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WTR Small-Cap Spotlight

Water Tower Research

WTR Small-Cap Spotlight is your weekly guide to uncovering hidden value in the world of small-cap stocks. Each episode features insightful interviews with C-level executives, industry thought leaders, and Water Tower’s expert analysts. Tune in for actionable investment ideas and in-depth discussions on under-the-radar opportunities that can make a big impact on your portfolio

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22:37

Solvonis Therapeutics: Redefining Treatment for...

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2025/11/07

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Anthony Tennyson, CEO and Co-Founder of Solvonis Therapeutics (LSE: SVNS | OTC: SLVNF), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company’s mission to transform care for addiction and mental health disorders. Tennyson shares Solvonis’ journey from inception to its Phase 3 lead program for alcohol use disorder (AUD), which achieved 86% patient sobriety in prior...

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30:54

From Powersports to Fintech: Inside Sparta...

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2025/11/06

Send us a text In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sit down with Sparta Commercial Services (OTCQB: SRCO) CEO Tony Havens and WeDev Group CEO Eduardo Filho to unpack Sparta’s pivot from powersports/municipal leasing into fintech and private credit. The conversation centers on Agoge, a trade-finance platform that automates onboarding, compliance, and dollar-settled payments for Brazilian importers—covering early traction, risk management, and targeted mile...

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13:47

Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT) CEO on Strategic Shift...

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2025/11/06

Send us a text On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) (TSX: WPRT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) Westport’s leading position as a supplier of advanced, affordable, low-emission technologies for the global transportation and industrial sectors; 2) how th...

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24:34

From Africa Oil to Meren Energy: Building a Balanced...

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2025/11/05

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Shahin Amini, Head of Investor Relations and Communications at Meren Energy (TSX: MER), joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Jeff Robertson of Water Tower Research to discuss how Meren’s recent transformation and rebranding reflect its evolution into a full-cycle, cash-generative exploration and production company. Amini details Meren’s high-quality deepwater assets in Nigeria, its carried positions in Namibia and South Africa’s Orange Basin,...

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20:46

Beyond Cash: How PayRio Modernizes Cannabis & Alt-Med...

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2025/11/04

Send us a text In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sits down with PayRio Founder & CEO Aubrey Amatelli to explore how the company delivers compliant digital payments for cannabis and alternative medicine—from its “Digital Debit” solution that replaces legacy cashless-ATM workflows to a broader roadmap spanning CBD, psilocybin, peptides, and ketamine therapy. The conversation also covers PayRio’s culture (a female-led team bringing “feminine energy” to...

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23:49

Expanding Global Access: How OTC Markets Is Bringing...

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2025/11/03

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, Jason Paltrowitz, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group, joins hosts Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and Shawn Severson, WTR Co-Founder and CEO. The discussion explores OTC’s expanding global footprint, the surge in cross-border trading activity, and the company’s role in connecting international issuers with U.S. investors. Paltrowitz highlights rising Europea...

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FatPipe Networks (FATN): Redefining SD-WAN and...

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2025/11/03

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, Bhaskar Ragula, CEO and Co-Founder of FatPipe Networks (NASDAQ: FATN), joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Dr. John Roy to discuss how FatPipe—the inventor of SD-WAN technology—is driving the next evolution of secure networking through innovation, efficiency, and sales expansion.

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16:17

Building Blockchain Value: Neptune Digital Assets’...

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2025/10/31

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Cale Moodie, CEO and Co-Founder of Neptune Digital Assets (TSXV: NDA | OTCQX: NPPTF), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and CMO of Water Tower Research, along with Dr. John Roy, WTR’s Senior Equity Research Analyst. The conversation explores how Neptune blends Bitcoin mining, proof-of-stake staking, and DeFi participation into a unique hybrid model that has kept the company net-income positive through multiple crypto cy...

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16:56

NurExone Biologic's Revolutionary Approach to Nerve...

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2025/10/30

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s Robert Sassoon speak with Dr. Lior Shaltiel, CEO of NuroExone Biologic (OTCQB: NRXBF/TSXV: NRX), an early-stage regenerative therapy developer, along with the company’s Founder, VP Business Development & Active Chairman, Yoram Drucker to talk about NurExone's novel regenerative exosome-based therapies development pipeline for central nervous system injuries, led by spinal cord and optic nerve injuries...

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11:53

New Flashcast: AI Industry Primer — 50 Under-Covered...

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2025/10/29

Send us a text In our latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast, WTR's Shawn Severson and James Kisner break down James’s AI Industry Primer—how the team selected 50 under-covered names, the AI Centricity Score, and 11 application areas. The conversation highlights where the most market value has accrued (notably infrastructure/platforms and quantum) as well as specialized workflow owners — and what the data says about the relationship between "AI Centricity" and returns.

