France-based telecommunications group Orange has selected 15 startups for the spring programme of its Orange Fab Asia accelerator.
The spring 2015 selection represents the third batch for Tokyo and the second batch for Taipei and Seoul. Five startups from each city will work and collaborate with Orange over the course of a three-month mentorship.
Tokyo supplied mobile optimisation startup Fuller, cybersecurity technology company Capy, internet of things platform developer Aquabit Spirals, smartwatch communication platform Nain and scent-based mobile app producer Scentee.
Mobile signal boosting technology developer Absolute Tech, hotel services platform creator Docceo, QR code-based payments startup Jrsys International, wireless power technology company PowerWow Tech and Staging Design, the developer of an augmented reality platform for interior design, are representing Taipei.
The five startups chosen from Seoul are Dot, the creator of a smartwatch for the visually impaired, high-tech sleep mask maker Frasen, data-based driving service MtoV, smart injury rehabilitation system Neofect and food scanning technology developer Pied-Piper.
All 15 will present their achievements and technology in Tokyo and Paris by the end of July this year.