Proactive - Interviews for investors

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...

Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR, FRA:33R) CEO Paul Barrett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest high-grade tin drilling results at the Kalayi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting increasing intercept widths and improving hit rates beneath the maiden resource. Barrett explained that recent drilling has delivered multiple significant intercepts, including multimetre intervals grading around 3% tin and up to 7.5% tin. He noted that historically, there were only two intercepts greater than two metres at over 2% tin, whereas in the latest seven holes, five have delivered comparable or stronger results. “We are increasing the hit rate...

BUZZ HPC CEO Craig Tavares talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strategy to build sovereign AI infrastructure in Canada while scaling contracted revenue with disciplined execution. Tavares explained that BUZZ HPC, a subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies (TSX-V:HIVE, NASDAQ:HIVE, FRA:YO0, BVC:HIVECO), is “one of the very few Canadian owned and operated data center and GPU cloud service providers in Canada operating at scale,” positioning the company to provide secure, domestic AI compute capacity within Canadian borders. He framed sovereign AI as a strategic necessity, reducing reliance on foreign entities and strengthening national infrastructure. The co...

Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has officially joined the Made for Meta program from Meta Platforms. Through the partnership, Virtuix plans to make its Omni One 360-degree treadmill compatible with Meta Quest headsets and games, significantly expanding Omni One’s reach to the world’s largest XR user base. Goetgeluk told Proactive that Meta operates one of the world’s largest immersive platforms, with tens of millions of Quest headsets already in the market and continued investment in extended reality technologies. The Made for Meta program authorizes select third-party manufacturers to develo...

Buccaneer Energy Plc (AIM:BUCE) CEO Paul Welch talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the successful organic oil recovery pilot project at its Pine Mills field in Texas, where production has doubled, and water cut has fallen sharply following nutrient injection. Welch described how the organic oil recovery process targets mature waterflood reservoirs by stimulating naturally occurring microorganisms in the reservoir. After testing the reservoir, a tailored nutrient mix was injected, triggering a bloom that altered the interfacial tension between the rock face and trapped residual oil, allowing more oil to flow to the wellbore. The results exceeded expectations. “We th...

Valereum PLC (AQSE:VLRM, FRA:6TJ) commercial director Mark Mariampillai and Integra Foundation core contributor Piyush Gupta talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about their partnership to accelerate tokenised real estate issuance and secondary trading on blockchain infrastructure. VLRM Markets is advancing a multi-chain strategy focused on bringing high-quality real estate issuance onto the Integra blockchain, a Layer 1 network purpose-built for real-world assets. Mariampillai explained that by combining quality issuance with liquidity being built on Integra’s ecosystem, the collaboration enables investors to participate from primary issuance through to secondary market trading. Gupta outlined the rationale behind building a specialised Layer 1 bl...

Bitwise Asset Management European head Bradley Duke talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about Bitcoin’s recent price weakness, institutional demand trends, and the company’s latest European exchange listings. Duke explained that Bitcoin is currently trading around $67,000, representing a significant drawdown from its previous all-time high of approximately $125,000–$126,000. He attributed the initial sell-off to a combination of macro catalysts, including market reaction to tweets by Donald Trump, as well as expectations around Bitcoin’s historical four-year cycle. According to Duke, Bitcoin has historically delivered three strong years followed by one weaker year, leading some long-term holders to “front run the cycle” by...

Aftermath Silver CEO Ralph Rushton joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the commencement of a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the company’s Berenguela silver-copper-manganese project in southern Peru, marking a significant milestone as the company advances the asset toward a potential production decision. Rushton told Proactive that the move to initiate a PFS follows the successful completion of a C$20 million equity financing and an extensive 82-hole infill drilling program carried out in 2025. The drill campaign intersected mineralization in 95% of the holes, substantially increasing geological confidence across the project. The resulting updated Mineral Resource Estimate materially strengthened the company’s un...

Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has received “study may proceed” clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate its Phase 2b dose-optimization study of Teverelix®, an investigational next-generation long-acting GnRH antagonist, in men with advanced prostate cancer (APC). Bokhari told Proactive that the Teverelix trial will be conducted as a Phase 2b open-label study enrolling approximately 40 men with advanced prostate cancer who are appropriate candidates for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Patients will undergo treatment for approximately 22 weeks. The study’s primary endpoint is confirmation of medical castrat...

Genflow Biosciences Ltd (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF, FRA:WQ5) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about preliminary interim results from the company’s SLAB clinical trial in aged dogs. Leire explained that the SLAB trial is a randomised, blinded clinical study involving 24 dogs. The analysis remains preliminary, with the trial ongoing, but Leire said the strength and consistency of the early signals were unexpected. The interim results showed that every treatment group outperformed the control group across multiple endpoints, including survival, muscle mass, frailty and quality of life. Leire emphasised that although the sample size is small...

Seeing Machines Ltd (AIM:SEE, OTC:SEEMF) CEO Paul McGlone talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about second-quarter KPIs, highlighting growth in automotive royalties, Guardian hardware sales, and increasing annual recurring revenue as regulatory tailwinds build toward the July 2026 General Safety Regulation (GSR) deadline. McGlone said he was “really pleased to see a positive growth number in this quarter,” noting confidence that regulatory drivers would translate into rising volumes. While the timing of step-change growth remains uncertain, he emphasised that OEM compliance preparations for GSR are well underway, with all required integration work already completed for the 2026 deadline. The discussion addressed RFQ...

Record Resources CEO Michael Judson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s significant oil exploration and development strategy in Gabon, with a particular focus on the large-scale Ngulu block. Judson described Gabon as one of Africa’s most established oil-producing nations, highlighting its long production history, supportive regulatory environment, and strong infrastructure. He pointed to the nearby oil services hub of Port-Gentil as a key strategic advantage, providing access to experienced service providers, logistics, and export infrastructure. The Ngulu block, which Judson described as comparable in size to “50 or 60 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico,” represents a substant...

Amerant Investments chief investment officer Baylor Lancaster-Samuel talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about shifting investor sentiment toward Latin American debt markets following recent US-led intervention in Venezuela and the broader implications for corporate credit spreads across the region. Lancaster-Samuel explained that despite geopolitical tensions, credit markets have reacted constructively. Venezuelan sovereign and corporate debt have rallied on expectations of a potential restructuring, while the broader Latin American credit complex has tightened in sympathy. She noted that markets are pricing in optimism around renewed US strategic interest in the region and the possibility of stronger trade ties. Addressing concerns about oil...

Quadrise PLC (AIM:QED) CEO Peter Borup joined Stephen Gunnion in the Proactive studio to discuss the company’s evolving strategy, market conditions and priorities as it advances marine fuel trials and prepares for commercial scale-up. Borup reflected on his first months leading the company, explaining that while Quadrise already had a robust strategy in place, the rapidly changing global environment has required a sharper focus on execution speed and parallel workstreams. He said shipping customers are increasingly prioritising cost efficiency and operational resilience before committing to longer-term decarbonisation initiatives. He highlighted that the suspension of a planned International Maritime Or...

Standard Uranium CEO Jon Bey and Vice President of Exploration Sean Hillacre joined Steve Darling from Proactive on site at the company’s Corvo Project, where its maiden drill campaign is now underway—marking a significant exploration milestone for the company. The Corvo Uranium Project is subject to a three-year earn-in option agreement with Aventis Energy, under which Aventis may earn up to a 75% interest in the project by funding C$6 million in exploration expenditures over the earn-in period. The partnership provides financial support to aggressively advance exploration while allowing Standard Uranium to retain meaningful exposure to potential discovery success. The...

Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the expansion of Omni One sales into Europe, marking a major milestone in the company’s international growth strategy. Customers across key European markets, including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and additional EU countries, can now place orders through Virtuix’s dedicated EU and UK online storefronts. Initial shipments to European customers are scheduled to begin between April 13 and April 24, 2026. Goetgeluk told Proactive that the European rollout introduces Omni One Core, Virtuix’s PC-connected consumer system built specifically for SteamVR gaming. Omni One Core delivers true 360-degree physical movement, allowi...

