Proactive - Interviews for investors

First Phosphate Corp. CEO John Passalacqua joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company has been awarded a non-repayable contribution agreement of up to C$16.7 million from the Government of Canada through Natural Resources Canada under the Global Partnerships Initiative. Passalacqua explained that the funding will support technical, and engineering work required to validate the production of phosphate concentrate suitable for the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery market. The program will focus on assessing processing circuits, equipment design, and related infrastructure to ensure the concentrate meets the quality standards established under the company’s contract with its definitive offtaker. Th...

TNR Gold Corp (TSX-V:TNR, FRA:TNW, OTC:TRRXF) executive chairman Kirill Klip talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about Ganfeng Lithium’s Mariana Lithium project completing its first export shipment of high-purity lithium chloride, a milestone that brings TNR Gold closer to receiving its first royalty payment. Klip explained that the first export consisted of 240 tonnes of lithium chloride, with customs clearance confirming product quality. He described the achievement as a significant technological milestone, noting that some lithium projects can take years to reach high-purity production. With Phase One targeting 22,000 tonnes of lithium chloride per year at full capacity, independent re...

Genflow Biosciences Ltd (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF, FRA:WQ5) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company receiving the first tranche of a €4 million non-dilutive grant from Wallonia and what it means for the advancement of its GF-1002 MASH programme. Leire confirmed that the initial instalment has now been received, calling it a “landmark moment” for the company. He emphasised that the funding provides “a significant boost to our cash runway with zero equity cost to investors,” allowing Genflow to focus fully on advancing its science without dilution to shareholders. The grant directly supports the company’s MASH progr...

Immunic Inc (NASDAQ:IMUX) CEO Dr Daniel Vitt talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s recent up to $400 million private placement financing and the next major milestones for vidofludimus calcium in multiple sclerosis. Vitt described the transaction as “a great transaction and a transformative transaction for the company,” explaining that the $200 million upfront tranche strengthens Immunic’s position ahead of its pivotal phase 3 ENSURE readouts and supports preparations for potential commercialization. The financing is designed to fund completion of the phase 3 ENSURE trials in relapsing MS, support a planned NDA submission to the FDA in mid-next year, and enable t...

D3 Energy CEO David Casey joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to provide an update on the company’s helium and natural gas portfolio, focusing on its flagship asset in South Africa and growth plans for 2026. Casey described D3 Energy as a helium and natural gas company with two core projects: a foundational asset in South Africa and a second project in South Australia targeting helium, hydrogen, and natural gas. He highlighted the uniqueness of the South African asset, noting its location on an ancient impact crater system that concentrated uranium—“uranium is the only thi...

American Uranium CEO Bruce Lane joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to provide an update on the company’s advancing uranium strategy in the United States, highlighting progress at the Lo Herma Project in Wyoming and the growing opportunity driven by rising domestic uranium demand. Lane explained that American Uranium has been active in the U.S. since 2019, initially targeting conventional uranium and vanadium projects in Utah, before shifting focus to in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium projects in Wyoming. The Lo Herma Project, located in the Powder River Basin roughly ten miles from Cameco Corp Smit...

American Rare Earths CEO Mark Wall joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to discuss the strategic importance and long-term potential of the Halleck Creek rare earths project in Wyoming, positioning it as a cornerstone for domestic U.S. supply. Wall described the project’s scale as extraordinary, noting, “It’s 2.5 billion tons of ore, with a B, which is a lot.” He compared Halleck Creek to large, long-life copper porphyry systems, highlighting its low strip ratio of 0.16 and near-surface mineralisation, making it “very, very simple to mine.” He emphasised that the asset has the potential to a...

Resolution Minerals CEO Craig Lindsay joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to provide an update on the company’s Horse Heaven project in Idaho, highlighting its gold exploration success and the potential for near-term antimony production in the United States. Lindsay explained that Resolution Minerals holds 100% of the 15,000-acre Horse Heaven project, located adjacent to Stibnite Mine operated by Perpetua. The project is a former antimony and tungsten mine that also hosts a growing gold system along the three-kilometre Golden Gate trend. Recent drilling at Golden Gate North returned promising results, including 253 metres at 1.5 gram...

