Espalier Ventures

Espalier Ventures is a single-family office and venturing organization founded in 2003 in Brighton, United Kingdom, by entrepreneur Andrew Colin. The firm maintains a growing portfolio of businesses and investments concentrated in education, wellbeing, and real estate. Colin brings a 30-year history of founding, funding, and leading innovative international education projects, and Espalier reflects his continued conviction in these sectors as an investor and company builder. The firm's principal education business is INTO University Partnerships, the global leader in international student recruitment and education, which operates under a unique joint venture model with 23 universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. Outside of INTO, Espalier runs an early-stage venturing arm that invests in and builds its own education, wellbeing, and workforce businesses. The 9-company portfolio spans education, healthtech and wellness, real estate and proptech, and HR and recruitment, with investments across the UK, United States, and other markets. Check sizes range from $500,000 to $5 million at Seed and Series A stages. Espalier also invests across a broader asset base including public and private debt, equity investments, real estate, and alternative investments. The organization's tight thematic focus on education, wellbeing, and workforce, combined with the operational experience embedded in the INTO University Partnerships business, gives Espalier a distinctive vantage point for evaluating and supporting new ventures in adjacent spaces.