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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1995

Or

[ ]  Transition  Report  Pursuant  to Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                     to
                             Commission file number 0-10179


                          ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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<S>                                                                    <C>       
Delaware                                                               13-3115686
(State or other jurisdiction of                                        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


World Financial Center, North Tower
New York, New York                                                     10281-1327
(Address of principal executive offices)                               (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000


Not applicable
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No



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                                     INDEX
                          ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.


PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.       Financial Statements.

Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1995 (Unaudited) and September 30, 1994

Schedule of Portfolio Investments as of March 31, 1995 (Unaudited)

Statements of  Operations  for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 1995 and
1994 (Unaudited)

Statements  of Cash Flows for the Three  Months  Ended  March 31,  1995 and 1994
(Unaudited)

Statement of Changes in  Partners'  Capital for the Three Months Ended March 31,
1995 (Unaudited)

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations.


PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.       Legal Proceedings.

Item 2.       Changes in Securities.

Item 3.       Defaults upon Senior Securities.

Item 4.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Item 5.       Other Information.

Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.



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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.       Financial Statements.

ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
                                                                                     March 31, 1995         September 30,
                                                                                       (Unaudited)                 1994
<S>                                                                                 <C>                       <C>
ASSETS

Investments - Note 2
    Portfolio investments, at fair value
       (cost $2,291,443 at March 31, 1995 and
       $2,572,769 at September 30, 1994)                                             $     2,330,381          $     2,426,548
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                    838,988                  564,048
Receivable from securities sold                                                               40,000                        -
Accrued interest receivable                                                                    1,728                    1,131
                                                                                               -----                    -----

TOTAL ASSETS                                                                         $     3,211,097          $     2,991,727
                                                                                     =     =========          =     =========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Liabilities:

Accounts payable                                                                     $        23,028          $        12,071
Due to Management Company - Note 4                                                            15,869                   14,812
Due to Independent General Partners - Note 5                                                  14,250                   17,250
                                                                                              ------                   ------
    Total liabilities                                                                         53,147                   44,133
                                                                                              ------                   ------

Partners' Capital:

Managing General Partner                                                                     786,819                  756,459
Individual General Partners                                                                      188                      188
Limited Partners (12,000 Units)                                                            2,332,005                2,337,168
Unallocated net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    of investments - Note 2                                                                   38,938                 (146,221)
                                                                                              ------                 -------- 
    Total partners' capital                                                                3,157,950                2,947,594
                                                                                           ---------                ---------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL                                              $     3,211,097          $     2,991,727
                                                                                     =     =========          =     =========
</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements.


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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 1995

ACTIVE PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

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                                                                        Initial Investment
Company / Position                                                             Date                Cost              Fair Value
Acuity Imaging, Inc.(A)(B)
<S>                                                                             <C>            <C>                <C>          
45,311 shares of common stock                                              Aug. 1985           $     318,674      $     367,925
- -----------------------------                                              ---------           -     -------      -     -------
Alpharel, Inc.(A)
6% promissory note due 9/24/95                                             Apr. 1984                 146,852            146,852
- ------------------------------                                             ---------                 -------            -------
Inference Corporation*
951,671 shares of preferred stock                                          Feb. 1984               1,820,983          1,808,670
Warrants to purchase 30,000 shares of preferred stock
    at $1.05 per share, expiring on 12/16/97                                                               0              2,000
Warrants to purchase 41,959 shares of preferred stock
    at $1.00 per share, expiring on 4/19/99                                                            4,934              4,934
    ---------------------------------------                                                            -----              -----

TOTALS FROM ACTIVE PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS                                                       $   2,291,443      $   2,330,381
                                                                                               =   =========      =   =========



SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: LIQUIDATED PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS(C)

                                                                                                 Net
                                                                            Cost            Realized Gain                Return
TOTALS FROM LIQUIDATED PORTFOLIO
INVESTMENTS(D)                                                         $   52,383,486       $   20,117,847      $    72,501,333
                                                                       =   ==========       =   ==========      =    ==========