New Frontier Minerals Senior Consultant Kevin Das joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to provide an update on the company’s growing copper and heavy rare earth strategy, highlighting expanding exposure to the U.S. critical minerals market. Das explained that New Frontier Minerals, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and recently on the OTCQB, is focused on a dual approach: advancing copper projects in northwest Queensland while also developing heavy rare earth assets. In Queensland, the company is progressing a copper project that already hosts a mineral resource of 2.1 million tonn...

Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the addition of multiple new enterprise clients across its Tier 1 and Tier 2 investment categories, further expanding adoption of the company’s AI Events Operating System (EOS) within the global enterprise events technology market. Nextech3D.ai’s enterprise ecosystem—uniting Krafty Lab, Eventdex, and Map D—forms a unified AI-powered operating system designed to streamline enterprise engagement and event execution. The platform integrates mission-critical tools into a single environment aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and measurable event ROI. Gappelberg highlighted the addition of a new Tier 1 Starter enterpri...

Alvopetro Energy CEO Corey Ruttan joined Steve Darling from to outline the company’s year-end 2025 reserves and provide an operational outlook for 2026, highlighting significant growth across its Brazilian and Canadian assets. As of December 31, 2025, Alvopetro reported total proved (1P) reserves of 8.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe), representing a 79% increase over 2024 levels. Total proved plus probable (2P) reserves increased 43% year-over-year to 13.1 MMboe. The before-tax net present value discounted at 10% (NPV10) of the company’s 1P reserves rose 38% to $245.6 million, while the NPV10 of 2P reserves increased 20% to $393.6 million, reflecting both reserve growth and strong asset performance. Ruttan also reported risked best...

Pinnacle Silver and Gold CEO Robert Archer joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an operational update on the company’s El Potrero Project in Durango, Mexico, as it advances toward a potential production decision. Archer said that since commencing work on the project approximately one year ago, Pinnacle has made significant progress along multiple parallel development tracks designed to fast-track the asset toward production as quickly as possible. Following the completion of extensive underground and surface channel sampling, as well as detailed 3D geological modeling, the company is now positioned to begin rehabilitation of historic mine workings along the ma...

Charlotte Morris, partner at Pantheon and lead manager of Pantheon International PLC (LSE:PIN, FRA:PAA0) talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s interim results for the six months to 30 November 2025, outlining NAV growth, share price performance, strategic refinements and outlook for private equity markets. During the period, PIN reported a 4.9% increase in net asset value (NAV), driven by modest underlying valuation gains, investment income and favourable currency movements, as the majority of the portfolio is US dollar-denominated and unhedged. The share price rose 26.7% over the same period, outperforming both the MSCI World and FTSE All-Share indices. This he...

RC Fornax PLC (AIM:RCFX) finance director Rob Shepherd joined Stephen Gunnion in the Proactive studio with more on the company’s latest results, operational transformation, and the strong order visibility underpinning expectations for significant growth in FY26. Shepherd explained that while the recently reported statutory results reflect the business through August 2025, RC Fornax today is “a fundamentally different business.” Over the past six months, the company has strengthened governance by appointing experienced defence-sector non-executives, introduced a new sales director to improve conversion of pipeline opportunities, and brought in a technology and innovation manager driving new initiatives — including space-related projects. A key hi...

Philip Kent, CEO at Gravis and lead manager to GCP Infrastructure Investments PLC (LSE:GCP) joined Stephen Gunnion in the Proactive studio with more on the trust’s long-term performance, dividend track record and disciplined capital allocation strategy. Kent outlined how GCP Infrastructure invests in UK-based infrastructure projects backed by public sector-supported revenues, with a focus on debt rather than equity. This approach is designed to provide investors with stable, sustainable income alongside capital preservation. He explained that the portfolio is underpinned by long-term contractual cash flows and amortising debt structures that naturally return capital over time. Celebrating its 15th ye...

Arizona Gold and Silver CEO Mike Stark joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss new assay results that have enhanced the company’s structural understanding of the Perry Zone gold system at its Philadelphia project in Arizona. Stark said the latest core holes, PC25-159 and PC26-160, were drilled along the northern and southern limits of the Perry Zone. Both holes intersected low gold grades within previously unrecognized east-west fault structures. These faults are now interpreted to vertically offset mineralization hosted within the Arabian Fault, the primary structural control for all known gold mineralization at Philadelphia. As a result of...

