SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - April 25, 2022 -3i Inc (the company behind Beamo), together with 5 other startups, has won the first Data-AI challenge organized by Orange Fab France in partnership with Viva Technology.
Launched in February 2022, the challenge drew a strong response, garnering 262 entries in just 2 months. The Orange Fab France jury selected six startups whose solutions meet Orange’s needs in a wide range of areas, from operational efficiency, machine learning to customer experience and business intelligence. The main selection criteria included the business impact for the Orange Group, ease of integration, and commitments to ethical and responsible AI.
The Data-AI challenge heralds the first season of the Orange Fab France Data-AI acceleration program. The goals of the Data-AI challenge are to identify startups developing innovative and responsible solutions or technologies in the field of AI and Data and to support them through a specific acceleration program. Beamo will be mentored and championed by external and internal Orange experts with the goal of forging commercial partnerships with entities under the Orange Group. Beamo will also enjoy significant exposure by joining Orange at events in the ecosystem, like VivaTech 2022.
Thanks to the partnership between Orange Fab France and Viva Technology, Beamo will take part in the Viva Technology event, from June 15-18th, in Paris, at the Orange Pavilion. Beamo will have the honor of making new contacts and extending its network, possibly leading to future collaborations.
VivaTech is the place to discover the latest innovations, listen to inspiring speakers, meet budding startups, and much more – from wherever you are. VivaTech acts as a powerful global catalyst for digital transformation and startup growth. Every year, VivaTech brings together, physically and virtually, business leaders, startups, investors, researchers, and innovators to ignite positive change in business and for society.
About Orange | www.orange.com
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42.5 billion euros in 2021 and 140,000 employees worldwide on December 31, 2021, including 78,000 employees in France. The Group had a total customer base of 271 million customers worldwide as of December 31, 2021, including 224 million mobile customers and 23 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its new strategic plan. “Engage 2025”, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group aims to be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions. Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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About Beamo | www.beamo.ai
Beamo is an enterprise-grade digital twin solution for mission-critical facilities and sites. We make it natural for you to capture your most critical assets, augment them with tribal knowledge and collaborate from anywhere. Beamo’s state-of-the-art hardware and software platform simplifies and accelerates this for all enterprises.
Beamo was launched by 3i Inc. 3i provides both hardware and software solutions that transform the way the physical world interacts with the digital world. With 29+ nationalities of employees working in more than 8 countries, 3i was born global. Its solutions leverage state-of-the-art technologies such as AI/ML and AR/VR to help our customers create the most immersive experiences through rich content and digital twins. We believe 3i solutions will accelerate the creation of the metaverse through digital transformation, digitalization of content, and business workflows.
For additional information please visit www.beamo.ai, www.3i.ai or follow us on LinkedIn: @Beamo