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

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

Top Investor Tuesday — The most active VCs in India

India released its 2016/2017 budget which includes several benefits aimed to increase VC investment within the country. Here are the most active U.S.-based investors in India.
March 2, 2016

Today’s letters are V-C: Sesame Street among unlikely entrants into corporate venture capital

What do the children’s television program Sesame Street and soup maker Campbell’s have in common? You might not guess it, but they both have VC funds. Here are some other unsuspecting corporate venture capital firms.
February 28, 2016

Hustle & cash flow: 11 rappers in venture capital

Rappers are in the business of themselves, and successful rappers are great at it. Here are 11 rappers that have found success outside of their music careers, in the world of venture capital.
February 22, 2016

2016 finally sees first U.S. IPO

There were zero VC-backed IPOs completed in the U.S. during the month of January, the first time we’ve seen such a drought since September 2011.
February 10, 2016