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 Analyst Note: Alternative Sources of Financing for Startups

This analyst note summarizes key differences between sources of financing for startups outside the venture model, all of which offer varying levels of support and capital.
February 9, 2020

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q4 2019 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor offers a definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits and fundraising.
January 12, 2020

PitchBook Analyst Note: Nontraditional Investors in VC Are Here to Stay

This analyst note summarizes the various categories of nontraditional investors in venture and their impact on the industry.
December 17, 2019

PitchBook Analyst Note: 2020 Venture Capital Outlook

PitchBook’s venture capital analysts have produced a data-driven outlook summarizing the primary key trends that will shape the global venture industry in 2020.
December 15, 2019

PitchBook Analyst Note: The Effect of Capital Resources on Dealmaking

In this note, our analysts examine select VC ecosystems to determine how capital resources affect companies raising new money.
November 14, 2019

PitchBook Analyst Note: Venture Debt Overview

This analyst note describes the growing usage of venture debt in the VC ecosystem and sets a precedent for how PitchBook with track and analyze venture debt going forward.
October 9, 2019

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor is the definitive review of the US venture industry, breaking down trends across dealmaking, exits and fundraising.
October 7, 2019

The US PE middle market in 12 charts

We’ve compiled a set of key charts from our 2017 Annual PE Middle Market Report for a quick but thorough look at this busy segment of private equity.
February 27, 2018

The state of M&A in 10 charts

Our 2017 Annual M&A Report provides a thorough analysis of deal activity in North America and Europe, but for a quick look at the highlights, we’ve compiled these key charts.
February 19, 2018

Detailing the US PE industry in 12 charts

We’ve compiled a set of charts from our 2017 Annual US PE Breakdown for a quick but comprehensive look at the state of private equity in the US.
February 12, 2018