Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

Through its local branches, Startup Global organizes free seminars across the country to help small and early-stage companies develop plans to participate fully in global markets. Startup…

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: 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…

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…

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,…

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,…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Angel CoFund operates through a distinctive co-investment model that prioritises private sector leadership and robust governance. Businesses do not approach the fund directly; instead, they must…

Year Introduced: 2014 | City-level

LCIF operates on a co-investment model, where the fund invests only alongside a pre-approved list of private lead investors such as venture capital firms and angel investors. Startups must secure…

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…