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 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

PitchBook Analyst Note: Venture Debt Set to Increase Role During Crisis

Venture debt has grown its slice of VC, shedding much of its negative image. PitchBook’s latest research note examines how venture debt could grow even more popular in the time of coronavirus.
April 22, 2020

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q1 2020 edition of PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits and fundraising.
April 12, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: The Vision Fund’s Only Competitor Is Itself

This research note from PitchBook venture analysts details the ins and outs of the SoftBank Vision Fund, exploring its unique features, strategy, implementation and future.
April 2, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: COVID-19’s Influence on the US VC Market

This latest analyst note from PitchBook’s editorial venture research team takes a deep dive into how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the venture landscape.
March 30, 2020

Global Fund Performance Report (as of Q2 2019)

A companion to PitchBook Benchmarks, the Fund Performance Report offers commentary on the salient trends across private fund strategies’ performance.
March 10, 2020

US VC Valuations Report

In our annual edition of the VC Valuations Report, our analysts delve into the sizes and valuations of US VC deals in 2019.
February 23, 2020