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

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

2015 in Review: The Year of the Unicorn

2015 may one day be known as the Year of the Unicorn: 47 new U.S.-based startups reached billion-dollar valuations this year, along with 28 companies based outside the U.S.
December 29, 2015

The co-investors behind 2015’s most active VC dealmakers

Every Batman needs a Robin. Here is a look at the most active VC investors of 2015, along with the sidekicks they co-invested with the most:
December 22, 2015

Updated: Legal battle over daily fantasy sports catching fire

It may not be The Hunger Games, but the fight between daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites and the U.S. government may be catching fire. FanDuel, DraftKings and Yahoo are set for a showdown in court with New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman.
December 10, 2015

Record $4.1B of Series A capital invested in healthcare in 2015

Healthcare investment is booming at the Series A stage. $4.1 billion has been invested so far in 2015, easily a record total on an annual basis. And, for the first time in over a decade, healthcare accounted for a larger percentage of total VC capital exited (47%) than IT (24%).
December 9, 2015

Uber’s competition is getting stronger

Uber, now valued at $62.5 billion, is battling Lyft, Ola, GrabTaxi and Didi Kuaidi in a global turf war. The four Uber rivals are worth a combined $25.6 billion based on the valuation of their most recent completed rounds, according to PitchBook data.
December 7, 2015

The top 5 VC-funded companies in India

India, the globe’s second most populous country, has quickly become one of the most funded in the venture capital world. Here are the five India-based companies that have raised the most venture capital.
September 30, 2015

How 20 big-name VC firms are investing at Series A and B

We compiled data from the PitchBook Platform that compares the median deal size and valuation of Series A and Series B rounds joined by 20 major VC firms so far in 2015.
September 28, 2015

U.S. PE firms venturing more and more to VC

U.S. private equity firms have increasingly been investing in VC rounds, according to PitchBook data, and not just the smaller crossover-type firms, either. Since the beginning of 2009, 584 U.S.-based PE firms have participated in at least one venture investment.
August 12, 2015

Venture capital pouring into Israel

Israel has become a contender in the heavyweight ranks of VC investment the past few years, with its startups raising over $2.7 billion since the start of 2012. Here is a list of some of the most-funded VC-backed companies in Israel.
July 9, 2015