                                                                                            Combined Net               Combined
                                                                                           Unrealized and            Fair Value
                                                                            Cost            Realized Gain            and Return
TOTALS FROM ACTIVE AND LIQUIDATED
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS                                                  $   54,674,929       $   20,156,785      $    74,831,714
                                                                       =   ==========       =   ==========      =    ==========
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(A)    Public company
(B)    During the three months ended March 31 1995, the Partnership  sold 30,000
       shares of Acuity  Imaging,  Inc.  common stock for $262,000,  realizing a
       gain of $51,000. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, in April 1995, the
       Partnership  sold the  remaining  45,311  shares of Acuity for  $371,000,
       realizing a gain of $52,000.
(C)    Amounts  provided for  "Supplemental  Information:  Liquidated  Portfolio
       Investments" are cumulative from inception through March 31, 1995.
(D)    During  January and February  1995,  the  Partnership  sold its remaining
       470,000  common shares of DTC Data  Technology  Corporation,  a portfolio
       investment  previously  written-off,  for  $68,000,  realizing  a gain of
       $68,000.
*    May be deemed an  affiliated  person of the  Partnership  as defined in the
     Investment Company Act of 1940.
See notes to financial statements.


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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)


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                                                                       Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                                                            March 31,                       March 31,

                                                                      1995            1994             1995           1994
                                                                      ----            ----             ----           ----

INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES

<S>                                                              <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>         
    Interest income                                              $     12,297     $      8,086    $     19,097     $     23,183
                                                                 -     ------     -      -----    -     ------     -     ------

    Expenses:

    Management fee - Note 4                                            15,869           15,919          30,676           30,714
    Professional fees                                                  29,349           26,728          59,665           51,232
    Mailing and printing                                               15,398           14,774          22,323           21,974
    Independent General Partners' fees - Note 5                        14,626           14,250          31,876           31,500
    Custodial fees                                                        507              419             924            1,219
    Miscellaneous                                                         248               85             498              335
                                                                          ---               --             ---              ---
    Total expenses                                                     75,997           72,175         145,962          136,974
                                                                       ------           ------         -------          -------

NET INVESTMENT LOSS                                                   (63,700)         (64,089)       (126,865)        (113,791)

Net realized gain (loss) from portfolio investments                   119,394         (584,587)        152,062         (577,784)
                                                                      -------         --------         -------         -------- 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM
    OPERATIONS (allocable to Partners) - Note 3                        55,694         (648,676)         25,197         (691,575)

Net change in unrealized appreciation or
    depreciation of investments                                       155,671          872,425         185,159          874,420
                                                                      -------          -------         -------          -------

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
    FROM OPERATIONS                                              $    211,365     $    223,749    $    210,356     $    182,845
                                                                 =    =======     =    =======    =    =======     =    =======
</TABLE>

See notes to financial statements.


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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
For the Six Months Ended March 31,


<TABLE>
                                                                                                1995                  1994
                                                                                                ----                  ----

CASH FLOWS USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES

<S>                                                                                         <C>                   <C>           
Net investment loss                                                                         $    (126,865)        $    (113,791)

Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  investment  loss to  cash  used  for  operating
    activities:
Increase in receivables                                                                              (597)               (1,131)
Decrease in accrued interest on short-term investments                                                  -                 5,131
Increase (decrease) in payables                                                                     9,014                (1,077)
                                                                                                    -----                ------ 
Cash used for operating activities                                                               (118,448)             (110,868)
                                                                                                 --------              -------- 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Net proceeds from the sale of portfolio investments                                               393,388               658,608
Net return of short-term investments                                                                    -               948,776
                                                                                                        -               -------
Cash provided from investing activities                                                           393,388             1,607,384
                                                                                                  -------             ---------

CASH FLOWS USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Cash distributions to Partners                                                                          -            (1,552,300)
                                                                                                        -            ---------- 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                  274,940               (55,784)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                  564,048               579,164
                                                                                                  -------               -------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                                  $     838,988         $     523,380
                                                                                            =     =======         =     =======
</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements.


