SEA Digest: SG’s Vulpes backs sharesies; VN’s NextTech to train live streamers

Singapore’s Vulpes Investment Management has backed a $25 million funding round in New Zealand based investment platform Sharesies, while Vietnam’s technology group NextTech has launched NextOn.vn, the first platform to train live streamers with the aim of boosting the e-commerce sector in the country.

AQWIRE raises US$ 2.1M in Series A funding

The Philippines-based PropTech startup AQWIRE has raised US$ 2.1M in a Series A funding round held in November 2020, led by Spiral Ventures. Other participants in the funding round include Gentree, PropertyGuru’s original investor Vulpes, Betatron Venture, and Steve Melhuish (co-founder of PropertyGuru). The startup is also expecting US$ 2M in venture loans to be utilized for float and security deposits.