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Sweden

Regional Co-investment Funds

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…

Saudi Arabia

BADIR, a Technology Incubator Program

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

BADIR operates through a comprehensive support system combining multiple services and mechanisms to support technology entrepreneurs from idea stage through growth and scaling.Incubation Services:…

Portugal

IN2:BA – Business Angels Co-Investment Fund

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…

United States

JumpStart Evergreen Fund

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,…

Argentina

4.0 Co-investment Fund

Year Introduced: 2020 | Sub-national

The fund targets dynamic startups at seed and early stages located in Córdoba Province, engaged in Industry 4.0 technologies including IoT, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, cybersecurity,…

Canada

Canada Accelerator & Incubator Program (CAIP)

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

CAIP was delivered through a competitive funding process selecting 16 accelerators and incubators across Canada that demonstrated excellence and capacity to support startups. The program awarded non-…

Mexico

Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA)

Year Introduced: 2004 | National-level

TechBA selects high-potential, innovation-driven Mexican SMEs that demonstrate readiness to enter competitive foreign markets. With offices in Silicon Valley, Austin, Seattle, Montreal, Vancouver,…

United States

Chicago's UI Labs

Year Introduced: 2014 | City-level

UI Labs operated as a nonprofit "lab of labs" structured around high-profile collaborative partnerships. It maintained two primary initiatives: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation…

Hong Kong S.A.R., China

The Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)

Year Introduced: 1999 | National-level

The ITF operates through a comprehensive portfolio of 19 funding schemes (being consolidated to approximately 14-15) organized into six strategic support areas, administered by the Innovation and…

United States

State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

STEP operates through a two-tier federal-state partnership model. The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awards competitive grants to state and territory governments,…

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