As the name implies “PropTech” is a combination of two words and stands for “property technology.” As simple as that is, the implementation and importance of PropTech is anything but.
Like every other industry on the planet that is incorporating technology to create greater efficiencies and experiences, the commercial real estate market is no different and is seeing the rapid adoption of;
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning
Big data
Internet of Things (IoT Sensors)
Cloud computing
To create cost savings by reducing and even eliminating existing costs, create greater efficiencies for the operation and maintenance of real estate assets, as well as, improve the design of new builds.
IMPACT OF COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has served to significantly increased the demand for PropTech in the commercial real estate market as follows:
The need for solutions to get workers back into workplace buildings and offices. Specifically, the need to identify bacteria and viruses in indoor air quality, as well as, the ability to sanitize immediately and effectively.
The need to create even greater cost savings and efficiencies for real estate owners that will continue suffering losses until workers significantly return to the workplace.
WHY UNIVERSAL PROPTECH (UPI:TSXV)?
Whereas many companies are just now trying to capitalize on the opportunities presented in the current and massive future of PropTech, Universal PropTech Inc. (“UPI”) a diversified investment platform delivering healthy building solutions and services for building developers, owners and operators in Canada. More than just lip service, UPI has been successfully delivering its PropTech solutions for years, with revenues over the last 3 years as follows:
2017 – $13.8M
2018 – $13.7M
2019 – $15.9M
Headquartered in Toronto, UPI has offices across Canada including Halifax,Montreal, and Ottawa.
COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
Used in Federal Government facilities for over 40 years
Provides real estate managers turnkey HVAC Building Controls design, equipment, installation and ongoing operations and maintenance services for Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Multi-residential customers
Already possesses under-utilized IP in building controls to add in additional monitoring inputs and equipment controls
Diverse revenue streams via products, installations and ongoing
Key strategic partnerships afford the ability to monitor real-time utility meters, key BAS and systems data in a building.
Team has the capability to make sense of this data and apply advanced web tools to make recommendations to fine tune a building, saving from 5% to 15% of a facilities energy spend without capital expenditure
VCI offers the depth and breadth of Building Automation Systems (BAS) knowledge and products from the likes of Siemens and Honeywell to support building automation systems
As businesses return to the office, property managers must think about the design and safety of their buildings for occupants. Traditional cleaning methods are ineffective at preventing transmission. UV technology is able to sanitize all surfaces free from pathogens. UPI is capitalizing on this opportunity by building and acquiring UV technology as it is the best in the market to administer and integrate it into healthy buildings in Canada.
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at 11:38 AM on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Innocan Pharma Corporation (INNO: CSE) (IP4:FSE) is developing the pharmaceutical guided missile to defeat coronavirus lung infections. The company specializes in the development of new drug platforms which combine unique properties of Cannabinoids.
3 Fully Operating Divisions For Investor Diversification
Innocan has 3 fully operating divisions to address the market for Cannabis products. As a Cannabis investor, why limit yourself to a Company with just one specialty, when Innocan offers you exposure to both the exploding world of cannabis pharma, as well as, a portfolio of patent-pending and launch ready consumer health products.
PHARMACEUTICAL – THE GUIDED MISSILE – Revolutionary technology targeting lungs infected with coronavirus or other viral infections.
CONSUMER RETAIL – DERMA COSMETICS – A premium derma cosmetics brand, manufacturing has commenced with distribution agreements in place.
OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) PRODUCTS FOR PAIN RELIEF – patent-pending CBD pain relief brand received FDA technical validation.
Global Manufacturing / Distribution Agreements
Endless Sky Inc. a Canadian large scale Cannabis extractor (Manufacturing and Distribution – Canada)
Active Therapeutics Ltd of Lancashire, United Kingdom (Distribution – UK and Ireland markets)
iAmHealth Distribution UG (Distribution – Germany)
Completed Trademark Registration in the EU, UK and Switzerland
Completion of the registration of its trademarks: Innocan Pharma, Relief & Go and SHIR in the EU, UK and Switzerland.
These trademarks represent Innocan’s OTC and derma cosmetic brand products that were recently launched in the German and UK markets.
