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Proactive - Interviews for investors

Welcome to the Proactive podcast channel – the destination for breaking news on growth companies and up to the minute market coverage. Here we plug you into what’s new and exciting in the world of business.

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00:13:53

Passive Income Strategies for 2025 | Pitcher Partners

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/08

Pitcher Partners Principal Advisor Andrew Wilson talked with Proactive about alternative strategies for generating passive income in today’s evolving financial landscape. With inflation, interest rate shifts, and volatility affecting traditional income streams, Wilson explored diversified approaches smart investors can consider. He noted that a common mistake is concentrating on a single asset class. “There’s only one free lunch in investing and that is diversification,” Wilson said. He stressed

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00:06:23

Alvopetro CEO on Q2 gains, Brazil & Canada plans

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/07

Alvopetro Energy CEO Corey Ruttan talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strong second-quarter performance, highlighting key production and operational progress in both Brazil and Western Canada. Alvopetro Energy reported average production of 2,436 barrels of oil equivalent per day in Q2 2025, up 50% from the same period last year. The quarter marked the first full quarter to include production from its newly acquired Western Canadian assets, which contributed 138 barrels per

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00:05:07

Nextech3D.ai announces 'quantum leap' in 3D content...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/07

Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's latest breakthrough in AI-powered 3D model production. The company has announced a major scalability enhancement, enabling the generation of 100 3D models simultaneously—up from just one—through its AI production engine. Gappelberg described the change as “a quantum leap in terms of productivity,” highlighting that it is not just an efficiency upgrade but a structural transformation of the company’s

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00:03:59

Foresight Solar Fund reports strong Q2 operational...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/07

Foresight Solar Fund Ltd's Toby Virno talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s second-quarter net asset value (NAV) update and wider performance indicators for 2025. The fund reported a NAV of £603.8 million, equivalent to 108.5 pence per share. Virno noted that the company benefited from high levels of solar irradiation across the UK, contributing to a strong operational performance. “We’ve had plenty of sunshine in the UK… [electricity production was] 4% above budget,” he

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00:06:54

North Bay Resources' Fran gold project yields strong...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/06

North Bay Resources Inc CEO Jared Lazerson talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s progress at its Fran project, including high-grade assay results and operational plans for its Bishop Gold Mill. Lazerson confirmed that North Bay has completed its initial test mining and is seeing encouraging assay results from the surface oxide zone at Fran. “There have been up to multi-ounce assays,” he said, noting that the mineralization appears to expand in several directions and increases

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00:07:42

Seeing Machines CEO talks growth, Guardian Gen 3...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/06

Seeing Machines Ltd (AIM:SEE, OTC:SEEMF) CEO Paul McGlone talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s recent fourth-quarter KPIs and ongoing progress towards cash flow breakeven and profitability. McGlone said Seeing Machines had significantly reduced costs by over $1 million per month, a key milestone already flowing through to the company’s accounts and growth plans. He highlighted a “dramatic recovery” in automotive royalties, with Q4 showing 36% quarter-on-quarter growth

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00:04:16

Kodal Minerals CEO on visit by Mali Mines Minister,...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/06

Kodal Minerals PLC (AIM:KOD) CEO Bernard Aylward talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest developments at the Bougouni Lithium Project in Mali. The update follows a high-profile site visit by Mali’s Minister of Mines and the regional governor, underlining government support for the project. Aylward said the visit reaffirmed the importance of Bougouni for both the local community and Mali’s broader mining ambitions. “The Minister of Mines had actually met with the president,

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00:03:09

Arizona Gold & Silver intersects high-grade gold at...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/06

Arizona Gold and Silver CEO Mike Stark joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share positive results from the company’s ongoing core drilling program at the Philadelphia Project in Arizona. The latest highlight comes from core hole PC25-155, which returned 14.5 g/t gold over 1.52 meters, within a broader interval of 4.24 g/t over 22.26 meters, underscoring both vein continuity and increasing grade at depth. Stark noted that this new intercept comes from a single massive composite and brecciated

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00:07:23

Medicus Pharma and HelixNano sign MOU to co-develop...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with biotechnology firm HelixNano, aimed at co-developing thermostable mRNA-based vaccines by combining their respective proprietary technologies. The collaboration intends to merge HelixNano’s advanced mRNA vaccine platform with Medicus’ dissolvable microneedle array (MNA) delivery system, with the goal of creating needle-free, thermostable vaccines that

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00:05:00

ReconAfrica spuds Kavango West 1X well, targeting key...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

Reconnaissance Energy Africa or ReconAfrica CEO Brian Reinsborough joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the Kavango West 1X exploration well was officially spud on July 31st. The well is expected to reach a total depth of approximately 3,800 metres by the end of November 2025, targeting over 1,500 metres of Otavi carbonate reservoir, which is the primary objective of the Damara Fold Belt play. Reinsborough explained that Kavango West 1X is a large structural fold identified on modern