Trust Stamp President Andrew Gowasack and IDetect, Inc. CEO Michael Sengstaken joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company will provide IDetect with access to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Driver’s License Data Verification (DLDV) service. Gowasack explained that the integration significantly enhances IDetect’s existing suite of ID scanning and entrance security solutions, which have been deployed across more than 70 industries over the past 25 years. IDetect’s client roster includes major organizations such as Marriott International, Harrah's Casinos, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While traditional ID scanners authenticate physical security features embedded in identi...

Millennial Potash Chairman Farhad Abasov joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company has been granted the “Haute Banio” exploration permit, located adjacent to its core Mayumba exploration permit in southern Gabon. The Haute Banio exploration permit covers 261.39 square kilometres and is contiguous with the Mayumba permit. Strategically positioned, it fills the gap between the existing Mayumba exploration area and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, as well as the border with the Republic of the Congo to the south. A portion of the new permit also encompasses marine coastline areas, significantly enhancing the company’s coastal access. Abasov explai...

Happy Creek Minerals CEO Steve Gray joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company will be changing its corporate name to Fox Tungsten Ltd.Effective at the opening of trading on Wednesday, February 25th, the company’s common shares will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the new name and trading symbol “FOXT.” Shareholders holding existing Happy Creek share certificates may request replacement certificates reflecting the new company name. However, new certificates are not required and will not be issued automatically. The company confirmed there will be no changes to its capitalization structure as a result of the na...

Century Lithium CEO Bill Willoughby joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the results of an updated NI 43-101 compliant Feasibility Study for the company’s 100%-owned Angel Island Lithium Project in Nevada. The 2026 Feasibility Study incorporates additional metallurgical testing, engineering optimization, refinement of the mine plan, and updated capital and operating cost estimates. The updated analysis demonstrates strong project economics, highlighted by an after-tax net present value (NPV) of $4.01 billion. Importantly, no material changes were made to the Mineral Resource or Mineral Reserve estimates referenced in the prior NI 43-101 Technical Report. Willoughby explained that the 2026 study reconfigures Angel Is...

Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company has received an approximately $1.5 million purchase order from the United States Coast Guard for the installation and deployment of previously ordered buoy systems. The award completes the acquisition cycle and clears the way for near-term field deployment of the systems in support of Department of Homeland Security maritime security missions. The company expects the order to contribute to near-term revenue as installation and deployment activities begin. Stratmann explained that under the scope of work, OPT will manage deployment, commissioning, and operational activation to ensure the...

HeLIX Exploration PLC (AIM:HEX, OTCQB:HHEXF) CEO Bo Sears talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnionabout the company achieving a major milestone: becoming the first helium producer in the state of Montana. Sears addressed the market reaction to the production news and put the achievement into perspective, highlighting the speed of execution since IPO. He noted that from April 2024 to today, no other publicly traded helium explorer has reached production in just 22 months. He described the development as “an incredible milestone for our company.” The company’s strategy has been to enter production before finalising offtake agreements. Sears explained that helium buyers...

EnWave Corporation CEO Brent Charleton joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2025, highlighting revenue growth, rising royalties, and improved margins compared to the same period last year. The company reported higher Q1 revenue year-over-year, driven primarily by large-scale machine sales and increased royalty income. During the quarter, EnWave commissioned one large-scale machine and completed the fabrication of two additional large-scale machines under contract, contributing to the revenue uplift. Charleton noted that royalties—excluding exclusivity payments—increased by 18% compared to the same quarter in the prior year. Total reported royalty revenu...

Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share that the company’s AI-powered Eventdex platform has been selected to deliver AI-based matchmaking services for the 2026 CT Business Matchmaker, a well-established small business procurement and networking event. The event, hosted in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will take place on March 5, 2026 at the Connecticut Convention Center. It is designed to connect small businesses with federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as major prime contractors. Nextech3D.ai’s AI-driven one-on-one matchmaking technology will power the event’s signature pre-scheduled 12-minute meetin...

