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 Q4 2021 edition of PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits, and fundraising.
January 12, 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: SoftBank Maps Out Latin America

This analyst note explores how global investor SoftBank’s Latin America-focused funds are leading the way for nondomestic investors to leap into the emerging venture region.
January 11, 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.
January 4, 2022

PitchBook Analyst Note: 2022 US Venture Capital Outlook

Our 2022 Venture Capital Outlook forecasts trends that will shape the US VC industry in the upcoming year and reviews our analysts’ predictions from 2021.
December 16, 2021

PitchBook Analyst Note: Venture Debt in Life Sciences

This analyst note examines how venture lenders utilize the uniqueness of the life sciences market to balance the risks involved in lending to the market.
November 10, 2021

US VC Valuations Report

In this report, our analysts delve into sizes and valuations of US VC deals in Q3 2021, highlighting deals from select sectors, including biotech & pharma, mobility tech, and consumer tech.
November 8, 2021

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q3 2021 edition of PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits, and fundraising.
October 12, 2021

PitchBook Analyst Note: VC Varies by Ecosystem

This analyst note breaks out the data by ecosystem to evaluate the disparities between the four VC hubs and emerging venture markets around the US.
September 19, 2021

PitchBook Analyst Note: SoftBank Runs on IPOs

This analyst notes examines how SoftBank’s Vision Fund portfolio companies have performed post-IPO, as well as how the funds are affected by the broader venture market.
September 1, 2021

Greater China Venture Report

PitchBook’s H1 2021 Greater China Venture Report, available in US English and Simplified Chinese, spans datasets covering VC deals, exits, and fundraising in the region.
August 29, 2021