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: 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

The state of the US venture industry in 15 charts

We’ve put together a selection of key charts from the 4Q PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor highlighting major trends in the industry, from rising deal values to near-record unicorn activity.
January 25, 2018

Unicorn count in the US growing slowly, exits still hard to find

Unicorns have accounted for more than 20% of the 2017 deal value in US, despite making up less than 1% of the deal count.
September 19, 2017

These 16 charts illustrate current trends in the US VC industry

Here are 16 charts from the 2Q 2017 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor that illustrate the current trends in the US venture market.
July 26, 2017

A 17-chart breakdown of the US PE industry

Our 1Q 2017 US PE Breakdown showcases datasets covering all aspects of private equity. We’ve compiled the key highlights from the report.
June 5, 2017