Kaidi Gao is a senior venture capital research analyst at PitchBook, where she contributes to the VC team’s core reports and produces quarterly thematic analyst notes on various topics. Her research and expertise focus primarily on venture debt, VC in the APAC region and seed- and early-stage dealmaking. Prior to this role, Gao worked as a Senior Data Operations Associate, overseeing PitchBook’s VC-backed company dataset.
Gao received a master’s degree in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with a focus on Arabic from Duke University. She is based in PitchBook’s Seattle office.