M2i Global CEO Alberto Rosende joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company has entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with SMX (Security Matters) PLC, a publicly traded firm focused on supply chain traceability and integrity solutions. Rosende explained that the agreement establishes a structured collaboration aimed at supporting a pilot initiative that integrates physical and digital shipment-assurance technologies. The program will leverage the M2i CAINO digital backbone and the M2i Metals Marketplace to enable end-to-end digital traceability, custody validation, and authenticated commercialization workflows. The partnership is designed to establish a new benchmark for trusted critical...

Tooru PLC (AIM:TOO, FRA:73N) CEO Scott Livingston talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s recent fundraising, growth strategy, and expansion across major UK retailers in the fast-growing free-from and wellness markets. The company successfully raised over £1 million through a placing, WRAP Retail Offer and debt conversion without offering a discount or warrants. Livingston said this “should give confidence that obviously we have support,” highlighting backing from major long-term institutional investors. The funds strengthen the parent company's balance sheet while enabling operating subsidiaries to accelerate growth. Pulsin is receiving additional firepower to support stock levels amid rising demand...

VivoPower International PLC Chief Investment Officer Alex Cuppage joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the successful completion of a $30 million strategic private investment in public equity (PIPE). The financing is structured as convertible preference shares priced at $6.80 per share, carrying a 6% annual payment-in-kind (PIK) coupon. The structure reflects long-term strategic alignment with VivoPower’s Sovereign AI growth strategy and provides the company with additional capital to accelerate expansion. Cuppage noted that the PIPE attracted leading technology and infrastructure investors, including New York-based Blue Sky Capital, which is widely recognized as an early investor in AI-focused data centers globally. In ad...

Chariot Ltd (AIM:CHAR, OTC:OIGLF) CEO Adonis Pouroulis talked with Proactive's Stepyen Gunnion about the company’s acquisition funding agreement to gain exposure to producing oil assets offshore Angola, marking what he described as a “transformative deal” for the business. Chariot has announced plans to provide $12 million in funding, alongside transaction costs, to support Etu Energias in acquiring a 20% interest in Block 14 and a 10% interest in Block 14K offshore Angola. In return, Chariot will secure exposure to the economics of production equivalent to up to 4,000 barrels of oil per day, with funding to be repaid from future cash flows. Pourou...

Seraphim Space CEO and co-founder Mark Boggett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC (LSE:SSIT), including its recent portfolio revaluation, performance momentum and the powerful defence spending tailwinds driving growth across the space technology sector. Boggett explained that Seraphim Space operates three funds across the capital stack, with the publicly listed investment trust focused on growth-stage space technology companies at Series B, C and D rounds. Over the past decade, the firm has invested in 46 companies, producing nine unicorns, five IPOs and just four failures. The recent uplift was driven by the trust’s fo...

NanoViricides CEO Dr Anil Diwan joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the filing of the company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, along with a corporate update highlighting progress on its lead antiviral candidate, NV-387. Dr. Diwan said the company is advancing NV-387—a novel broad-spectrum antiviral that represents a new class of antiviral drugs—toward a Phase II clinical trial. NanoViricides is preparing to initiate a Phase II human study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of NV-387 as a treatment for MPox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The local regulatory authority, ACOREP, has alread...

Arizona Gold and Silver Senior Vice President of Exploration Dr Lex Lambeck joined Steve Darling from Proactive at the company’s Philadelphia Project to provide an update on active drilling and outline upcoming exploration plans in Nevada. Speaking from the Philadelphia property in Arizona, Dr. Lambeck said the company is currently drilling hole 161 and has intersected what he described as “double the thickness of the mineralized interval that we’ve never seen before.” While laboratory assays are still pending to confirm grades, he noted that the visual mineralization has generated significant excitement within the exploration team and could represent a meaningf...

Nano One Materials Corp Chief Executive Officer Dan Blondal joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s strategic priorities and commercialization roadmap for 2026, highlighting growing demand for its One-Pot LFP technology solution across multiple high-growth sectors. Blondal said interest in Nano One’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode technology is building across three core application segments: Defence & National Security, Energy Storage Systems, and Electric Vehicles. Central to the company’s commercialization strategy is its LFP demonstration plant in Candiac, Quebec, which is designed to support first production and revenue generation while advancing its technology solutions and li...

Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce financial results for the third quarter of 2026, highlighting what he described as a major financial and operational inflection point for the company. Nextech3D.ai reported 59% year-over-year revenue growth, with revenue rising to $467,810 from $293,707 in the prior-year period. On a sequential basis, revenue increased 20%, signaling renewed momentum as the company exits its restructuring phase and enters a new revenue expansion cycle. Gappelberg noted that the quarter reflects the company’s successful transition into a scalable, platform-driven growth model powered by artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and recurring revenue st...

Connecting Excellence Group Plc (AQSE:XCE, OTCQB:XCELF) CEO Scott Ellam talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s international executive recruitment business and its disciplined Bitcoin treasury strategy as the company started trading on the OTCQB market in the US under the ticker 'XCELF.' Connecting Excellence operates as an international executive recruitment firm placing senior-level professionals across consulting, logistics, engineering and technology sectors worldwide. Ellam explained that a significant portion of revenue comes from US clients and candidates, with placements including US sales directors, UK managing directors and senior consulting roles. Ellam outlined how the company began ac...

Pan African Resources PLC (LSE:PAF, OTCQX:PAFRY, JSE:PAN) CEO Cobus Loots talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s record first-half performance, reporting profits of US$147.8 million alongside a 51% increase in gold production. Loots said the gold price provided support, though the company achieved strong results even while receiving an average gold price below spot. He highlighted that production growth was the major catalyst, driven by a full period of output from MTR and contributions from Tennant. The company now expects full-year production guidance of 275,000oz to 292,000oz, implying around a 10% stronger second half. Pan African Resources al...

Great Southern Copper PLC (LSE:GSCU) CEO Sam Garrett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about encouraging new drill results from the Mostaza deposit at the Cerro Negro project in Chile, highlighting high-grade copper lenses and growing scale potential at depth. Garrett described the latest results as “fantastic” and “very significant,” explaining that early indications suggest the deposit “appears to be getting bigger with depth.” This development is particularly important when considering future mining options, even though those decisions remain further down the track. A key focus of the discussion was the relationship between the newly identified Lens 5 mineralisation and the Monolith Zon...

Seeing Machines Ltd (AIM:SEE, OTC:SEEMF, FRA:M2Z) CEO Paul McGlone talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s FY2026 half-year trading update, highlighting accelerating automotive royalty growth, improving margins and the expected inflection to positive adjusted EBITDA in Q3. Joining him, CFO Martin Ive outlined balance sheet developments, cash flow expectations and refinancing plans. McGlone said the results mark a critical turning point, noting the business is now just six months away from the EU’s General Safety Regulation (GSR) deadline, which mandates camera-based Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) in all new EU vehicle registrations from July 7, 2026. He e...

Hive Digital Technologies Chief Financial Officer Darcy Daubaras joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2025, highlighting record performance driven by growth across both its Bitcoin and AI infrastructure businesses. HIVE reported record quarterly revenue of $93.1 million, representing 219% year-over-year growth and a 7% increase compared to the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter reached $5.7 million, while gross operating margin expanded significantly to $32.1 million—more than six times higher than the $5.3 million recorded in the same period last year. Daubaras described the quarter as the strongest “dual-engine” growth period in the company’...

Chesnara PLC (LSE:CSN) CEO Steve Murray talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s €110 million acquisition of Scottish Widows Europe and why the deal is expected to generate approximately €250 million in lifetime cash. Murray explained that lifetime cash generation remains a core attraction in Chesnara’s acquisition strategy. Of the €250 million expected from the transaction, around €100 million is forecast within the first five years, supporting early capital return alongside long-term cash flow sustainability. He noted that the deal marks Chesnara’s 16th acquisition in around 20 years, with roughly half completed in the last four to five years, highlighting an acceleratio...

Sovereign Metals Ltd (ASX:SVM, OTCQX:SVMLF, AIM:SVML, FRA:SVM) managing director and CEO Frank Eagar talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the significance of a newly signed non-binding MoU with Traxys, recently selected for the US government’s $12 billion Project Vault, and what it could mean for the Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi. Eagar explained that while Kasiya is widely recognised as a primary rutile project, it will also produce substantial volumes of natural flake graphite at a highly competitive incremental operating cost of $240 per tonne delivered onto a vessel. He said this cost positioning places Kasiya at th...