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00:06:09

Digitalbox CEO on outperforming the ad market

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

Digitalbox PLC CEO James Carter talked with Proactive about the company’s strong first-half performance in a challenging advertising environment and outlined recent strategic developments. Carter began by noting the broader difficulties in the advertising sector but emphasised that Digitalbox was "bucking the trend" with year-on-year growth. He confirmed that a strategic review carried out at the end of last year had guided the company’s current plan, which was announced in March, focusing on

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00:03:40

ACG Metals CEO says OTCQX move aims to boost...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

ACG Metals Ltd (LSE:ACG, OTC:ACGAF) chairman and CEO Artem Volynets talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s application to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and what it means for liquidity, valuation and global investor appeal. Volynets explained how “we are still trading below two times free cash flow, which for the company of our size is not common” and highlighted that peers in the copper sector typically trade at eight times free cash flow, implying a potential “3 to 5 times

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00:03:56

HeLIX Exploration's new chair on company's pivotal...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

HeLIX Exploration PLC's new non-executive chairman Keith Spickelmier talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s ongoing transition from an exploration phase into commercial helium production. Spickelmier highlighted the construction progress of the company’s plant and confirmed that facility relocation to the Rudyard site will happen in the near term, with production expected to begin shortly thereafter. “We are moving forward very quickly on the construction of our plant,” he

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00:07:32

AuMEGA Metals boosts exploration at Cape Ray & beyond

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

AuMEGA Metals Ltd managing director and CEO Sam Pazuki talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s 2025 exploration activities at the Cape Ray gold project in Newfoundland. Pazuki outlined that the first phase of the 2025 drill campaign has been completed, targeting extensions to the company’s existing mineral resource. “We stepped out as large as 600m, 800m away, to see if we can get extensions to the mineral resource,” he explained, noting the company is among the few in the

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00:04:13

S&U chair on Supreme Court decision; sees growth...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/05

S&U PLC (LSE:SUS) chairman Anthony Coombs talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision and the FCA’s initial guidance on motor finance redress. Coombs welcomed what he described as a “sensible and very balanced” ruling, which he said supports both customers and regulatory fairness. He explained that Advantage Finance, S&U’s motor finance subsidiary, has never used discretionary commission arrangements — the practice at the centre of recent

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00:04:40

374Water tech update: PFAS and biosolids destroyed to...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/01

374Water Inc president and CEO Chris Gannon talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a major development in the wastewater industry: the company’s AirSCWO technology is now destroying PFAS and biosolids to non-detectable levels. This marks a significant shift in how wastewater facilities can deal with persistent chemical contaminants known as "forever chemicals". Gannon explained that traditional methods such as land application or landfill disposal risk spreading PFAS into soils, water, and

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00:04:56

POET Technologies has competitive edge as it scales...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/01

POET Technologies Inc executive chairman and CEO Dr Suresh Venkatesan talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's transition from research and development to full-scale manufacturing, marking a major milestone in its commercial journey. Dr Venkatesan explained that POET is pioneering wafer-scale packaging technology that integrates photonics with electronics, a capability increasingly in demand due to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence applications. He noted that while such

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00:05:44

TMX VettaFi’s Jane Edmondson on new defence ETFs

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/01

TMX VettaFi Head of Index Product Strategy Jane Edmondson talked with Proactive about the expansion of the firm's defence-focused ETF lineup, following the success of the NATO Future of Defence UCITS ETF in Europe. Edmondson highlighted the recent launch of the ARMY UCITS ETF, which targets increased European defence spending, driven by NATO’s revised mandate of 5% of GDP and the EU's Rearm Europe initiative. “ARMY is 90% European NATO country members,” she said, explaining its focus on cyber

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00:08:45

Pantheon International's Charlotte Morris on NAV...

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/01

Pantheon International Plc partner Charlotte Morris talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest performance and strategic direction. Morris reported that Pantheon International achieved a 6% increase in NAV per share (FX-free), although foreign exchange headwinds reduced the after-FX gross return to 1.2%. “It has been challenging in the wider private equity market, but the distribution rate is picking up,” she said, pointing to a 12% distribution rate this year — up from 8%

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00:04:42

AquaInSilico launches Upwater AI tool for waste plants

Proactive - Interviews for investors ·

2025/08/01

AquaInSilico co-founder Jorge Santos talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the launch of Upwater, the company’s first commercial platform. Upwater is an AI-powered predictive modelling solution aimed at enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of wastewater treatment plants. According to Santos, the platform was trained using over 30 years of scientific research and is designed to help operators anticipate and manage complex wastewater systems more effectively. “Upwater integrates deep

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