Al Giles
About Al Giles
Al Giles began his career as a corporate lawyer. He then became an early-stage founder of Axiom, which The Creator Fund describes as a leading provider of tech-enabled alternative legal services. The Creator Fund says that work led to a successful exit in 2019.
He is now an active angel investor and operational advisor, and a Venture Partner at Creator Fund. His Creator Fund profile describes his focus as investing on the frontier of what is possible and backing scientific founders who build businesses that change how the world works. NFX Signal lists him as based in London.
Creator Fund lists him as an active angel investor. NFX Signal tags his profile as Angel and VC, and lists investment areas across Pre-seed, Seed and Series A. Those areas include AI, Education, LegalTech, Cloud Infrastructure, SaaS, FinTech and Creator/Passion Economy. The sources reviewed did not give a full list of his personal angel investments with dates, so none are listed here.
In August 2026 Medly AI announced an $8M Seed round (about €6.89M). Felix Capital led it, with existing investors Eka Ventures and Ada Ventures participating. Al Giles, named as Venture Partner at Creator Fund, was one of several angel investors in the round. Medly is a London-based AI tutor for exam preparation. It launched in February 2025 and reports more than 400,000 users in the UK.
NFX Signal also lists AI as an investment area at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A.
NFX Signal lists his stages as Pre-seed, Seed and Series A. Its listed sectors are AI, Education, LegalTech, Cloud Infrastructure, SaaS, FinTech and Creator/Passion Economy. Creator Fund describes his interest as scientific founders working at the frontier. His NFX Signal profile, listed under his Creator Fund role, shows an investment range of $100K to $5.0M and a sweet spot of $2.5M. That range may reflect fund-level rather than personal angel cheque sizes, and he has not published a personal cheque size in the sources reviewed. He has made no public statement about what he looks for that we could find.
- Medly AI: London AI tutor for exam preparation; Al Giles took part in its $8M Seed round announced in August 2026.
- Axiom: tech-enabled alternative legal services provider; he was an early-stage founder, with an exit in 2019 (a company he built, not an investment).
Investing activity
Al Giles appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M. The most recent is Medly AI (Seed, $8M, Aug 2026).
Al Giles most often invests alongside Felix Capital, Jean Hammond, Hector Mason and Ada Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Al Giles
Who is Al Giles?
Al Giles is a London-based angel investor and Venture Partner at Creator Fund. He was a corporate lawyer and then an early-stage founder of Axiom, which had a successful exit in 2019.
Has Al Giles invested in AI startups?
Yes. He was among the angel investors in Medly AI's $8M Seed round, announced in August 2026 and led by Felix Capital. NFX Signal also lists AI as one of his investment areas.
What stage does Al Giles invest in?
NFX Signal lists Pre-seed, Seed and Series A. His recent AI round on the Lounge deals desk is a Seed.
What cheque size does Al Giles write?
He has not published a personal cheque size in the sources we reviewed. His NFX Signal profile shows a $100K to $5.0M range with a $2.5M sweet spot, listed under his Creator Fund role.
What sectors does Al Giles back?
NFX Signal lists AI, Education, LegalTech, Cloud Infrastructure, SaaS, FinTech and Creator/Passion Economy. Creator Fund says he backs scientific founders.
How can founders pitch Al Giles?
No verified personal contact details were found. Founders can look at his Creator Fund and NFX Signal profiles, or ask for a warm introduction through co-investors.
Is Al Giles an angel investor?
Yes. Al Giles invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Al Giles invested in?
Al Giles's AI investments include Medly AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Al Giles invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Al Giles has invested at Seed, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Al Giles co-invest with?
Al Giles's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Felix Capital (1 deal), Jean Hammond (1 deal), Hector Mason (1 deal), Ada Ventures (1 deal) and Eka Ventures (1 deal).