FutuMed, Payment by Results Mechanism.

We launched this strategy to test and experiment technologies that companies, universities and research and technological development centers want to validate and mature to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of Medellín.

If you have an applied technology with a maturity level (TRL) between 5 and 6 related to fintech, proptech, energytech, healthtech, logtech, agritech and mobilitytech or smart mobility that contributes to solve challenges of the Development Plan of the city, this is the time to test it in FutuMed in a real controlled environment, with expert support and co-financing under a payment for results scheme.

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Application requirements:

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To be a legal entity legally constituted in Colombia.

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Be domiciled in the Aburrá Valley. If not, your consortium must have at least one organization that meets this condition.

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Technology development should focus on fintech, proptech, energytech, healthtech, logtech, agritech and mobilitytech or smart mobility.

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Have a technology maturity level (TRL) between 5 and 6.

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Technological development must solve at least one challenge of the Medellin Development Plan 2024-2027.

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Demonstrate measurable achievements.

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Generate evidence to facilitate scaling or replicability.

This will be the step-by-step of the FutuMed experimentation call - Payment by Results in 5 phases:

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1. Application

Enter the page, review all the information and apply for your technological experimentto solve the city challenge.

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2. Preselection

The Ruta N team reviews your proposal in relation to the call criteria.

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3. Planning

Design the experimentation plan with experts.

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4. Selection

A team of evaluators selects the 3 experiments to be developed in FutuMed.

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5. Experimentation

Start experimenting with your technology.

Check the key dates and participate in this first call for proposals

Together, we build a smarter, sustainable and inclusive city!
Applications before October 10, 2025.
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Frequently Asked Questions:

What is FutuMed?

It is a strategy of Ruta N and the Mayor's Office of Medellin composed of three funding mechanisms to boost the innovation ecosystem of Medellin. The mechanisms are: promotion of research, payment for results and challenges.

What is the purpose of the call?

Invite organizations to apply for technological developments that respond to Medellin's challenges through experimentation processes.

What does the call consist of?

The call opens the doors of FutuMed - Payment by Results for companies, universities and research and technological developmentcenters to apply their technologies that solve city challenges of the Development Plan 2024-2027. These applications will enter a pre-selection process according to the call criteria, planning an experimentation plan with experts, selected by an evaluation committee and tested in real environments.

What are the benefits of the call?

Access to financing, expert support, connection with partners, national and international visibility and the possibility oftesting the technology in a real controlledenvironment.

What experiments are expected to be developed in the call?

We expect to testsolutions framed in seven technologies ready to be validated in FutuMed - Payment by Results, and thatcontribute to solve city challenges aligned with the Development Plan 2024-2027.

What are the priority themes of the call?

The technologies to be tested in FutuMed are associated with topics such as fintech, proptech, energytech, healthtech, logtech, agritech and mobilitytech or smart mobility that address urban challenges aligned with the District Development Plan 2024 - 2027. These challenges include: education for economic wellbeing, integral health for physical and mental wellbeing, security and citizen coexistence, infrastructure for development and environmental sustainability.

What are Ruta N's financial contributions to the call?

Ruta N finances up to 500 million pesos for each experiment. The resources are delivered in a Payment by Results model: 30% for the development of activities and the remaining 70% is conditioned to the fulfillment and verification of the results proposed in the experimentation plan of the planning phase.

What is the pay-for-performance scheme of the call?

Resources are delivered in stages, according to the fulfillment of the milestones defined in the experimentation plan in the planning phase.

What expenses are not funded by Route N in the call?

The expenses that are not financed in the call aresalaries, travel, per diem, purchase of infrastructure or permanent assets, general administrative expenses, insurance and services directly provided by the beneficiary.

How are the call for proposals evaluated?

The evaluation criteria in the pre-selection are: technical quality, relevance, feasibility, technical capacity and scalability (in the pre-selection) and relevance, feasibility and technical capacity (in the selection).

What are the obligations of the proposer of the experimentation in the call?

Comply with the detailed experimentation, measurement and verification plan, submit monthly reports and manage the necessary permits.

How is confidentiality and intellectual property guaranteed?

Experiments will besubject to confidentiality agreements, and the intellectual propertywillalwaysremain in the hands of the proponents.

What results does Ruta N expect to achieve with this call?

We hope tohave validated technologies that strengthen the science, technology and innovation ecosystem and contribute to the sustainable development of Medellin.

How can I get more information?

On the official website of Ruta N or by writing to the mail: FutuMed@rutanmedellin.org

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