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 Q2 2022 US VC Valuations Report delves into valuations of the quarter’s US VC deals, highlighting deals with nontraditional investor participation and a breakout of US VC valuations by sector.
August 9, 2022

Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q4 2021 with preliminary Q1 2022 data)

The Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q4 2021 with preliminary Q1 2022 data) offers commentary on the salient trends across private fund strategies’ performance.
August 3, 2022

US Venture Capital Outlook: H1 Follow-Up

Our H1 Follow-Up updates the predictions made in our 2022 US Venture Capital Outlook and analyzes how these forecast trends within deals, exits, and fundraising will play out during H2.
August 1, 2022

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q2 2022 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
July 12, 2022

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 5, 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: First-Time Funds Before the GFC

This analyst note uses the historical context of the global financial crisis to evaluate and compare past and present patterns of first-time managers raising follow-on VC funds.
June 1, 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: Nontraditional Investors React to Current Market Headwinds

Our latest analyst note explores how economic headwinds could make nontraditional investor types slow their pace of investment to VC.
May 30, 2022

Global Private Fund Strategies Report

The Q1 2022 Global Private Fund Strategies Report offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits, and fundraising.
May 24, 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: Analysts Advise on Key Trends to Watch as Markets Return to Turmoil

This analyst note details the potential long-term impacts of the current macro backdrop on deal activity, valuations, sustainability and more across PE and VC.
May 16, 2022

US VC Valuations Report

The Q1 2022 US VC Valuations Report delves into sizes and valuations of the quarter’s US VC deals.
May 10, 2022