Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2009 | National-level

At its core, PROFIET functions as a financial support mechanism, providing various forms of funding to eligible participants, including venture capitalists, investors, and entrepreneurs involved in…

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Startup Certificate in Azerbaijan provides several significant benefits aimed at fostering innovation and supporting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the primary…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The main features of the Law on Tax Benefits for Newly Formed IT Companies in Armenia are: Corporate income tax exemption: Certified IT startups are exempt from paying the standard 20% corporate…

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

Implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the policy employs a collaborative approach to enhance the synergy between government, academia, and the private sector. It facilitates:…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The tax shelter is a tax credit (a reduction of the investor’s Belgian personal income tax) for investors that amounts to either 45% of the invested amount, in case of an equity investment in a…

Year Introduced: 2016 | Supra-national

The Commission's Start-up and Scale-up Initiative aims to give Europe's innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to become world leading companies. It pulls together all the possibilities that…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

In July 2016, Australia introduced new tax incentives for early-stage investors that offer those eligible:  A 20 percent non-refundable carry-forward tax offset on amounts invested in…

Year Introduced: 2014 | Sub-national

The main features of the START-UP NY program include tax-based incentives and academic partnerships to help new and expanding businesses. The program offers tax-free status for ten years to eligible…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The main functions of Startup India are to:  Simplify regulations: The initiative aims to make it easier for startups to navigate through bureaucratic processes by introducing measures such…

Year Introduced: 1998 | National-level

The BSPCE scheme works by granting employees the option to purchase shares of the company at a predetermined price. This is often lower than the market value of the shares at the time of granting the…