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.
 

Year Introduced: | National-level

BPI France was founded in 2013 with a budget of €20 billion to support entrepreneurs by offering various financial solutions such as loans, guarantees, buyer credit, and supplier credit to encourage…

South Africa

Year Introduced: | 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…

Year Introduced: | 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…

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…

Year Introduced: | 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…

Year Introduced: | 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…

Saudi Arabia

Year Introduced: | 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…

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

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…