Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2009 | National-level

Tillväxtverket designed Sweden's Regional Co-investment Funds to improve access to finance during a startups early development stages and to support their growth. The program sought to…

Year Introduced: 2009 | National-level

IN2:BA operates through a dual co-investment structure involving two complementary platforms, each with distinct operational characteristics.​ Dual Platform Structure: The IN2:BA program comprises…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The program operates through two distinct financing pillars, each targeting different startup segments and utilizing different delivery mechanisms.​Pillar I: Corona Matching Facility (CMF)Pillar I…

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

JIC operates as a public-private investment vehicle, managing funding from both government and private sources. Its core mission is to inject risk capital into industries and businesses that are…

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The Germany Foreign Trade Fair Program operates as a joint exhibition platform coordinating collective German company participation in international trade fairs through the organizational support of…

Year Introduced: | National-level

Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency, the RBEG program provides competitive grants exclusively to eligible public bodies, nonprofit corporations, federally…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The SPRINT Challenge operates as a competitive grant mechanism coordinated by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Department of Commerce. Eligible applicants—primarily…

Year Introduced: 1982 | National-level

SBIR offers eligible participants grants to develop and commercialize a new technology or intellectual property, when it isn’t yet at the stage where they can attract traditional investment…

Year Introduced: 2004 | Sub-national

The Evergreen Fund invests primarily equity or convertible notes in seed and pre-seed technology startups within 21 counties of Northeast Ohio. Target companies demonstrate validated market demand,…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The Future Fund delivers unsecured convertible loans to eligible companies facing pandemic-related financial challenges, with loan sizes from £125,000 to £5 million, subject to matched investment…