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Convertible Loans: The 'Future Fund' Scheme

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The Future Fund delivers unsecured convertible loans to eligible companies facing pandemic-related financial challenges, with loan sizes from £125,000 to £5 million, subject to matched investment…

United Kingdom

Santander Summer Company Programme (SSCP) at the University of Glasgow

Year Introduced: 2014 | City-level

SSCP operates through a competitive application process where University of Glasgow students submit venture proposals evaluated for innovation potential, team capability, and market opportunity.With…

United Kingdom

Global Entrepreneur Programme (GEP)

Year Introduced: 2003 | National-level

The Global Entrepreneur Programme targets science and technology entrepreneurs internationally who demonstrate significant growth potential and intend to establish at least one co-founder’s residence…

Canada

Canada Accelerator & Incubator Program (CAIP)

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

CAIP was delivered through a competitive funding process selecting 16 accelerators and incubators across Canada that demonstrated excellence and capacity to support startups. The program awarded non-…

Mexico

Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA)

Year Introduced: 2004 | National-level

TechBA selects high-potential, innovation-driven Mexican SMEs that demonstrate readiness to enter competitive foreign markets. With offices in Silicon Valley, Austin, Seattle, Montreal, Vancouver,…

Paraguay

Wendá Platform

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

Wendá functions as an interactive digital geolocation platform accessible at www.wenda.org.py, where individuals, organizations, and government entities can register initiatives, list needs, offer…

Argentina

4.0 Co-investment Fund

Year Introduced: 2020 | Sub-national

The fund targets dynamic startups at seed and early stages located in Córdoba Province, engaged in Industry 4.0 technologies including IoT, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, cybersecurity,…

United States

Chicago's UI Labs

Year Introduced: 2014 | City-level

UI Labs operated as a nonprofit "lab of labs" structured around high-profile collaborative partnerships. It maintained two primary initiatives: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation…

United Kingdom

Angel CoFund (ACF)

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Angel CoFund operates through a distinctive co-investment model that prioritises private sector leadership and robust governance. Businesses do not approach the fund directly; instead, they must…

Paraguay

Exporta Fácil (Commercial Integration Project by postal shipments for MSMEs)

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

Exporta Fácil operates through a digitalized, simplified export process that removes bureaucratic barriers typically faced by MSMEs. The program allows companies to export packages weighing up to 20…

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