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

VCs enter the drone zone

The word drone may summon thoughts of the unmanned aerial vehicles used for defense and espionage in modern warzones, but the devices have more recently made their way into the personal and commercial markets.
March 17, 2015

Money on the move: The wallet of the future

The days of lugging around a cumbersome, overstuffed wallet maybe coming to an end.
October 22, 2014

In Record Quarter for VC, Bay Area Stands Out

In the largest quarter for total VC capital invested since 1Q 2000, Bay Area companies came out as clear winners in 2Q, bringing in a huge amount of capital with some grandiose valuations.
July 1, 2014

PE and VC In the USA and Germany: How Do They Compare?

One of the bigger matchups so far in the World Cup brings powerhouse Germany and underdog United States together in a battle to move on from the group stage.
June 24, 2014

PE and VC In France and Switzerland: How Do They Compare?

PE and VC in France and Switzerland: How Do They Compare?
June 17, 2014

PE and VC in Belgium and Russia: How Do They Compare?

We took a look inside the PE and VC landscapes of Belgium and Russia and found some interesting facts.
June 17, 2014