Ilya Strebulaev

About

I post daily research insights on venture capital — startups, founders, and the investors behind them — drawing on data covering 4,000+ unicorns and 100,000+ founders and investors. Follow for data-driven perspectives. My longer work lives on Substack: in-depth research, investor rankings, and the full VC 101 and PE 101 series, based on my Stanford GSB courses on how venture capital and private equity actually work. Subscribe here: https://ilyastrebulaev.substack.com/ I am the David S. Lobel Professor of Private Equity and Professor of Finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where I teach one of the most popular MBA electives on venture capital. I have taught more than 5,000 Stanford MBAs. I am the founder and director of the Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative, which bridges academic research and industry practice. This work led to my co-authored book The Venture Mindset, a national bestseller translated into 10+ languages. My research team has built one of the largest academic datasets on venture capital, tracking 3,000+ global unicorns, their founders and investors, along with 11,000+ VC investors and 100,000+ VC and PE professionals across three decades. I received the GSB MBA Distinguished Teacher Award, the highest teaching honor Stanford MBA students can bestow on a professor. My work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other major outlets. For executive workshops, keynote speaking, or consulting inquiries, please send a direct message.