21.   None of those stock sales takes into account millions of shares sold by outside directors representing venture capital investment firms or institutions that owned shares through venture funds.

22.   Other countries have the brains, and some are developing Valley-style venture funds.

23.   Pension funds, endowments, and wealthy individuals want entry to the top venture funds while the going is good.

24.   President Allyn Woodward said the firm hopes this is the first in a series of venture funds.

25.   Richard Egan, the EMC Corp. chairman with his own venture fund, is a well-known GOP contributor.

26.   She also plans to start a venture fund linked to Wild Card events and members.

27.   Some are so ugly and so starkly designed to benefit the VCs over company founders that experienced entrepreneurs are turning away venture funds.

28.   Some, including CEO John Chambers, were investors in Sequoia venture funds, raising questions about how objective they were in pushing for deals with the firm.

29.   Since Wall Street has snapped up shares of tech startups, money has poured into venture funds.

30.   Some corporations are investing expertise, not cash, in the venture funds.