Instituto De Deportes Y Recreacion Inder

What Instituto De Deportes Y Recreacion Inder does

Inder Medellín (Instituto de Deportes y Recreación de Medellín) is a decentralized municipal government entity under the Alcaldía de Medellín, founded in 1993, that delivers sports, recreation, and physical activity programs across all of Medellín's 13 communes and 4 corregimientos. It serves residents of every age cohort through seven structured program lines — Primera Infancia (6 months–5 years), Segunda Infancia (6–9 years), Adolescencia (10–17 years), Juventud, Adultos (18+), Personas Mayores (seniors), and Familia — including specialized offerings for persons with disabilities. The institute also manages city-owned sports infrastructure, supports community sports clubs, runs competitive and recreational events, and operates the Observatorio DRAFE research arm.

Its core digital product is the SIMON 2.0 platform, which integrates scenario (facility) reservations, class inscriptions, sports club recognition, and administrative services into a single citizen-facing system at simon.inder.gov.co. Distribution is hybrid: SIMON 2.0 for self-service bookings, direct physical access to escenarios across the city, in-person office service, and community-based service delivery through designated gestores in each commune. The institute does not list APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities as part of its technology stack.

The business model is primarily non-commercial: funding flows from municipal budget allocations, most recently $61,606,970,780 COP for the 2026 participatory budget, with supplementary transactional revenue from facility rentals (e.g., bowling alley, stadiums) processed through SIMON 2.0 and billed via the Alcaldía de Medellín. Programs offered to residents are largely free of charge. Major capital projects (Atanasio Girardot stadium renovation at $752,000 million COP and Villa Niza synthetic field at over $216,000 million COP) are infrastructure investments executed through partner Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano (EDU) and are funded outside the recurring operating budget.

Name

Instituto De Deportes Y Recreacion Inder

Legal name

Instituto de Deportes y Recreación de Medellín (Inder)

Website

https://inder.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Inder Medellín is the municipal sports and recreation institute of Medellín, Colombia. It delivers free sports, recreation, and physical activity programs across all age groups in 13 communes and 4 corregimientos, manages city sports facilities, and operates the SIMON 2.0 digital reservation platform, funded primarily through municipal budget allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Sports & Recreation Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Promotion, Prevention & Community Health Programs (BPAIAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Municipal sports services
• Recreation programs
• Public sports facilities
• Physical activity programs
• Community sports events

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Inder Medellín operates as a municipal government institute funded primarily through municipal budget allocations. For 2026, $61.606.970.780 COP was allocated for participatory budget execution supporting sports, recreation, and physical activity programs.
2. Facility Rental and Services: Revenue generated from renting sports scenarios and facilities to users. The stadium Atanasio Girardot and other sports facilities are available for reservation through the SIMON 2.0 platform, with some facilities requiring payment (e.g., bowling alley requires pending payment for reservation).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Inder Medellín is the official municipal sports and recreation institute of Medellín, Colombia, operating as a decentralized government entity under the Alcaldía de Medellín. It delivers city-wide sports, recreation, and physical activity programs targeted at all demographic segments from early childhood (6 months) to seniors (60+), manages sports facilities and venues including the Atanasio Girardot stadium, organizes community events and competitions, and provides a digital reservation and registration platform (SIMON 2.0). Funding comes primarily from municipal budget allocations and a participatory budget process, with services delivered across all 13 communes and 4 corregimientos of Medellín.

Product overview

Inder Medellín is a municipal sports and recreation institute offering a comprehensive platform of sports, recreation, and physical activity services across Medellín's 13 communes and 4 corregimientos. The core digital platform is SIMON 2.0, which integrates scenario reservations and class registrations. The institute provides age-specific programs spanning early childhood through seniors: Primera Infancia (0-5 years), Segunda Infancia (6-9 years), Adolescencia (10-17 years), Juventud (youth), Adultos (adults), Personas Mayores (seniors), and Familia (family). Key services include sports clubs support, participatory planning and budget (PLyPP), the DRAFE Observatory for research, and event coordination including the Festival de Descenso y Adrenalina. Major infrastructure projects include the Estadio Atanasio Girardot renovation and synthetic field construction at Parque Primavera Norte.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIMON 2.0: Digital platform for scenario reservations and class registrations
• Observatorio DRAFE
• Presupuesto Participativo PLyPP
• Team Medellín

Products and services

• SIMON 2.0
• Clases Inder
• Reserva de Escenarios
• Eventos y Organismos Deportivos
• Clubes Deportivos
• Planeación Local y Presupuesto Participativo (PLyPP)
• Observatorio DRAFE
• Escenarios Inder
• Primera Infancia Programs
• Segunda Infancia Programs
• Adolescencia Programs
• Juventud Programs
• Adultos Programs
• Personas Mayores Programs
• Familia Programs
• Eventos Recurrentes

Quantifiable outcome

• Stadium capacity expansion from 45,200 to 60,000 spectators for Atanasio Girardot renovation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano (EDU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2026EDU (Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano) is the executing entity for the Atanasio Girardot stadium renovation project. This is a core infrastructure partnership where EDU handles project execution under Inder's leadership, with a $752,000 million COP investment to expand stadium capacity from 45,200 to 60,000 spectators.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sport England: UK arm's-length body of government that funds and shapes community sport across England. Comparable in channeling public funds into grassroots participation, though at a national rather than municipal scale.
• New York City Department of Parks & Recreation: NYC's municipal body that operates public recreation infrastructure, sports facilities, and community programming. Broader mandate than Inder (includes all parks) but the closest large-city analog in scope and resident-service delivery.

Direct peers

• Instituto Departamental de Deportes de Antioquia (INDEPORTES Antioquia): Department-level sports institute for Antioquia, the same subnational jurisdiction where Medellín sits. It oversees and complements municipal institutes like Inder, managing provincial-level sport policy, elite athletes, and regional infrastructure.
• Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deporte (IDRD) Bogotá: Bogotá's municipal sports and recreation institute. It is the closest functional analog to Inder in a different Colombian city, operating sports facilities, community programs, and infrastructure projects under similar decentralized public-entity governance.
• Instituto Municipal de Deportes y Recreación de Cali (IMDER Cali): Cali's municipal sports and recreation institute. Same Colombian municipal-institute model, serving a different major Colombian city with comparable programs, facilities, and participatory-budget mechanics.

Others

• Decathlon: Global sporting-goods retailer and increasingly an operator of community sports venues and programs. Relevant as an adjacent private-sector actor that competes for community sports participation and facility access demand.

Regional players

• Barcelona Institut Municipal d'Esports (IME): Municipal sports institute of Barcelona, managing public sports facilities, municipal leagues, and community recreation. Useful European analog for benchmarking digital booking platforms and city-wide sports programming.
• São Paulo Secretaria Municipal de Esportes e Lazer: São Paulo's municipal sports and recreation secretariat. Comparable city-government mandate to manage sports scenarios, community programs, and mass-participation events for a large Latin American urban population.
• ActiveSG (Singapore): Singapore's national movement to make sports accessible, operating public sports facilities, classes, and digital booking across the city-state. Comparable in the breadth of programming and the use of a unified digital reservation platform.
• Madrid Deporte Municipal: Municipal sports authority for the city of Madrid, managing sports centers, classes, and community participation programs. Operational analog in terms of facility management and programming across age groups.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/INDERMEDELLIN
• Facebookfacebook.com/indermedellin
• Instagraminstagram.com/indermedellin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inder-medell-n

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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