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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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund offers a grant of HK$100,000 (around €11,600) to high potential digital tech startup projects. The grant is given over a six-month time period, over which time…

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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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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Hong Kong Government's SME Funding Schemes

Year Introduced: | National-level

The SME Loan Guarantee Scheme aims to help SMEs to secure loans by providing them with a guarantee for up to 50 per cent of a loan, to a maximum total guarantee amount of HK$6 million (around €690…

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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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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
The Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The ITF operates through a comprehensive portfolio of 19 funding schemes (being consolidated to approximately 14-15) organized into six strategic support areas, administered by the Innovation and…

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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
BUD Enterprise Support Programme

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestics Sales – Enterprise Support Programme (BUD) provides financial support to Hong Kong SMEs supporting them in undertaking projects to…

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Startup India

Year Introduced: | 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 as…

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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
The Innovation & Technology Venture Fund

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund is a HK$2 billion (around €230,000) government fund set up in 2016 to coinvest in technology startups with private venture capital funds on a matching basis…

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Hungary
Hungarian economy protection action plan

Year Introduced: | National-level

As part of the set of measures to contain the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hungarian government introduced the following measures to support businesses: For the duration of the…

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Germany
Small Investor Protection Act (Kleinanlegerschutzgesetz)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Small Investor Protection Act operates through a comprehensive regulatory framework amending the German Investment Act (VermAnlG) to govern public offerings of non-securitized investments, with…