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Czechia

ALFA Programme

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

The ALFA Programme operated through competitive, merit-based selection processes evaluating project proposals against established technical and innovation criteria.Eligible Projects and Partners:…

Kazakhstan

Business Road Map Program (2020-2025)

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

The Business Road Map 2020-2025 operates through integrated financial instruments and non-financial support services, coordinated across multiple government institutions and quasi-state development…

Ireland

Cork City Economic Development Fund

Year Introduced: 2010 | City-level

The Cork City Economic Development Fund operates through strategic allocation of local authority rates revenue to support identified economic development priorities.Fund Structure and Management:…

Japan

GREE Fund

Year Introduced: 2010 | 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…

United Kingdom

Tech Nation

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

TechNation operates as a comprehensive growth platform for the UK tech industry, focusing on empowering ambitious tech entrepreneurs and their companies through various initiatives and support…

Hong Kong S.A.R., China

The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Year Introduced: 2010 | 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…

Chile

Start-Up Chile

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

Allows innovative early stage entrepreneurs from all over the world to access equity free funding through three programs of investment: The S Factory, Seed and Scale. Each program gives funding (15K…

United Kingdom

Converge Challenge

Year Introduced: 2010 | Sub-national

The Converge Challenge is primarily a business creation competition and entrepreneurship development programme for staff, students and recent graduates of all Scottish universities and research…

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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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