Author's Profile

Kyle Stanford, CAIA

Director, VC Research

Kyle Stanford is the director of US venture capital research at PitchBook, where he oversees a team of analysts covering the US venture market. He has developed PitchBook’s coverage areas within nontraditional VC investment, venture debt and VC ecosystem development, as well as our breakout of the venture growth stage of the VC market. He also contributes to quarterly core reports, produces thematic analyst notes on various topics and speaks at industry conferences such as SXSW and Collision. He is regularly cited in top-tier publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and Axios, and has been featured in segments on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Yahoo Finance. Prior to this role, he worked on PitchBook’s publishing team, building custom reports across all asset classes and managing the development of analyst core research reports. 

Stanford received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Washington and is a CAIA charterholder. He is based in PitchBook’s Seattle office. 

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Articles by Kyle Stanford

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q2 2023 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
July 11, 2023

PitchBook Venture First Look

The PitchBook Venture First Look is a preliminary release of top-line venture industry figures for the European and global markets, intended as a first-to-market source of key datasets and findings.
July 4, 2023

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor First Look

The PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor First Look is a preliminary release of top-line venture industry figures for the US market, intended as a first-to-market source of key datasets and findings.
July 4, 2023

US Venture Capital Outlook: H1 Follow-Up

Our H1 Follow-Up updates the predictions made in our 2023 US Venture Capital Outlook and analyzes how these forecast trends within deals, exits, and fundraising will play out during H2.
June 25, 2023

US VC Valuations Report

The Q1 2023 US VC Valuations Report delves into sizes and valuations of Q1’s US VC deals, highlighting deals with nontraditional investor participation and breaking out US VC valuations by sector.
May 9, 2023

PitchBook Analyst Note: H1 2023 VC Tech Survey

This analyst note is a survey of 58 VC firm insiders on technology, fundraising, and more.
April 27, 2023

PitchBook Analyst Note: Chinese Tech Conglomerates’ Split Expected to Shake Up VC

This analyst note discusses Alibaba’s split into six standalone businesses and its potential impact on the Greater China VC market.
April 13, 2023

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q1 2023 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
April 11, 2023

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor First Look

The PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor First Look is a preliminary release of top-line venture industry figures for the US market, intended as a first-to-market source of key datasets and findings.
April 4, 2023

Greater China Venture Report

The H2 2022 Greater China Venture Report spans datasets covering Greater China’s VC deals by sector and region, as well as exit and fundraising activity.
March 27, 2023