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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (UNAUDITED)
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 1995


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                                                                                              Unallocated
                                                                                            Net Unrealized
                                        Managing        Individual                           Appreciation
                                         General          General          Limited          (Depreciation)
                                         Partner         Partners         Partners          of Investments           Total

Balance at beginning of
<S>                                   <C>                 <C>          <C>                   <C>                <C>            
period                                $    756,459        $  188       $    2,337,168        $    (146,221)     $     2,947,594

Net investment loss                         (1,269)           (8)            (125,588)                   -             (126,865)

Net realized gain from
portfolio investments                       31,629             8              120,425                    -              152,062

Net change in unrealized
appreciation or depreciation
of investments                                   -             -                    -              185,159              185,159
                                                 -             -                    -              -------              -------

Balance at end of period              $    786,819        $  188       $    2,332,005(A)     $      38,938      $     3,157,950
                                      =    =======        =  ===       =    =========        =      ======      =     =========
</TABLE>


(A)  The net asset value per Unit of limited partnership interest,  including an
     assumed  allocation  of net  unrealized  appreciation,  is $197.  Each Unit
     represents an original  capital  contribution  of $5,000.  Cumulative  cash
     distributions paid through March 31, 1995 total $5,750 per Unit.

See notes to financial statements.


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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


1.       Organization and Purpose

ML  Venture  Partners  I,  L.P.  (the   "Partnership")  is  a  Delaware  limited
partnership formed on February 12, 1982. The Partnership's  operations commenced
on October 15, 1982.  Merrill  Lynch  Venture  Capital Co.,  L.P.,  the managing
general partner of the Partnership (the "Managing  General  Partner"),  is a New
York limited  partnership  formed on February 12, 1982,  the general  partner of
which is Merrill  Lynch  Venture  Capital Inc. (the  "Management  Company"),  an
indirect subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

The Partnership's  objective is to realize  long-term capital  appreciation from
its portfolio of venture capital investments. From 1982 to 1986, the Partnership
assembled a portfolio of 34 venture  capital  investments  in new and developing
companies and other special  investment  situations.  The  Partnership  does not
engage in any other  business  or  activity.  At March  31,  1995,  31 of the 34
investments had been fully liquidated. The Partnership will not make investments
in new  companies  and  will  not  reinvest  the  proceeds  from the sale of its
remaining  investments,   except  to  make  follow-on  investments  in  existing
companies, if necessary.

At a meeting held in October 1994,  the  Individual  General  Partners  voted to
extend the Partnership's  termination date for an additional two-year period. As
a result  of this  extension,  the  Partnership  must  terminate  no later  than
December 31, 1996.

2.       Significant Accounting Policies

Valuation  of  Investments  -  Portfolio  investments  are carried at cost until
significant  developments affecting an investment provide a basis for valuation.
Thereafter,  portfolio  investments  are  carried  at fair  value as  determined
quarterly  by  the  Managing  General  Partner  under  the  supervision  of  the
Individual General Partners.  The venture capital portfolio  investments held by
the  Partnership  involve a high degree of business and financial  risk that can
result in substantial  losses. The Managing General Partner considers such risks
in determining the valuation of the Partnership's portfolio investments.
Short-term investments are carried at amortized cost which approximates market.

Investment  Transactions - Investment  transactions  are recorded on the accrual
method.  Portfolio investments are recorded on the trade date, the date on which
the Partnership obtains an enforceable right to demand the securities or payment
therefor.  Realized  gains and  losses on  investments  sold are  computed  on a
specific identification basis.

Income Taxes - No provision  for income taxes has been made since all income and
losses are  allocable  to the Partners for  inclusion  in their  respective  tax
returns.  The Partnership's net assets for financial  reporting  purposes differ
from its net assets for tax purposes. Net unrealized  appreciation of $38,938 at
March 31, 1995,  which was recorded for financial  statement  purposes,  was not
recognized for tax purposes.

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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED), continued


Additionally,  from  inception  to March  31,  1995,  other  timing  differences
relating to realized  losses  totaling  $1.3 million  have been  recorded on the
Partnership's  financial  statements but have not yet been reflected as realized
losses for tax purposes.

