Telecoms company Orange is expanding its startup accelerator programme Orange Fab from the US to France, Japan and Poland.

Orange, the France-based telecommunications company, is expanding the international reach of its Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator Orange Fab to include France, Japan and Poland.

As from November 2013, applications are being invited from startups based in France and South-East Asia (through Japan); Poland-based companies are will be invited to submit applications in the first half of 2014.

The 12-week programme, whose goal is to “help early-stage start-ups grow their businesses and build amazing products and services from which Orange and its customers will…