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20:37

PharmAla Biotech’s CEO Nick Kadysh On Psychedelics,...

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2025/10/24

Send us a text In this episode of Small Cap Spotlight x WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast, WTR's Tim Gerdeman, and Robert Sassoon welcomes back Nick Kadysh, Founding CEO and President of PharmAla Biotech (OTCQB: MDXXF). The discussion explores the evolving global regulatory environment for psychedelics—particularly MDMA—the ripple effects of the Lykos Therapeutics FDA Complete Response Letter (CRL) disclosures, and PharmAla’s strategic approach to research, manufacturing, and commercializatio...

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22:06

CapCO2 Solutions CEO on What Makes Green Methanol a...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Jeff Bonar, Chief Executive Officer of privately held CapCO2 Solutions, joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) how CapCO2 Solutions uses biogenic CO2 captured from ethanol biorefineries and intermittent wind power to produce low-cost, high volume green methanol; ...

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14:06

Energous (WATT) - From Cables to Power-Over-the-Air:...

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2025/10/22

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman (Vice Chair, Co-Founder & CMO, Water Tower Research) and WTR’s James Kisner speak with Gianmaolo Marino, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Energous (NASDAQ: WATT), about ambient-IoT wireless power networks, battery-free sensors, and enterprise adoption. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at watertowerresearch.com.

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29:39

Biotech’s Next Breakthrough Cycle: Dr. David Sans on...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Dr. David Sans, healthcare investment banker, former Novartis oncology researcher, and long-time biotech strategist, joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, for an in-depth discussion on the state of the biotech industry. Together, they explore why optimism is returning to the sector, which technologies and therapeutic categories are leading the rebound, and how investment ...

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39:17

Inside Intrusion (INTZ): How Reputation-Based Cyber...

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2025/10/20

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Tony Scott, Chief Executive Officer, and Kimberly Pinson, Chief Financial Officer, of Intrusion Inc. (NASDAQ: INTZ) join co-hosts James Kisner, Managing Director of Technology Research at Water Tower Research, and Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research. The conversation dives into how Intrusion’s Shield platform uses reputation-based threat intelligence and artificial intelligence to ...

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30:21

GCL Holdings (GCL) - From IP to Shelf: Building a...

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2025/10/17

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, Sebastian Toke, CEO of GCL Holdings, joins Shawn Severson and James Kisner of Water Tower Research to discuss GCL’s full-stack games & entertainment flywheel—connecting distribution (Epicsoft Asia, 2Game), publishing (4Divinity), and hardware/peripherals (Ban Leong Technologies) so data, marketing, and retail execution reinforce one another from IP origination to shelf. The conversation covers FY25 performance (+142% Y...

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Initiation of Coverage Review: Valero Energy Corp....

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2025/10/16

Send us a text In our latest Small-Cap Spotlight flashcast, Peter Gastreich, Managing Director at WTR breaks down his recent initiation of coverage report on Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO)

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LifeVantage (LFVN): Activating the Next Phase of...

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2025/10/15

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, Steve Fife, President & CEO, and Carl Aure, CFO of LifeVantage (NASDAQ: LFVN), join Tim Gerdeman and Doug Lane of Water Tower Research to discuss the company’s acquisition of LoveBiome, a fast-growing leader in gut health and direct sales. They explore how the deal strengthens LifeVantage’s foundation in nutrigenomics, expands its presence in the rapidly growing $14B gut health market, and creates synergies across prod...

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20:50

Alpha Modus (AMOD) - Aiming to be the Backbone of...

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2025/10/13

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, Bill Alessi, Founder & CEO and Chris Chumas, Chief Strategy Officer, of Alpha Modus Corp (NASDAQ: AMOD), joins Tim Gerdeman and James Kisner of Water Tower Research to discuss how the company is transforming in-store retail through its patented AI-driven technology ecosystem designed to enhance real-time shopper engagement and monetization. The conversation covers Alpha Modus’ “super-aggregator” model for scaling ...

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21:35

Veru's CEO Mitch Steiner on Enobosarm's value-added...

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2025/10/13

Send us a text We welcome back Veru's CEO Mitch Steiner to our latest WTR Small-Cap Spotligh podcast. In this podcast, Steiner gives us his thoughts on the latest trends in the rapidly evolving GLP-1 market for weight loss, discusses the data from enobosarm's Phase 2b data, and explains Veru's obesity drug development strategy in the wake of its recent positive interactions with the FDA.

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