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

Up and to the right: April’s biggest valuation jumps

354 VC deals were closed by U.S. startups in April. We put together lists of the largest valuation jumps by step-up multiple and post-money jump, as well as notable flat rounds.
May 9, 2016

Draft day: NFL team valuations vs. VC-backed cos.

The NFL is a runaway value train, with the average team value jumping 38% from 2014 to 2015. With the NFL Draft upon us, we compare the highest valued teams with VC companies.
May 2, 2016

As drones attract increased VC funding, a nemesis is born

More than $550 million was invested in drones in 2015 alone. SkySafe has just raised a seed round as it develops technology safe from the prying eyes of drones and their operators.
April 27, 2016

Relentless pursuit of unicorn status leads to unhealthy balance in VC

The venture funding arms race that over the last few years has drawn companies to raise larger and larger rounds, creating a hold behind the $1 billion+ valuation bucket.
April 25, 2016

What drop in VC?

Alarmist headlines have recently popped up regarding the drop in venture capital suffered in 1Q. In actuality, more than $18 billion was invested during the quarter through venture deals in the U.S. alone, representing an uptick from capital invested in 4Q.
April 21, 2016

Founder vs. CEO: Who creates more value?

In many ways, founders are the soul of a company. That’s one of the reasons why many investors prefer working with companies led by the founder rather than a professional CEO.
April 19, 2016

The 5 most active VCs of 1Q 2016

As 1Q comes to a close, we reveal the 10 most active venture capital investors of the quarter. Is VC investment slowing? Don’t tell these firms.
March 30, 2016

Cruise control: GM buying driverless car technology for $1B

Driverless car technology is a hot topic. This $1 billion acquisition of a startup by GM makes the market and its future all the more intriguing.
March 15, 2016

Snapchat valuation not disappearing

Snapchat has reportedly raised $175 million in funding from Fidelity Investments, keeping its valuation at $16 billion. What happened to those markdowns?
March 9, 2016

VC Snapshot: February

Startups raised 766 financing rounds in February; here is a look at more VC data from the month, including fund closings, active investors and exit tallies.
March 3, 2016