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.
 
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France
Public investment bank (BPI France)

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…

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Nigeria
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)

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…

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Brazil
Semente Seed Capital Program

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…

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Indonesia
Merah Putih Fund

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Mexico
Mexico Fund of Funds (Fondo de Fondos)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Turkiye
Turkiye Development Fund (Türkiye Kalkınma Fonu)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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United States
Ohio State Fund

Year Introduced: | 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: | 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…

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Argentina
FONDCE

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…

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Germany
Growth Fund Germany (Wachstumsfonds Deutschland)

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…