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 latest edition of the US VC Valuations Report dives into the changes in deal terms and valuations across stages during the third quarter of 2020.
November 22, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: What’s Next for Equity Crowdfunding?

On November 2, the SEC reached agreement on updates to several JOBS Act crowdfunding regulations that aim to broaden the reach and increase the viability of crowdfunding campaigns.
November 15, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: Estimating VC Deal and Exit Counts

This analyst note examines the methodology behind deal and exit count estimations in the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.
October 11, 2020

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q3 2020 edition of PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits and fundraising.
October 11, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: Angels: Foundational Investors to VC

Angel investors are, in many ways, the backbone of VC. In this research note we look at angel VC investment trends as well as how angel dynamics have kept up with changes in the VC market.
August 31, 2020

US VC Valuations Report

The latest edition of the US VC Valuations Report dives into the changes in deal terms and valuations across stages during the second quarter of 2020.
August 23, 2020

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q2 2020 edition of PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits and fundraising.
July 12, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: Shadow Capital in Venture Investing

In this note, PitchBook analysts estimate nontraditional capital availability and nontraditional investor participation in venture capital.
June 4, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Multiple Avenues to VC Exposure

Although sovereign wealth funds primarily participate at the top end of the VC market, others have taken a more nuanced strategy. PitchBook’s latest research note details their investment trends.
May 25, 2020

US VC Valuations Report

The latest edition of the US VC Valuations Report dives into the changes in deal terms and valuations across stages during the first quarter of 2020 as the downturn began to reach the US.
May 21, 2020