Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Atlas is a compendium of public sector policies and programs that serves as a tool for policymakers, advisors and opinion leaders to learn about previously implemented policy models, articulated entrepreneurship strategies and/or designs of public-sector-supported programs.
 
Israel

Year Introduced: | National-level

Yozma was launched in 1993 as a USD 100 million government‑owned venture program with two functions: a fund‑of‑funds placing up to USD 80 million as minority stakes (typically 40%) across ten newly…

Argentina

Year Introduced: | 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…

Year Introduced: | National-level

Growth Fund Germany (Wachstumsfonds) is structured as a dual-compartment fund of funds. The first compartment caters to private institutional investors with a market-standard risk/return profile. The…

Japan

Year Introduced: | National-level

GREE Fund operates as a hybrid investment vehicle, featuring both fund of funds (FoF) and direct investment components. Its main flagship, GREE LP Fund JP2, pools capital from institutional and…

Year Introduced: | National-level

SVC operates through two core channels:Fund Investment Program:SVC acts as a Limited Partner in venture capital and private equity funds, growth funds, accelerator funds, and startup studios. It…

Year Introduced: | 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…

Year Introduced: | National-level

NSIA operates three distinct funds matched to policy goals. The Stabilisation Fund targets capital preservation and liquidity to buffer budget volatility and can be drawn upon under defined legal…

Year Introduced: | National-level

TGIF operates as a fund-of-funds, meaning it does not invest directly in companies but instead allocates its resources to selected venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds managed by…

Year Introduced: | National-level

COMPETE operates by launching calls for tenders in various areas, including SME internationalization, research and technological development, productive innovation, and business training. These calls…

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) operates as a fund of funds and co-investment program. Its primary mechanism is to channel investments into independently managed venture capital and…