Statements of Cash Flows - The Partnership  considers its interest-bearing  cash
account to be cash equivalents.

3.       Allocation of Partnership Profits and Losses

The  Partnership  Agreement  provides that the Managing  General Partner will be
allocated,  on a cumulative basis over the life of the  Partnership,  20% of net
realized capital gains or 10% of net realized capital losses.  The Partnership's
net  realized  gains or  losses in excess  of this  allocation  to the  Managing
General Partner, as well as all other income, losses, deductions and credits, if
any, will be allocated  among all the Partners,  including the Managing  General
Partner,  in the proportion of their capital  contributions  to the Partnership.
For the period from October 15, 1982  (commencement  of operations) to March 31,
1995,  the  Partnership  had  cumulative  net  realized  capital  gains of $20.1
million.

4.       Related Party Transactions

The  Management  Company  performs,  or  arranges  for  others to  perform,  the
management  and  administrative  services  necessary  for the  operation  of the
Partnership.  The Management Company receives compensation at the annual rate of
2% of the net assets of the  Partnership.  Such fee is  determined  and  payable
quarterly.

5.       Independent General Partners' Fees

As  compensation  for services  rendered to the  Partnership,  each of the three
Independent   General   Partners   receives   $15,000   annually  in   quarterly
installments,  $1,000 for each meeting of the General  Partners  attended or for
each other  meeting,  conference or engagement  in connection  with  Partnership
activities at which attendance by an Independent General Partner is required and
$1,000 for each committee  meeting attended ($500 if a committee meeting is held
on the same day as a meeting of the General Partners).



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ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED), continued


6.       Cash Distributions

Cash  distributions  paid  during the  periods  presented  and  cumulative  cash
distributions paid from inception to March 31, 1995 are listed below.

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                                                             General                  Limited                    Per
Date of distribution                                        Partners                 Partners                $5,000 Unit
- --------------------                                        --------                 --------                -----------

<S>                                                     <C>                       <C>                        <C>      
Inception to September 30, 1993                         $     3,608,000           $    67,800,000            $   5,650
January 20, 1994                                                352,000                 1,200,000                  100
                                                                -------                 ---------                  ---

Cumulative totals at March 31, 1995                     $     3,960,000           $    69,000,000            $   5,750
                                                        =     =========           =    ==========            =   =====
</TABLE>

7.       Interim Financial Statements

In the opinion of Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Co., L.P., the managing  general
partner of the Partnership,  the unaudited financial  statements as of March 31,
1995,  and  for  the  three  and six  month  periods  then  ended,  reflect  all
adjustments  necessary for the fair  presentation  of the results of the interim
period.



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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
       of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Partnership is in its final liquidation  phase. At March 31, 1995, 31 of the
Partnership's  original 34 portfolio  investments had been fully  liquidated and
two of the remaining three investments were partially liquidated.  Additionally,
subsequent to the end of the quarter,  in April 1995, the  Partnership  sold its
remaining  holdings of Acuity Imaging,  Inc.,  leaving only two active portfolio
investments.

Generally,  all cash received from the sale of portfolio  investments,  after an
adequate reserve for operating  expenses,  is distributed to Partners as soon as
practicable after receipt.  Investments liquidated through March 31, 1995, had a
cost of $52.4 million and returned $72.5 million,  for a cumulative net realized
gain  of  $20.1  million.  From  its  inception  through  March  31,  1995,  the
Partnership  has made cash  distributions  to  Partners  totaling  $73  million,
primarily  representing  the  proceeds  received  from  the  sale  of  portfolio
investments.

At March 31, 1995,  the  Partnership  held $839,000 in an interest  bearing cash
account.  In  April  1995,  the  Partnership  received  cash  proceeds  totaling
$411,000, which includes the $40,000 receivable at March 31, 1995, from the sale
of its remaining  shares of Acuity  Imaging,  Inc.  Funds needed to cover future
operating expenses and follow-on investments,  if any, will be obtained from the
Partnership's  existing  cash  reserves  and  from  the  sale  of the  remaining
portfolio investments.