Superior Management Team
In the small cap world, the jockey(s) that drive the horse are just as important as the horse itself. The InnoCan Leadership Group Is Incomparable In The Small Cap World, Comprised Of Leading Israeli Pharmaceutical Executives including:
Executive Chairman (Ron Mayron) was the CEO Of Teva Israel, one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world
Co-Founder & VP Business Development (Yoram Drucker) was the Founder of 2 NASDAQ Companies (Pluristem & Brainstorm)
Chief Technology Officer (Nir Avram) is a former member of the pharma innovation team at Perrigo, producer of OTC consumer goods and specialty pharma.
Chief Executive Officer (Iris Bincovich) has a proven track record in opening global markets, having managed hundreds of successful transactions in OTC, cosmetics and dermatology.
Together they have built one of the most formidable teams in the small cap cannabis world
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at 4:32 PM on Monday, December 14th, 2020
Fabled Silver Gold Corp. (TSXV: FCO)The Santa María Property is an under-explored, high-grade silver-gold project with significant exploration potential to expand mineral resources and identify new discoveries.
Fabled Silver Gold Company Highlights:
Commenced drilling on 100% option at Santa Maria Mine in Mexico
2020 NI 43-101 Resource of 3.2Moz Indicated and 1.1Moz Inferred in two primary veins
Two distinct Epithermal veins have been partially explored
Santa María Property is an under-explored, high-grade silver-gold project with significant exploration potential
19 significant vein structures exists within the property and provides future virgin exploration opportunities
Geophysical survey on the property and has successfully identified multiple targets for exploration and drilling
Santa Maria Deposit
High Grade silver-gold property located in mining friendly jurisdiction of Parrall, Mexico
The Parral mining district is situated in the center of the Mexican Silver belt, a district of epithermal silver gold mineralization
The belt has been recognized as producing more silver than any other equivalent are in the world
2018 PEA very supportive at current market prices
2 Mettalurgical Studies completed
Santa Maria vein structures provide many promising exploration and possibly future mining possibilities
The Santa Maria mine has never been systematically, or explored thoroughly with modern methods
The Asset: Santa Maria Mine 43-101
3.2Moz Indicated and 1.1Moz Inferred in two primary veins
High grade silver-gold property located in the mining friendly jurisdiction of Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico.
The Parral mining district is situated in the centre of the Mexican silver belt epithermal silver-gold vein districts. The belt has been recognized as a significant metallogenic province, which has reportedly produced more silver than any other equivalent area in the world.
43-101 Technical Report completed on December 02, 2020 by Mineral Resources Engineering.
Significant vein structures within the property provides future exploration and mining opportunities.
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at 12:09 PM on Monday, December 14th, 2020
Else Nutrition Holdings Inc. (BABY: TSXV) (BABYF: OTCQX) (0YF: FSE) is the award winning, plant-based nutrition company for small cap investors. The shift towards plant-based alternatives has opened the food market to new players, and created an opportunity for fast growth in a rapidly expanding space. Else has fully grasped at this opportunity as seen below.
Highlights include:
$CAD 30 Million In Cash
Launched 1st Commercial Product Into US Market
Backed By A $2.7 Billion Dollar Global Nutrition Company;
MOU For International Distribution Of Products
“Best Health” Award At Global Food Innovation Summit In Milan;
Awarded Patents In 22 Countries, 44 Countries Pending;
Executives & Advisors From Globally Renowned Companies & Institutions
Distribution agreement with one of the largest and most well regarded national fresh, organic and specialty food distributors in North America
Received key Clean Label Certifications for Toddler Nutrition Product
Received Key USDA Organic Certification
Else Nutrition’s Complete Nutrition for Toddlers ranked Top-Selling Product on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Baby and Toddler Formula Category
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at 3:38 PM on Friday, December 11th, 2020
Hollister Biosciences Inc. (HOLL:CSE) (HSTRF:OTC) (HOB: FRANKFURT) is a multi-state cannabis company with products in 230 dispensaries throughout California and over 80 dispensaries throughout Arizona, translating into the following great success:
REVENUES $CAD
Q1 $1,200,000
Q2 $11,500,000
Q3 $12,500,000
NOTE: Venom Extracts Acquisition Closed at the end of Q1.
