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United Kingdom

British Business Investments

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

British Business Investments operates as a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank. It does not lend or invest directly into businesses, but instead invests in finance providers who have…

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…

Canada

Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP)

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

VCAP operates through a fund-of-funds model—government cornerstone investments are used to leverage additional commitments from private sector partners, pension funds, banks, and provincial…

Italy

CDP Venture Capital Sgr (CDP Venture Capital – Fondo Nazionale Innovazione)

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

CDP Venture Capital Sgr operates as the main national fund manager for Italy's innovation-focused investment programs. The platform manages resources through various venture capital funds, offering…

Russia

Russian Venture Company (RVC)

Year Introduced: 2006 | National-level

RVC is structured as a fund-of-funds, which means it invests in venture capital funds instead of making direct investments in start-ups. The process begins with RVC identifying priority technology…

Ethiopia

Enterprise Financing Facility (EFF)

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The Enterprise Financing Facility operates within the Innovative Finance Lab (IFL), a platform created by the National Bank of Ethiopia and the United Nations Development Programme in 2022 to test…

Australia

Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF)

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The BTF works as a co-investment fund, pooling money from the Australian government (Commonwealth capital) and matching it with private sector investment. In total, about $501.25million has been…

India

Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) operates by investing in professionally managed venture capital funds rather than granting direct funding to startups. Managed by the Small Industries Development…

South Korea

Korea Fund of Funds (KFoF)

Year Introduced: 2005 | National-level

The Korea Fund of Funds operates as a government-backed fund-of-funds structure. Thirteen ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Economy and Finance…

South Africa

South Africa SME Fund

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The South Africa SME Fund operates as a fund of funds, meaning it invests in a portfolio of professionally managed venture capital and growth funds, rather than deploying capital directly to…

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