venture investment.

16.   That will only fuel what is already a bull market for venture investment.

17.   The company appears to have found a way to consistently hit the jackpot with its venture investments.

18.   The high failure rate of new companies makes venture investment risky.

19.   The venture will investment mainly in companies developing wireless Internet access, the technologies that bridge the cellular telephone and the handheld computer.

20.   Venture investments are formal partnerships with strict rules.