TOTAL Q1/Q2/Q3
REVENUE $25.2M
On December 9 th, 2020, Venom achieved the second and final revenue milestone by generating in excess of CDN$40,000,000 of revenue calculated from January 1 st, 2020.
With the recent passage of Proposition 207 – legalizing the cultivation, sale and consumption of recreational cannabis in the state of Arizona Hollister is extremely well positioned to capitalize. This can best be summed up by quote of Venom Extracts Founder below:
“Seeing recreational Cannabis legalized in the state is an encouraging sign and is hopefully another step toward federal legalization. It should lead to increased tax revenue and job creation. The recreational cannabis market in Arizona could be valued at up to US $760 million by 2024 1 , significantly expanding the total addressable market for Cannabis in the state. We look forward to making our product line available to both the medical and recreational end user.” Shared Jacob Cohen, Founder of Venom Extracts, Hollister’s 100% owned subsidiary based in Arizona
In addition to organic sales, Hollister has several high-level partnerships that demonstrate how trusted the Company is within the industry, including:
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at 3:12 PM on Friday, December 11th, 2020
Avicanna (AVCN: TSX) (AVCN: OTCQX) (0NN: FSE) is a vertically-integrated biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing various cannabinoid-based products for the global marketplace.
Third Quarter Highlights
$882K in revenue, an increase of 24% from Q2-2020,
Double-digit growth, quarter over quarter from Q4-2019
In addition, the Company was able to reach a major milestone with the launch of certain products from its RHO Phyto product line in Canada and further diversified its revenue streams.
When we say vertically integrated, we mean it. Avicanna has 4 fully operating divisions to address the entire market for Cannabis products as follows:
1. The company has a full line of high end CBD based skin care products serving the consumer retail segment with Canadian distribution through Medical Cannabis by Shoppers, as well as global distribution later this year.
2. Avicanna’s superior medical cannabis line also features products distributed through Medical Cannabis by Shoppers, the online arm of Canada’s largest drugstore chain.
Recently Launched Medical Cannabis Program with its RHO Phyto™ Formulary Nationwide in Colombia (Read More)
Leveraging thesuccessful launch ofthe Company’sRHO Phyto™brandedadvancedmedical cannabisproduct linein Canada,the portfolio of preparations,including oil drops, sublingual sprays, capsules and topicals,are nowavailablenationwide inColombia through physician prescription.
The medical programincludesAvicanna’s 3pillarsaimed at setting the gold standard for medical cannabis in Colombia andotherLatin American markets, including
3. Avicanna also hosts a full pipeline of Pharmaceuticals in various stages of trials to address Dermatology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Pain and Oncology. Three of the company’s products are already as far as phase 2.
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at 11:53 AM on Thursday, December 10th, 2020
Datametrex AI Limited (DM:TSXV) (D4G:FSE) (DTMXF: OTC) an AI and Machine learning company was well positioned with deep roots in South Korea to make the ultimate pivot to Covid-19 test kit distribution. When the Canadian Government came calling for assistance in importing and distributing COVID-19 test kits, Datametrex stepped up to the task thanks to its security clearances already in place in both countries.
Since then, the company has signed multiple multi-million dollar Covid-19 test kit supply agreements with mining companies, a $20M CAD agreement with the television and film industry and various educational institutions. This is in addition to lucrative AI contracts with various levels of government and enterprise level customers such as LOTTE Group, the fifth-largest conglomerate in Korea with annual revenues of approximately $60B USD.
REVENUE $CAD
Q1 + 62% To $809,000
Q2 + 419% To $1,954,000
Q3 + 188% To $4,862,325
TOTAL Q1/Q2/Q3
REVENUE $7.6M vs $2.6M = +192%
GROSS PROFIT $2.3M vs $961K = +139%
Here’s the recent headlines:
Completion of the IDEaS program Component 1b Milestone 4 (December 9, 2020)
Recognized revenue of $7.6 million for first 9 months of 2020 (November 25, 2020)
Datametrex Expands Distribution of Film and Television Coronavirus Testing Across Canada (October 27, 2020)
Expands to Toronto Film Production Company for COVID-19 Testing Solutions (September 30, 2020)
$20M Supply Agreement With Major Worldwide Media & Entertainment Company for COVID-19 (September 24, 2020).
