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

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…

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…

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

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

The initiative operates through a network of appointed incubators who play a crucial role in identifying, developing, and disbursing funds to qualified startups. These incubators also advise startups…

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…