# See the flow of capital in real time with Carta’s visual accounting

Authors:

Cesar Ruiz, Sahas Singh

Read time:

2 minutes

Published date:

January 6, 2026

Trace capital flows, uncover the "why" behind your metrics, and explore the real-time impact of key events with this Entity Map upgrade.

Contents: Dynamic event tracing

## **From black box to transparency**

For firms managing intricate webs of investment vehicles, a simple diagram isn't enough. Trying to reconcile static legal structure charts with live accounting data creates a blind spot in your operations. Visual Accounting supports your firm’s specific structure, no matter the complexity. Whether you manage blockers, feeders, or preferred LP classes, you can trace the exact flow of capital from an underlying asset through every entity, all the way to an individual GP or LP. It transforms a "black box" process into a transparent experience that connects your structure directly to your fund accounting source of truth.

## **Dynamic event tracing**

Don’t just report your current performance metrics—understand the specific events that shaped them. With the new Events view, you can isolate a specific transaction—such as a portfolio company valuation update—to see exactly how it cascades through your structure. Watch the flow of capital in real time to understand precisely how the transaction influenced NAV and accrued Carried Interest. This traceability helps you answer the "why" behind your numbers instantly during partner meetings, without needing to run complex ad-hoc reports.

Author: [Cesar Ruiz](/content/author/cesar-ruiz/index.html)

Cesar Ruiz is the Product Marketing Lead for Private Equity at Carta. Prior to Carta, he led trust and safety product marketing initiatives at Facebook and Twitter covering elections integrity, misinformation, and offline crisis response.

Author: [Sahas Singh](/content/author/sahas-singh/index.html)

Sahas Singh is a senior product manager at Carta.