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United States

Ohio State Fund

Year Introduced: 2005 | National-level

The Ohio State Fund is an umbrella term used to describe the various state-funded mechanisms and resources dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology-driven economic…

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…

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…

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…

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…

China

Zhongguancun Fund of Funds

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

ZGC FOF operates as a government-guided, professionally managed parent fund, pooling capital from state-owned enterprises, private investors, and industrial partners. Managed by the ZGC Group and ZGC…

Japan

Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

JIC operates as a public-private investment vehicle, managing funding from both government and private sources. Its core mission is to inject risk capital into industries and businesses that are…

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