Join us for an exclusive insight into Tramlines Ventures, a London based VC and Accelerator investing at Pre-Seed into Founders with deep levels of domain expertise who are solving real problems in their industry.
This conversation is particularly special as we celebrate a special partnership between Tramlines VC and our SPARK Incubator Programme.
We'll be in conversation from 1.30pm in the Provost Drawing Room with Tramlines Founding Partners Albert Azis-Clauson and Daniel Lanyon. Hosted by SPARK Programme Director Francesca Hodgson.
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Albert Aziz Clauson
Albert's path into venture was unconventional. He began his career as a ballet dancer before trading ballet shoes for a computer, studying Computer Science and Philosophy of Science at University College London, obtaining a 1st class degree with honours. That combination, of technical rigour and philosophical inquiry would later shape his approach to business building: structured, systems-driven, and intellectually grounded.
In his first startup, Albert built a platform that became the educational and infrastructural backbone for more than 350,000 small businesses annually. He went on to become a multi-exited entrepreneur, raising hundreds of millions of pounds across dozens of companies. Following these exits, he moved into angel investing, but quickly grew frustrated with the passive, capitalallocation model of early-stage investment. Instead, he returned to hands-on company building.
Albert founded Tramlines to address what he saw as a systemic failure in venture capital: brilliant domain experts, often underrepresented by traditional VC networks, were building commercially powerful businesses without receiving the structural support or access to capital they deserved. In an era of commoditised technology and rapidly advancing AI, he believes domain expertise, operational excellence, and access to distribution matter more than ever.
Under his leadership and based on his previous 6 years of consulting, Tramlines has developed a structured validation framework and a 24-month pathway designed to move companies from pre-seed to scalable commercial model with discipline and capital efficiency. The firm focuses on early profitability, measurable traction, and faster liquidity events, without sacrificing longterm upside.
Beyond Tramlines, Albert sits on an advisory board for HMRC, has served as a judge for the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and has been a director and chair across many companies spanning fintech, infrastructure, AI, and enterprise services.
At his core, Albert is driven by one thing: building. He is passionate about turning ideas into institutions, infrastructure into advantage, and ambition into durable companies. His philosophy is simple: work hard, be kind, build properly, and let the results compound.
Daniel Lanyon
Leading the Fund, Daniel is in charge of, and responsible for, maximising the value of every pound invested through the Tramlines funds.
Daniel is a veteran financial journalist with 15 years of experience covering asset management, startups, venture capital, and fintech. As a founding partner and Editor-in-Chief of Europe's leading fintech publication, he has the direct experience of building a business from its early stages right through to exit. AltFi reached 2 million annual readers before its acquisition by a family office in 2020.
Daniel has been at the forefront of Europe's fintech boom, profiling thousands of founders, investors, and startups, including early coverage of Revolut, Monzo, and Starling Bank. His work has also appeared in The Times, BBC, Reuters, and other major outlets, and in 2023, he launched an investment-grade fintech index that outperformed 97% of c.15k UK mutual funds, blending deep sector expertise with a data-driven approach.
A frequent speaker and podcast guest at top finance and tech events, Daniel also advises family offices and private wealth groups on venture capital and fintech investments.