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Country

Germany

German Accelerator

Year Introduced: 2011 | National-level

The German Accelerator operates through several distinct program tracks tailored to different stages of internationalization. The Kickstart Program is an early-stage offering (typically 5-7 days)…

Brazil

Apex-Brasil

Year Introduced: 1997 | National-level

Apex-Brasil operates through a comprehensive ecosystem of programs and services delivered via an extensive geographic network. The agency maintains national headquarters in Brasília, four regional…

France

La Mission French Tech

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

La Mission French Tech is a public administration attached to the Directorate General for Enterprises (DGE) within the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. Unlike…

France

Public investment bank (BPI France)

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

BPI France was founded in 2013 with a budget of €20 billion to support entrepreneurs by offering various financial solutions such as loans, guarantees, buyer credit, and supplier credit to encourage…

Brazil

Semente Seed Capital Program

Year Introduced: 2005 | National-level

Semente is structured as a network of seed capital funds—each formed and managed by selected professional managers, and backed by FINEP as the anchor investor (typically up to 40% of capital). The…

Indonesia

Merah Putih Fund

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

The Merah Putih Fund operates as a government-led venture capital fund targeting late-stage startups seeking Series C and D investments. It is managed collectively by five state-owned enterprise (SOE…

Mexico

Mexico Fund of Funds (Fondo de Fondos)

Year Introduced: 2006 | National-level

Fondo de Fondos operates as an investment manager that allocates pooled capital into a diverse range of funds—including private equity, venture capital, energy, infrastructure, real estate, private…

Turkiye

Turkiye Development Fund (Türkiye Kalkınma Fonu)

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

Turkiye Development Fund (TDF) operates through a multi-tiered “umbrella fund” structure composed of sector-specific sub-funds, each tailored to foster innovation and address gaps in the Turkish…

United States

Ohio State Fund

Year Introduced: 2005 | National-level

The Ohio State Fund is an umbrella term used to describe the various state-funded mechanisms and resources dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology-driven economic…

European Investment Fund (EIF)

Year Introduced: 1994 | National-level

The European Investment Fund operates almost entirely through financial intermediaries rather than direct lending to firms; it commits capital to venture capital and private equity funds, provides…

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Atlas is a compendium of public sector policies and programs that serves as a tool for policymakers, advisors and opinion leaders to learn about previously implemented policy models, articulated entrepreneurship strategies and/or designs of public-sector-supported programs.

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