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

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

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