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Startup Challenges by Orange
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Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, with revenues of 39.7 billion euros in 2023 and 128,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2024.

The Group has a total customer base of 292 million customers worldwide and is present in 26 countries (including non-consolidated countries). Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business.

Our Challenges

  • Telco as a Platform


    Orange is moving to a provider of digital services and capabilities. We seek partners to co-innovate and integrate our platform

  • Enriched services for consumer


    Orange launches prplOS in its LiveBox, and mobile New Calling. We seek partners to promote innovative services.

Selection Criteria

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★ Innovation and market differentiation of the value proposition
★ Business potential with the Orange teams
★ Company's execution performance
★ Quality of the team


Rewards

Global Marketing and Tech Events

★ Winners will be showcased at prominent global marketing and tech events
★ They will be invited to exhibit at VivaTech 2025 and will get 4-day passes for the event
Global Marketing and Tech Events

Orange Open Innovation start-up program

★ Access to Orange Open Innovation start-up acceleration facilities, offering infrastructure expert support to qualify business opportunities with Orange and with its customers
Orange Open Innovation start-up program

Strategic Distribution Partnership

★ Potential distribution agreement with our business units in Europe and MEA leveraging our PrplWrt and New Calling direct to consumer channels
  
Strategic Distribution Partnership

Our Jury

  • Philippe LucasOrange Innovation EVP Partnerships, Content, Devices
  • Laurent LeboucherOrange Group CTO
  • Philippe EnsarguetVP Software Engineering at Orange
  • Carmen CuadrosCountry Director & PMO New Consumer Connectivity at Orange
  • Patrick BerthieInnovation Strategy and Business Opportunities Director at Orange
  • Remy PrunierSenior Principal at Orange Ventures
  • Stéphanie CavaillesOpen Innovation Director at Orange

Orange at VivaTech 2024

Our Timeline

  • 1

    Challenge
    opens

    January 6

  • 2

    Challenge
    closes

    March 8

  • 3

    Selected Startups
    announced

    April 8

  • 4

    VivaTech
    Paris

    June 11 - 14

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