The Partnership will terminate no later than December 31, 1996.

Results of Operations
For the three and six months ended March 31,  1995,  the  Partnership  had a net
realized  gain from  operations  of $56,000 and $25,000,  respectively.  For the
three and six months ended March 31, 1994,  the  Partnership  had a net realized
loss from operations of $649,000 and $692,000,  respectively.  Net realized gain
or loss from  operations  is  comprised  of (i) net  realized  gain or loss from
portfolio  investments and (ii) net investment  income or loss (interest  income
less operating expenses).

Realized  Gains or Losses  from  Portfolio  Investments  - For the three and six
months  ended March 31,  1995,  the  Partnership  had a net  realized  gain from
portfolio investments of $119,000 and $152,000, respectively. During the quarter
ended March 31, 1995, the Partnership sold 30,000 shares of Acuity Imaging, Inc.
for  $262,000,  realizing  a gain of  $51,000.  Also  during  the  quarter,  the
Partnership sold its remaining 470,000 shares of DTC Data Technology Corporation
(formerly Qume  Corporation) for $68,000.  This sale resulted in the recognition
of a $68,000 gain since DTC was a portfolio  investment that had been previously
written-off.  For the quarter ended December 31, 1994, the Partnership  realized
gains  totaling  $33,000  from the sale of 10,000  shares of Acuity and  150,000
shares of DTC.

For the three and six months  ended  March 31,  1994,  the  Partnership  had net
realized losses from portfolio  investment  transactions  totaling  $585,000 and
$578,000, respectively. During the quarter ended March 31, 1994, the Partnership
wrote-off the remaining $620,000 cost of its original $1.6 million investment in
DTC. Also during the quarter,  the Partnership  sold 135,000 shares of Alpharel,
Inc.  in the public  market  for  $213,000,  realizing  a gain of  $35,000.  The
Partnership had sold an additional  45,000 shares of Alpharel during the quarter
ended December 31, 1993 for $66,000, realizing a gain of $7,000.

Investment  income and expenses - Net investment loss for the three months ended
March 31, 1995 and 1994 was $63,700 and $64,089,  respectively.  Net  investment
loss for the six months ended March 31, 1995 and 1994 was $126,865 and $113,791,
respectively. The increase in net investment loss for the six months ended March
31, 1995 compared to the 1994 period results from a $4,000 reduction in interest
earned from short-term  investments and a $9,000 increase in operating expenses,
primarily professional fees, for the 1995 period.

The Management Company receives compensation at the annual rate of 2% of the net
assets of the  Partnership.  Such fee is determined  and payable on the basis of
the Partnership's net assets at the end of each calendar quarter. The management
fee for the quarter ended March 31, 1995 was $15,869 compared to $15,919 for the
same period in 1994.  The management fee for the six months ended March 31, 1995
was $30,676  compared to $30,714 for the same period in 1994. The management fee
is  expected  to  decline  in  future  periods  as the  Partnership's  remaining
portfolio  investments  are  liquidated and cash  distributions  to Partners are
approved.  The  management  fee and other  operating  expenses  incurred  by the
Partnership  are paid with funds provided from  operations.  Funds provided from
operations are obtained from interest earned from short-term  investments,  when
available, and proceeds received from the sale of portfolio investments.

Unrealized   Gains  and  Losses  and  Changes  in  Unrealized   Appreciation  or
Depreciation of Portfolio Investments - For the three and six months ended March
31,  1995,  the  Partnership  had an  unrealized  gain of $14,000 and  $113,000,
respectively,  from the upward  revaluation of its investment in Acuity Imaging,
Inc. due to the increased  public market price of the company's common stock for
these periods.  Additionally, for the six month period ended March 31, 1995, the
Partnership  reversed  $58,000 of prior period loss  reserves due to the sale of
Acuity  shares  during  this  period,  as  discussed  above.  As a  result,  the
Partnership's net unrealized  appreciation of investments increased $185,000 for
the six month period.

