TRAMLINES Ventures is a fund & accelerator focused on B2B startups in Deep Tech, AI, Fintech, and Enterprise Tech. It targets domain experts with at least 10 years of industry experience and takes them through a 24-month Pre-Seed and Seed programme.
 
As an Investor Relations Lead, I'm here to ensure the success of our Portco's in their fundraising efforts.

Eva Dobrzanska

The IPO market is likely to gain momentum this year, and that's a great signal for early-stage startups. The exits trigger payouts to LPs, who then are likely to commit to new funds (think VC, Angel syndicates, cVCs..) We've got 7 likely mega-IPOs on the horizon:

1. OpenAI (likely at $1T valuation)
2. SpaceX
3. Stripe
4. Anthropic
5. Databricks (est. valuation $43B)
6. Canva (valued at $42B from its most recent funding round)
7. Anduril (defense tech, raised $6.3B to date)

Another plus?

Post-IPO, employees with company shares convert their equity into liquid cash.

-> a lot of them end up angel investing in new ventures... and typically have a higher risk tolerance than traditional wealth managers. 

They are more likely to fund "crazy" early-stage ideas that institutions might skip.

#capitalraising #vcfunding #startupadvice

NEXT STOP: TRAMLINES 🚀
Excited to say I’m joining the team at Tramlines Ventures! We back domain expert founders across AI, Fintech, DeepTech & Enterprise Tech, investing at Pre Seed/ Seed and taking them through a bespoke support program extending the right commercial & investor networks around them.

The right access and advice at the earliest stages can truly make or break the business. And at Tramlines, we start from a simple assumption:

Building *durable* businesses requires strong tech applied with deep domain understanding. 

We look closely at the tech, the architecture, the data, and the full enterprise readiness.

With 7 investments to date (and 1 exit), my role will drive more of our portfolio to successful outcomes across their various stages, ranging from Pre Seed to Series A (and some reaching profitability already..)

Alas… 

💸 to the INVESTORS in my network: we should catch up. 

🛠️ to the FOUNDERS in my network: we’re actively investing. Leave a comment with a 1-sentence description of what you’re building + tag another Founder in your network. 

Our team will be actively screening all Comments throughout this week and reaching out directly to those who could be a fit. 

#newjob #vc #startupfunding #venturecapital

Albert Azis-Clauson 🦚, Ashleigh Gardner, Daniel Lanyon thank you to You and the rest of the team for this opportunity - super excited. Andrea Madaschi, Craig Donaldson, David Arden, Josie Flight, Graham McClelland, Erica Young, Rosalie Oakman, Ria Chopra, Theo Innis

Teaching High Growth Potential Companies How to Raise Millions | Founder of FundingHero | Author of The Startup Fundraising MBA | x2 High Growth Exits | 20 Acquisitions | Millions Raised  

I don’t just teach founders how to raise investment — I show them how to raise to scale up to exit and make Angels or VCs desperate to invest in you! 

As a former CFO with two back-to-back exits for hundreds of millions, I’ve got the scars, the spreadsheets, and the “why is this so hard?” moments to prove it.

Now I spend my time helping ambitious, early-stage companies and spin-outs avoid the most common (and most expensive) fundraising mistakes. Whether it’s building a financial story investors actually understand, figuring out how much to raise without sweating buckets, or just finding where to start, I’m here for the reality check people need to make you investable, not just the nice fluffy words and back slapping.

🧠 I wrote The Startup Fundraising MBA to share the practical, no-fluff, simple to follow framework I call The 6 Pillars of Fundraising — a roadmap that’s helped thousands of founders learn how to become investor-ready and raise with confidence.

🚀 I also run FundingHero, our game-changing investment readiness platform that’s demystifying the overwhelming process of raising investment. We license our CPD-accredited e-learning and cohort management tools to incubators and accelerators and our clients into some of the top universities, councils, and growth hubs across the UK, helping them deliver high-impact founder support without burning out their teams. We like to say: less hand-holding, more founder wins to get funded faster.

I work closely with accelerators, enterprise educators, and startup support programmes — because brilliant founders are everywhere and lack quality strategic financial support. They just need the right roadmap.

If you’re an enterprise educator supporting early-stage businesses and need a masterclass or e-learning tool to enhance your support, or if you’re a founder wondering where to start for your first or second major funding round — feel free to connect. No pitch decks required.

Jim Shirley

“Take the leap and do it straight away because it will be life-changing for you.”

Wise words from Scott Garrett  Raising EIS for VitaVoice, Founder of VitaVoice.

For Scott, the real value was learning directly from people who have been there before. Understanding how investors think. How to communicate clearly. And how to approach fundraising with confidence rather than hesitation.

Wishing Scott and the VitaVoice team continued momentum as they take the next steps in their growth journey.

🚀 Cohort 5 is now open

Designed For:
• Companies With A Product In Market And Traction 🎯
• University Spinouts Including Pre-Revenue Teams 🤩
• Raising Angel, VC or Debt £250k to £3m+ 💰
• Companies Who Want CFO Level Support 😎

Only 8 spaces available
Applications close 6 March, kick off 20th March 2026 🚀 🙌🚀

#HealthTech #FounderJourney #FundraisingSupport #MidlandsInnovation

Author ✍️ The Startup Fundraising MBA | Helping Founders Successfully Fundraise & Scale | Founder FundingHero.co.uk

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