Twenty Most Active Venture Firms Based on Number of Investments in '95(Total Year 1995)

P> Venture FirmLocation

New Enterprise AssociatesBaltimore108

Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp ByersSan Francisco66

Norwest Venture CapitalMinneapolis62

Burr, Egan, Deleage &amp Co.Boston58

Hambrecht &amp Quist Venture PartnersSan Francisco52

U.S. Venture PartnersMenlo Park, Calif.46

Mayfield FundMenlo Park, Calif.44

Marquette Venture PartnersChicago39

OneLiberty VenturesBoston39

Robertson, Stephens &amp Company L.P.San Francisco35

St. Paul Venture CapitalMinneapolis33

Accel PartnersPrinceton32

Domain partnersPrinceton31

Bessemer Venture PartnersBoston30

Sprout GroupNew York/Menlo Park, Calif.29

IAI Ventures Inc.Minneapolis28

Brentwood AssociatesLos Angeles27

Frontenac CompanyChicago26

Crosspoint Venture PartnersLos Altos, Calif.25

InterWest PartnersMenlo Park, Calif.25

Total dollars invested by these firms in 1995 was over $800 million.

Source: Coopers &amp Lybrand L.L.P.