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Saudi Arabia

Jada Fund of Funds

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

Jada Fund of Funds operates as an intermediary investor, allocating capital to externally managed private equity and venture capital funds that focus on Saudi SMEs. The company does not invest…

United Kingdom

Enterprise Investment Fund

Year Introduced: 1994 | National-level

The Enterprise Investment Fund operates primarily through the UK’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), a national policy introduced in 1994. This scheme encourages individuals to invest directly in…

United States

Innovate NY Fund

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

Empire State Development administers Innovate NY as a $47.3 million fund-of-funds program, contracting with eight investment management firms selected through competitive procurement. Each fund…

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…

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

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…

Argentina

FONDCE

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

FONDCE operated as a public–private trust fund, administered by Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE) and later by BICE Fideicomisos S.A. The program pools resources from Argentina’s national…

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