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.
 
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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Australia
Biomedical Translation Fund (BTF)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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India
Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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South Korea
Korea Fund of Funds (KFoF)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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South Africa
South Africa SME Fund

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…

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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…

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Ethiopia
Enterprise Financing Facility (EFF)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Turkiye
Turkish Growth and Innovation Fund (TGIF)

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…

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Portugal
The Competitiveness Factors Operational Programme (COMPETE)

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…

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Turkiye
Istanbul Venture Capital Initative (iVCi)

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…