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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
divine interVentures, inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form
S-8 of divine interVentures, inc. of our report dated February 14, 2000, except
as to Note 16, which is as of June 1, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance
sheet of divine interVentures, inc. as of December 31, 1999 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
the period from May 7, 1999 (inception) through December 31, 1999, which report
appears in the registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-92851) of divine
interVentures, inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 10, 2000
