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Ruta N

Offers Ruta N as Medellin's municipal innovation route for local startup pilots and university-linked project grants.

Colombiawww.rutanmedellin.org

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Annual funding—

Programs3

Active grants0

Total grants3

About

Ruta N is Medellín’s municipal innovation corporation, established in 2009 by Empresas Públicas de Medellín, UNE Telecomunicaciones, and the Municipality of Medellín. It operates as a mixed public and nonprofit innovation platform, with public funding routed primarily through Alcaldía de Medellín from earmarked EPM dividend revenue.

Its public grant route is the FutuMed family, which disburses mo…

Programs & grants under this funder

FutuMed — Pago por Resultados (Experimentación en Condiciones Reales)

Funds the FutuMed Pago por Resultados funds real-world experimentation of validated technologies addressing four urban challenge areas: mobility, health, security, and.

1 grant

FutuMed Experimentación en Condiciones Reales — 2nd

Between cycles

COP 6B pool

FutuMed G8 — University Research Alliance

Funds university-alliance research and innovation projects in Medellín's health and life sciences.

1 grant

FutuMed G8 University Alliance

Between cycles

— pool

FutuMed Retos de Ciudad — City Innovation Challenges

Supports the Retos de Ciudad is Ruta N's innovation challenge track part of the FutuMed family.

1 grant

FutuMed Retos de Ciudad — City Challenge (Seed)

Between cycles

COP 3B pool

Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.rutanmedellin.org