ViSenze, a spin-out from NExT, signs partnership with Rakuten subsidiary for Taiwan-based online fashion search.

A spin-out from Singapore and Tsinghua’s co-owned research centre NExT, ViSenze, has signed a partnership with Taiwan Rakuten Ichiba (TRI), a subsidiary of Japan-based electronics group Rakuten, to launch a fashion search and recognition service on Rakuten’s Taiwan-based social and shopping sites.

As part of the deal, ViSenze will provide technology to power a fashion finder application which will allow users to find and buy clothing and accessories from uploaded images online through Rakuten’s shopping platforms.

ViSenze was spun-out in…