AI NewsWaveOrange Planet Selects 12 Startup Teams for Second Half
Key points
- Smilegate Orange Planet selects 12 teams for the second half
- 8 teams for Orange Garden and 4 teams for Orange Farm
- Includes deep tech companies in healthcare and physical AI
The Smilegate Orange Planet Startup Foundation selected 12 startup teams in its regular second-half 2026 intake. VentureSquare and Betanews reported the result.
According to both outlets, 8 teams were chosen for Orange Garden and 4 for Orange Farm. Betanews explained that Orange Garden supports the pre-seed and early business stage, while Orange Farm supports companies preparing to scale up.
As fields among the selected companies, VentureSquare named digital healthcare, physical AI, robotics and data center power efficiency. Betanews reported that they include digital healthcare, hyper-personalized medical services, humanoid robots and physical AI.