Received Third COVID-19 Order from TV Production Company (September 21, 2020)
Received COVID-19 Test Kits Order for $1.6M From a Canadian Mining Company (September 3, 2020)
The demand for Covid testing is robust and well documented by the following:
U.S. television productions stalled in Vancouver by bottleneck in COVID-19 testing Read More
As tweeted by Air Canada on November 22, 2020:
Prior to the global pandemic, leaders embraced advanced analytics and AI, for good reason. According to a 2018 study by the McKinsey Global Institute, entitled: Notes from the AI frontier: Applications and value of deep learning, these capabilities are estimated to have the potential to create between approximately $9.5 trillion and $15.4 trillion in annual global economic value.
The company’s wholly owned subsidiary Nexalogy also played a key technology support role in the #SeeSay2020 campaign to fight voter intimidation in this past USA election. The company’s AI technology allowed for cyber filtration to identify voter intimidation for elections related research.
The company has also experienced robust demand for related services. Datametrex entered into a sales agreement with 7-Eleven Korea for Robotic Process Automation infrastructure (RPA) in order to automate certain business processes.
The global RPA market size is expected to reach $7.2 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 32.6% CAGR during the forecast period. RPA is the technology that enables anyone to configure computer software today, or a “robot” to replicate and incorporate the actions of a person working within digital systems to conduct a business process.
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at 11:58 AM on Monday, December 7th, 2020
On Friday December 4th, Seabridge Gold (SEA) announced its intentions to purchase the Snowfield deposit from Pretium Resources (PVG), details here. As a result, we experienced a high volume of emails and calls as to how this may affect Treaty Creek. In our opinion, we think it’s a positive move for all three projects located in the Sulphurets Hydrothermal System. Our analysis of the transaction and the associated benefits is as follows:
Below is an image created by Seabridge showing the KSM and Snowfield deposits and the relative gold grades/value of those deposits. Technically, the Snowfield is the top part of the Mitchell deposit, which it sits beside.
On its own, the Snowfield added no present value to Pretium in the near term for a few reasons: The Snowfield has a very low-grade halo that on its own, at present gold values, isn’t profitable to produce. It has a higher-grade core but that core isn’t large enough to justify the costs to get it out at today’s gold price. Logistics. Because the Snowfield is located upslope above the Mitchell deposit in the Mitchell valley, mine construction would have been very difficult due to the terrain combined with the proximity to the Mitchell deposit located below owned by Seabridge. Access. Even if the gold grades were higher and there was room to develop the Snowfield on its own, there appears to be no feasible way to get the ore to market except through the proposed Mitchell Teigen Tunnels (MTT) which (if built) would be owned by Seabridge. The above, and perhaps some other reasons as well, is why the Snowfield deposit has been sitting there with no progression for many years, which in its present state added zero value to Pretium. It could be argued that a sale worth $3 USD per ounce in the ground is a lot better than $0 per ounce while it sits dormant. We think this was a great deal for PVG as they get: $100m up front in working capital $20m down the road A Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) of 1.5% down the road
By combining the Snowfield with the KSM, SEA removed the “higher grade core isn’t big enough on its own” problem, the “no room” problem, and the “access” problem. We think this was a great deal for SEA as it helps them accomplish their goals:
Improve their ounces/share ratio
Improve the NPV and IRR on the KSM
Allow them to defer underground operations until later in the production schedule
Pay down the Cap-X for the KSM quicker
We think this a great deal for Treaty Creek (TC) shareholders (TUD, AMK, TUO) because anything that improves Seabridge’s chances of going into production is potentially beneficial to us:
The only route for the KSM to go into production is through the use of the MTT which closely follows both the Kyba Line and the Sulphurets Thrust Fault through most of TC (this is the most heavily mineralized trend though TC including the Perfect Storm (PSZ), the Goldstorm (GS), and orpiment (GS2) zones as seen on the image above.
If SEA is able to find a route through TC without disturbing potential deposits then it will build important infrastructure (bridge, roads, power, etc.) right onto TC.
If SEA isn’t able to find a route through TC without disturbing potential deposits then SEA potentially will form an agreement with TC owners (benefiting TC shareholders) followed by building important infrastructure right onto TC.
