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

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q2 2025 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
July 13, 2025

PitchBook Analyst Note: Forecasting the Growth of North America’s VC AUM

This analyst notes looks at the factors that will drive the growth of the North American VC market.
July 10, 2025

Global VC First Look

The First Looks are a preliminary release of top-line venture industry figures for the global, US, and European markets, intended as a first-to-market source of key datasets and findings.
July 1, 2025

APAC Private Capital Outlook: Midyear Update

This analyst note updates the predictions made in our 2025 APAC Private Capital Outlook and analyzes how these forecast trends within deals, exits, and fundraising will play out during H2.
June 26, 2025

US Venture Capital Outlook: Midyear Update

This analyst note updates the predictions made in our 2025 US Venture Capital Outlook and analyzes how these forecast trends within deals, exits, and fundraising will play out during H2.
June 22, 2025

VC Tech Survey: Investor Insights on AI, Dealmaking, and Fundraising

The H1 2025 VC Tech Survey presents insights from venture capital investors and explores their views on technological innovation and fundraising expectations within the VC ecosystem.
June 3, 2025

US VC Valuations and Returns Report

The Q1 2025 US VC Valuations and Returns Report delves into the sizes and valuations of the quarter’s US VC deals and examines the most recent returns data.
May 11, 2025

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q1 2025 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
April 13, 2025

PitchBook Analyst Note: Tariffs Dim Expectations of IPO Window

This analyst note discusses the effects of recent tariffs on public and private markets, highlighting the negative impact on the VC-backed IPO market.
April 9, 2025

PitchBook Analyst Note: Tariffs and the Rewiring of APAC Private Markets

This analyst note addresses the impact of recent US tariffs on the APAC markets, including disruptions in supply chain strategies and emerging opportunities for certain countries.
April 7, 2025