Author's Profile

Kyle Stanford

Director, VC Research

Kyle Stanford, CAIA, 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

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

PitchBook Analyst Note: The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Our latest analyst note breaks down the immediate impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, the broader implications for venture lending, and what a future VC market could look like without SVB.
March 12, 2023

PitchBook Analyst Note: Venture Debt as the Market Turns

This analyst note discusses the trends in venture debt dealmaking amid rising interest rates and market contractions.
March 8, 2023

PitchBook Analyst Note: Capital Concentration and Its Effect on the VC Ecosystem

This analyst note examines capital concentration in the two largest venture markets—the Bay Area and New York City—while highlighting how investors based in these areas have expanded to other markets.
February 15, 2023

US VC Valuations Report

The 2022 Annual US VC Valuations Report delves into sizes and valuations of the year’s US VC deals, with a breakout of US VC valuations by sector.
February 7, 2023