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United Kingdom

The Ecosystem Fund

Year Introduced: 2020 | Sub-national

The Ecosystem Fund operates through a competitive open-call grant process, managed by Inspirent Ltd on behalf of the Scottish Government.Eligibility. Applications are open to a wide range of…

United States

The Appalachian Entrepreneurship Education Continuum

Year Introduced: 2017 | Sub-national

The Appalachian Entrepreneurship Education Continuum operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms spanning K-12 education and summer intensive programs:K-12 Entrepreneurship Education Integration…

United States

Oregon Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative

Year Introduced: 2016 | Sub-national

The Oregon Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms with different governance structures but complementary objectives, primarily through the Rural…

United Kingdom

LINC Scotland

Year Introduced: 1993 | Sub-national

LINC Scotland operates through multiple mechanisms designed to facilitate connections between angel investors and entrepreneurs, provide infrastructure for angel syndicates, and represent the angel…

Brazil

Sustainable Public Procurement in Sao Paulo

Year Introduced: 2012 | Sub-national

The Sustainable Public Procurement program integrates sustainability criteria throughout six key procurement phases, beginning with needs identification and culminating in contract monitoring and…

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,…

United Kingdom

Scotland's Intermediate Technology Initiative (ITI)

Year Introduced: 2002 | Sub-national

The ITI operated through three sector-aligned Intermediary Technology Institutes focusing on techmedia, energy, and life sciences. Each ITI conducted market foresighting to identify global…

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,…

United States

Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

ILGIF operates as an evergreen impact investment fund, deploying capital from the Illinois State Treasurer’s investment portfolio into venture capital, growth equity, and private credit funds. These…

United States

GROWKS Multi-Fund Equity Program (Kansas)

Year Introduced: 2022 | Sub-national

At its core, the GROWKS Multi-Fund Equity Program operates as a public-private investment model, blending federal funding from the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) with matching private…

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