Tag: Million
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South Africa: More Than R500 Million Disbursed for Tourism Businesses
Chief Executive Officer of the National Empowerment Fund, Muziwabantu Dayimani, says since the inception of the Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF), the Fund has approved 43 transactions valued at more than R510.51 million across nine provinces. The TTF was established as a dedicated capital investment mechanism to accelerate transformation within South Africa’s tourism sector to drive read more
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Belgian AI startup Tekst raises €11.5 million to tackle the bottleneck holding back enterprise AI
Ghent-based Tekst has closed an €11.5 million Series A led by US venture firm Elephant. Tekst was founded in Ghent in 2022 by Wouter Janssen (CEO) and Tiebe Parmentier (CTO) and is taking aim at one of the biggest headaches in enterprise AI. Companies are pouring money into AI but struggling to make it pay read more
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Wenite secures €1.8 million to power the future of data-driven HR
Wenite, a Ghent-based HR tech startup, has raised €1.8 million in funding to accelerate its European expansion and strengthen its position as an infrastructure provider for HR service firms. The round includes €1.2 million in equity financing from Imec.iStart, and a group of private investors from the HR sector. Across Europe, HR service providers, including read more
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A Parisian Man Just Won a $1 Million Picasso Painting with a $117 Raffle Ticket
A 58-year-old Paris-based engineer named Ari Hodara bought a raffle ticket on a whim, and ended up winning a gouache-on-paper painting by Picasso a few days later. The 1941 painting, Head of a Woman, is a portrait of the French artist’s lover and muse Dora Maar, an artist in her own right who was frequently read more
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Agriodor raises €15 million to expand scent-based crop protection globally
French Agriodor, an agritech company developing crop protection solutions based on natural plant scents, has raised €15 million in Series A funding to accelerate its international expansion and the deployment of its olfactory biocontrol technology. The round was led by the Environmental and Solidarity Revolution Fund, financed by the societal dividend of Crédit Mutuel Alliance read more
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Agaton raises $10 million to expand its AI platform for sales teams
Stockholm-based Agaton, an agentic AI platform that uses voice analysis to help enterprise sales teams identify and act on opportunities in customer conversations, has emerged from stealth and raised $10 million in total seed funding. The round was co-led by Inception Fund and Alstin Capital, with participation from seed+speed Ventures and Foundry Ventures. Additional investors read more
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See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards
For its 19th edition, the Sony World Photography Awards welcomed over 430,000 submissions for its Open competition from photographers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. Ten categories, ranging from portraiture to landscapes to travel, encompass the staggering breadth and beauty of nature and society captured throughout 2025. The contest has announced read more
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Gene Hackman’s Longtime Santa Fe Home Lists for $6.25 Million
Gene Hackman’s longtime home in Santa Fe has quietly come onto the market, offering a rare look at the private world the actor built far from Hollywood. The 13,000-square-foot compound, listed for $6.25 million with Sotheby’s International Realty, sits on a hilltop in the gated Santa Fe Summit community, surrounded by piñon trees and open read more
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South Africa: Table Mountain Hits 1 Million Visitors in 2025 – South African News Briefs – December 17, 2025
Table Mountain Welcomes One Million Visitors in 2025 Table Mountain has welcomed one million visitors this year, reportsEWN. The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company celebrated its 33rd millionth visitor since operations began, a domestic tourist from Limpopo. This milestone follows the celebration of the 32nd million visitor in January. The company’s Colette van Aswegen said read more
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