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

Quantitative Perspectives: A New Regime Begins

The Q3 2024 Quantitative Perspectives: A New Regime Begins report examines the VC industry against the macroeconomic backdrop of 2024 and explores what the Fed’s recent rate cut could mean for VC.
September 18, 2024

PitchBook Analyst Note: Checking In on India’s Unicorns

This analyst note looks at the economics, investment activity, and exit opportunities of India’s billion-dollar companies to provide a more complete picture of their near-term health.
September 8, 2024

US VC Valuations Report

The Q2 2024 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 valuations by sector.
August 6, 2024

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

The Q2 2024 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor presents a data-driven overview of the key trends defining the US venture capital landscape.
July 9, 2024

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.
July 1, 2024

US Venture Capital Outlook: Midyear Update

This analyst note updates the predictions made in our 2024 US Venture Capital Outlook and analyzes how these forecast trends within deals, exits, and fundraising will play out during H2.
June 20, 2024

Australia & New Zealand Private Capital Breakdown

The 2024 Australia & New Zealand Private Capital Breakdown examines the region’s PE and VC markets and analyzes recent events’ impacts on these spaces.
June 4, 2024

VC Tech Survey

Our H1 2024 VC Tech Survey provides insights from VC investors to gauge their perspectives on technological innovation and fundraising expectations within the venture capital ecosystem.
May 27, 2024

Global Private Market Fundraising Report

The Q1 2024 Global Private Market Fundraising Report offers a definitive review of the private market fund landscape with fundraising, cash flow, dry powder, and AUM data.
May 21, 2024

US VC Valuations Report

The Q1 2024 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.
May 7, 2024