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

PitchBook Analyst Note: VC-Backed Companies Taking Advantage of Slow M&A Market

This analyst note examines the increased participation of VC-backed companies as buyers in the M&A market.
March 9, 2025

Annual Global Private Market Fundraising Report

The 2024 Annual Global Private Market Fundraising Report offers a definitive review of the private market fund landscape with fundraising, cash flow, dry powder, and AUM data across geographies and se
March 3, 2025

US VC Valuations Report

The 2024 Annual US VC Valuations Report delves into sizes and valuations of the quarter’s US VC deals, highlighting deals with nontraditional investor participation and breaking down US VC valuations.
February 9, 2025

PitchBook Analyst Note: US VC-Backed IPO Expectations

A healthy increase in IPOs is our outlook for 2025—assuming the Fed cuts rates, economic indicators stay strong, and political tensions don’t spook the market.
January 22, 2025

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q4 2024 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
January 12, 2025

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor 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.
January 5, 2025

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

The H2 2024 VC Tech Survey presents insights from venture capital investors and explores their views on technological innovation and fundraising expectations within the VC ecosystem.
December 22, 2024

APAC Private Capital Outlook

The 2025 APAC Private Capital Outlook forecasts trends that will shape the APAC PE and VC industries in the upcoming year.
December 18, 2024

US Venture Capital Outlook

The 2025 US Venture Capital Outlook forecasts trends that will shape the US VC industry in the upcoming year.
December 15, 2024

Japan Private Capital Breakdown

The 2024 Japan Private Capital Breakdown examines the region’s PE and VC markets and analyzes recent events’ impacts on these spaces.
December 3, 2024