{"id":5161,"date":"2025-07-11T17:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:02:46","slug":"creating-a-new-pitchbook-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/creating-a-new-pitchbook-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a New PitchBook Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2024\/08\/pitchbook-logo-e1724856269355.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4839 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2024\/08\/pitchbook-logo-300x48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a>Follow the process below to create a new PitchBook account on or off campus. If you&#8217;ve just forgotten your password, follow the steps in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/how-to-reset-your-forgotten-password-in-pitchbook\/\">How to Reset Your PitchBook Password<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Clear Your Browser\u2019s Cache and Cookies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before starting, clear your browser&#8217;s cache and cookies to avoid issues with saved login states or redirects. You can usually do this from your browser\u2019s settings under Privacy or History.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Disconnect from VPN Before Starting<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Important: Disable any VPN connection before accessing the PitchBook registration page.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Access PitchBook via the Business Library&#8217;s PitchBook Database Page<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/business\/research-learning\/databases\/pitchbook\">PitchBook Database Page: https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/business\/research-learning\/databases\/pitchbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Authenticate using your Emory NetID and password when prompted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Create a New Account<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the PitchBook login screen, click \u201cCreate an Account.\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Use your Emory email address and complete the registration form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.47.53\u202fPM.png\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.47.53\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5164 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.47.53\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.47.53\u202fPM.png 506w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.47.53\u202fPM-175x300.png 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>5. Check for Activation Email<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look for a confirmation or activation email from PitchBook.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Follow the link to set your password<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pick a password.\u00a0 Heads up: you&#8217;ll have to change your password again shortly &#8211; see step 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. Return to the Emory Libraries PitchBook Link<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always use the<a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/business\/research-learning\/databases\/pitchbook\"> library database page<\/a> to access PitchBook, as you did in Step 3<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do not bookmark or go directly to pitchbook.com\u2014this may bypass institutional access.<\/li>\n<li>Always log in with your Emory.edu email; not your NetID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.48.09\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5163 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.48.09\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.48.09\u202fPM.png 822w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.48.09\u202fPM-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-5.48.09\u202fPM-768x331.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>7. Complete Final Password Prompt<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will be prompted again to set your password.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">To do so, repeat Steps 5 and 6. Use a new password for this second reset.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Do not try to log in directly from pitchbook.com.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always go back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.emory.edu\/business\/research-learning\/databases\/pitchbook\">library database page<\/a> to access PitchBook, as you did in Step 3.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may now log in to PitchBook by going to the library database portal (Step 3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>8. Reconnect to VPN (Optional)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once registration and login are successful, you may reconnect to the VPN if needed for other services. VPN typically does not interfere with PitchBook after your account is active.<\/p>\n<h3>9. Did you skip a step or are you seeing an account activation error?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pitchbook will reset your account and you can start fresh.<\/li>\n<li>Email <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('yL0frv5+WM\/032gxeCaqIlZCWIqyYHPHYCZMzYwKRHI6+crmFwTDSAYeu6rYuybBe90VzV4uNb8OuNRsGka0z3n8Z2phaFy\/nBxTfw==', 'f05751d6d2d9e6bb373087e4614125541c2ffb7f68e59ff12440e5517d99b0c9')\">Support [at] pitchbook [dot] com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the subject line say &#8220;Emory Microsite: disable account&#8221; and in the body of the email say &#8220;please disable the account for &lt;Your name&gt; &lt;your emory email&gt;&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Questions?<\/h3>\n<p>Let us know if you experience any errors registering: <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('r1fS9eIrqBPet1SmbQjQKqF2XtmzCV6mMn3ybdf+1YNgiTkuUlxfcAfekTaRW1YcDm5aGxnNy8ksbG9rscTzM2VuxeT9g6UC8rC2ahi8sjLl', 'f05751d6d2d9e6bb373087e4614125541c2ffb7f68e59ff12440e5517d99b0c9')\">GBSaskalibrarian [at] emory [dot] edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the process below to create a new PitchBook account on or off campus. If you&#8217;ve just forgotten your password, follow the steps in our blog: How to Reset Your PitchBook Password. 1. Clear Your Browser\u2019s Cache and Cookies Before starting, clear your browser&#8217;s cache and cookies to avoid issues with saved login states or <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/creating-a-new-pitchbook-account\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1456,"featured_media":2102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates","category-resources-research-tips"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/files\/2019\/08\/pitchbook.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5161"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5247,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions\/5247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/gbsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}