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Getting Started with Project Ledger

Category: Getting Started Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
Getting Started with Project Ledger

Getting Started with Project Ledger

The comprehensive guide to launching your first portfolio and tracking investments.

Core Concepts Explained

Before you begin, it helps to understand how Project Ledger organizes your data.

Portfolio Group

The top-level "umbrella." It represents your investment club, partnership, or holding company (e.g., "Yaoundé Ventures").

Project

Specific ventures within a group (e.g., "Snack Bar Construction"). Each project has its own budget and team.

Transactions

The financial heartbeat. Every expense, revenue item, or capital contribution is logged here.

Did you know?

You can be the Owner of multiple Portfolio Groups and a member of many others using a single login account.

Your Onboarding Journey

Step 01

Create Your Portfolio Group

Your journey begins by creating a home for your investments.

  1. Navigate to Portfolios.
  2. Click New Group.
  3. Enter Portfolio Name & Description.
  4. Click Create Group.
Step 02

Launch Your First Project

Now that you have a group, it's time to add a specific venture.

  1. Click New Project on Dashboard.
  2. Set Target Budget & Currency.
  3. Click Launch Project.
Important: Base Currency cannot be changed once created.
Step 03

Invite Team & Define Equity

Bring your partners on board via the Team & Equity dashboard.

  • Add members via email and assign roles (Associate/Manager).
  • Set Target Equity % in the Cap Table.
  • System calculates required capital automatically.
Tip: Use "Mass Update" to adjust all partners' equity at once.
Step 04

Start Logging Transactions

With your team in place, you are ready to track finances.

Capital
Expense
Revenue
Warning: Always upload a receipt when logging an Expense for audit trails.