Arecor Therapeutics PLC's (AIM:AREC) CEO Sarah Howell talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s second-half performance and its strategic priorities heading into 2026, highlighting progress across its dual focus on diabetes and oral peptide delivery. Howell explained that Arecor is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on drug development and enhanced delivery in the cardiometabolic space. The company’s lead asset, AT278, is described as a “new unique best-in-class ultra-concentrated (500 U/mL) and ultra-rapid-acting insulin for the treatment of diabetes,” and is now progressing through a 50:50 co-development partnership with Sequel Med Tech. The collaboration is preparing for a pivotal phase tw...

Genflow Biosciences Ltd (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF, FRA:WQ5) CEO Dr Eric Leire talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest RNS regarding its upcoming AGM and the strategic rationale behind authorising the potential issuance of shares ahead of clinical partnership discussions. Leire addressed potential shareholder concerns, acknowledging that announcements involving share issuance can sometimes be interpreted as a fundraising signal. However, he clarified that the RNS is not about launching a capital raise, but about strengthening the company’s position in ongoing and future negotiations with major pharmaceutical partners. He explained that in biotech, financial flexibility translates dire...

S&U PLC (LSE:SUS) chairman Anthony Coombs talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s continued growth momentum, particularly across its Advantage and Aspen divisions. Following a challenging regulatory period, Coombs reported a significant rebound in confidence, performance, and strategic clarity. The company is forecasting its receivables to grow from c. £400 million to £600 million in the coming years. “There’s significant growth available in the Advantage business, but also in Aspen too; but particularly the Advantage business,” Coombs explained. He attributed this optimism to tightened credit scoring, improved affordability criteria, and an ongoing AI project aimed at operational efficiency...

KEFI Gold and Copper PLC (AIM:KEFI, OTC:KFFLF, FRA:KMSA) executive chairman Harry Anagnostaras-Adams talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about closing the company’s full US$340 million project financing following a US$20 million investment from Chancery Royalty, marking what he described as a confirmatory milestone rather than a fundamental change in strategy. Speaking from the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Anagnostaras-Adams explained that bank approvals secured in October covered 70% of development capital, allowing KEFI to optimise the remaining equity components. He highlighted that the company structured the financing largely at the subsidiary level, reducing dilution at the parent company. Th...

Immunic Inc (NASDAQ:IMUX) chief medical officer Dr Andreas Muehler talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest data presented at the ACTRIMS Forum in San Diego, highlighting findings from the company’s Phase 2 CALLIPER trial in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). The discussion centered on two posters shared at the conference: one focusing on MRI outcomes and the other exploring EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus) reactivation. Muehler explained that vidofludimus calcium demonstrated reductions in gadolinium-enhancing and T2 lesions as well as slowly expanding lesions (SELs) - indicators of acute and chronic inflammation in MS, respectively. He outlined how MRI scans detected fewer SE...

Novo Resources Corp Executive Co-Chairman Mike Spreadborough and Kas De Luca, the company's Exploration General Manager Kas De Luca joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s latest exploration target update at its Belltopper gold project in Victoria, highlighting a significant upgrade to the project’s potential and outlining plans for renewed drilling in 2026. The Belltopper project is located approximately 60 kilometres south of Agnico Eagle’s Fosterville gold mine and lies within the highly prospective Bendigo Tectonic Zone, one of Victoria’s most prolific gold-producing regions. De Luca explained that Novo has undertaken an extensive integration of historical datasets...

Ecora Royalties PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF, FRA:HGR) CEO Marc Bishop Lafleche talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a pivotal period for the company as it enters a new phase of growth driven by base metals and critical minerals. Lafleche explained that 2025 marked an inflection point for Ecora Royalties, with base metals and critical minerals representing the majority of portfolio revenue for the first time in at least 25 years. He described the year as a “landmark year,” highlighting that the performance was underpinned by a 150% increase in base metals revenue compared with 2024. The CEO outlined how this mome...