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

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March 11, 2024

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor

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January 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.
January 2, 2024

US Venture Capital Outlook

Our 2024 US Venture Capital Outlook forecasts trends that will shape the US VC industry in the upcoming year.
December 17, 2023

Japan Private Capital Breakdown

The 2023 Japan Private Capital Breakdown examines the region’s PE and VC markets and analyzes recent events’ impacts on these spaces.
December 4, 2023

VC Tech Survey

Our H2 2023 VC Tech Survey provides insights from 72 VC investors to gauge their perspectives on technological innovation and fundraising expectations within the venture capital ecosystem.
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