Four of the world's biggest telecom firms - Orange, Telefonica, Singtel, and Deutsche Telekom - are teaming up to seek out new start-up talent in the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. In a gala announcement in Tel Aviv Monday, Nathalie Boulanger, director of the Orange Start-up Ecosystem, said that her company "had extensive experience working hand-in-glove with start-ups across the world, Orange sees the formation of global partnerships such as this as the critical next step to ensure that digital innovators continue to flourish.