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Poland

Poland Prize

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

Poland Prize is a programme inviting foreign startups to start activity in Poland. Its objective is to effectively include foreign economic operators in the Polish startup ecosystem. The programme…

Paraguay

EAS (Simplified Stock Companies) Legislation

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

This Law of Simplified Stock Companies "Empresas por Acciones Simplificadas" (EAS for its acronym in Spanish) is the sum of efforts to articulate solutions to the barriers reported by the…

Canada

Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The WES currently contains four main initiatives that address access to finance, mentorship, skills development and knowledge sharing. WES Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative…

Australia

The Entrepreneurs’ Program

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The program's primary function was to connect Australian businesses with the resources and support they need to succeed. This included not only financial support but also crucial access to expert…

Italy

Italian Startup Act

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

The Italian Startup Act defines Innovative startups as companies that fulfil the following requirements: to be less than 5 years old; to have their HQ in Italy, or in another EU…

Ecuador

Venture capital fund

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The venture capital fund is a public fund made up of 20.4 million USD, which provides resources such as seed capital and venture capital to productive innovation projects in the 14 productive sectors…

Austria

New Funds to Boost Private Investment in Austrian Startups (Startup Aid Package)

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

A startup aid package worth a total of EUR 150 million is in place in Austria. There are two relief funds available to startups: A COVID-19 aid fund of the state-owned bank…

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…

Spain

España-LATAM scale-up

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The España-LATAM scale-up program offers several main features to assist Latin American startups and scale-ups in expanding their global reach. Firstly, the program provides deep insights into the…

Argentina

Acceleration and Scaling Program (2nd Edition)

Year Introduced: 2022 | Sub-national

The program's primary beneficiaries were scaling institutions, defined as legal entities, funds, or trusts within the country, providing acceleration and scaling services to startups. These…

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