For the three and six  months  ended  March 31,  1994,  the  Partnership  had an
unrealized gain of $347,000 and $350,000, respectively, primarily resulting from
the upward revaluation of its investment in Acuity Imaging,  Inc.  Additionally,
for the six month period ended March 31, 1994, the Partnership transferred a net
$525,000 from unrealized loss to realized loss primarily due to the write-off of
its remaining  investment in DTC during this period,  as discussed  above.  As a
result, the Partnership's net unrealized  appreciation of investments  increased
$874,000 for the six month period.

Net Assets - Changes to net assets  resulting  from  operations are comprised of
(i) net realized gain or loss from operations and (ii) changes to net unrealized
appreciation or depreciation of investments.  For the six months ended March 31,
1995 and 1994, the Partnership's net assets from operations  increased  $210,356
and $182,845, respectively.

At March 31, 1995, the  Partnership's  net assets were  $3,157,950,  up $210,356
from $2,947,594 at September 30, 1994.

At March 31, 1994,  the  Partnership's  net assets were $3.2 million,  down $1.4
million for $4.5 million at September 30, 1993. This decrease  resulted from the
$1.6 million cash  distribution  paid to Partners in January 1994, offset by the
$182,845 increase to net assets from operations for the period.

Gains and  losses  from  investments  are  allocated  to the  Partners'  capital
accounts when realized in accordance with the Partnership  Agreement (see Note 3
of Notes to Financial Statements).  However, for purposes of calculating the net
asset value per Unit, net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments
has been  included  as if it had been  realized  and  allocated  to the  Limited
Partners  in  accordance  with  the  Partnership  Agreement.  Pursuant  to  such
calculation,  the net asset value at March 31, 1995 and September 30, 1994,  was
$197 and $185 per $5,000 Unit,  respectively.  The  Partnership's net assets and
net asset value per Unit will  decline as cash  distributions  are  approved and
paid to Partners.  Cumulative cash  distributions  paid to Limited Partners from
inception to March 31, 1995 total $69 million or $5,750 per $5,000 Unit.



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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.       Legal Proceedings.

The Partnership is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings.

Item 2.       Changes in Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 3.       Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No matter was submitted to a vote of security  holders during the fiscal quarter
covered by this report.

Item 5.       Other Information.

None.

Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

             (a)               Exhibits

                    (3)        Amended and Restated Certificate and Agreement of
                               Limited Partnership of the Partnership,  dated as
                               of February 12, 1982, and amended through October
                               6, 1982.*

                    (10) Management  Agreement dated as of July 12, 1982 between
                         the Partnership and the Management Company.*

                    (27)       Financial Data Schedule.

                    (28)       (a) Prospectus of the Partnership  dated June 18,
                               1982  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
                               Commission  pursuant  to Rule  424(b)  under  the
                               Securities  Act  of  1933,  as   supplemented  by
                               supplements  thereto  dated  July  13,  1982  and
                               September 28, 1982 filed pursuant to Rule 424 (c)
                               under the Securities Act of 1933.*

                    (28) (b) Custody  Agreement  dated May 31, 1983  between the
                             Partnership and Chemical Bank.**

               (b)  No  reports  on Form 8-K have been  filed  during the period
                    covered by this report.


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*      Incorporated by reference to the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K
       for the three months ended  September 30, 1982 filed with the  Securities
       and Exchange Commission on December 29, 1982.

**     Incorporated by reference to the  Partnership's  Quarterly Report on Form
       10-Q for the quarter  ended June 30, 1983 filed with the  Securities  and
       Exchange Commission on August 15, 1983.



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


         ML VENTURE PARTNERS I, L.P.


         /s/     Kevin K. Albert
By:      Kevin K. Albert
         General Partner


By:      Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Co., L.P.
         its Managing General Partner


By:      Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Inc.
         its General Partner


By:      /s/     Kevin K. Albert
         Kevin K. Albert
         President
         (Principal Executive Officer)


By:      /s/     Joseph W. Sullivan
         Joseph W. Sullivan
         Treasurer
         (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


Date:    May 11, 1995


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1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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