A second mine, especially one of this magnitude, going into production within the Sulphurets Hydrothermal System will undoubtedly capture the attention of investors and mining companies and shine a spotlight on the third project advancing in the same system; Treaty Creek.
The $3 USD per ounce paid for the Snowfield was a good deal for both companies and has no real bearing on potential insitu gold deposits and associated valuations at TC. It’s all a question of grade, logistics, and potential buyers. The Snowfield has low grade, horrible logistics (to be developed on its own) and potential for only one buyer (SEA). TC sits “on the right side of the mountain” only 20km away down a valley from the highway and the cheapest power in the world. The Goldstorm zone also has its highest gold grades right at surface (300 zone) over a very extended area opposed to dipping steeply into the ground. The logistics, and therefor potential Cap-X and Op-X, are completely different at TC vs both the Snowfield and the KSM.
In conclusion, we believe that the Snowfield purchase by Seabridge will positively impact every company located within the Sulphurets Hydrothermal System. We view this as another very positive development in the rapid progression of Treaty Creek’s development.
Posted by AGORACOM
at 10:20 AM on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
The 3 Reasons Why Arctic Star Is A World Class, Small Cap Diamond Explorer
Arctic Star Exploration (ADD:TSXV / ASDZF:OTCQB / 82A1.F:FRA) is in the diamond finding business.
The Company owns 100% of its flagship Timantti Diamond Project in Finland, where Arctic Star has discovered three diamondiferous kimberlites that may represent the first finds in a large kimberlite field. If you don’t know what a kimberlite is, keep drilling down and see below because this is truly exciting.
The project is located on the same geological belt as the Grib Diamond Mine in Russia, just 450 kms away. The Grib mine is one of the largest diamond mines in the world and was discovered by a team led by Arctic Star Director Roy Spencer. Keep drilling down to see more about him.
For those investors who have a little more experience and find themselves asking Why Finland? You should know that Finland was ranked as the World’s #2 mining jurisdiction in the world by the Fraser Institute 2020. In addition to its flagship project in Finland, the Company also controls diamond exploration properties in Nunavut (Stein) and the Northwest Territories of Canada (Diagras and Redemption).
But the real secret of Arctic Star is that it has tremendous potential to revolutionize the way in which Diamonds are discovered – and become a pioneer in the exploration industry – by finding diamonds in a place where no previous explorer has thought to do so. More than just a wild theory, Arctic Star has the team to back it up.
Here are the 3 things you need to know
1. World Class Diamond Finders
Arctic Star exploration has a highly experienced diamond exploration team previously responsible for numerous world class diamond mine discoveries. The team is led by Buddy Doyle who originally discovered Diavik Mine, Canada’s largest diamond mine in terms of carat production. Diavik’s exceptional grades make it one of the most valuable diamond mines in the world. Diavik is located in the Northwest Territories of Canada, where Arctic Star has 2 of their diamond properties.
Few geologists have seen 2 projects from discovery through to decision to mine. Mr. Doyle is recognized by his peers in the exploration industry as an authority on diamond exploration and kimberlite geology, and has authored/co-authored numerous papers on these subjects. He was awarded the 2007 Hugo Dummitt Award for excellence in Diamond exploration.
Roy Spencer – If that wasn’t enough, the geologist who discovered the multi-billion-dollar Grib Diamond Mine in Russia (see above). which is just 450 KMs away from Arctic Star’s project in Finland, has now joined Arctic’s Board of Directors! Clearly, the Arctic Star team has the credibility necessary to put forth a new thesis on how to find diamonds.
2. Brand New Exploration Model To Find Diamonds
In order to find diamonds, you need to first find Kimberlites. What are Kimberlites? Essentially, they are the rocks which contain diamonds. These kimberlite rocks are found underground in vertical structures known as kimberlite pipes. To illustrate in simple terms, see this basic image of a kimberlite pipe with kimberlite rocks inside of it.
Kimberlite pipes are the biggest source of diamonds today. When exploration companies go looking for kimberlites, the industry standard for finding them is to look for magnetic signatures. This is done by taking a magnetic survey from the air and/or ground. with a device called a magnetometer. Now, most of you won’t understand what you are looking at – but here is an example of one of the company’s magnetic surveys on its Canadian Diagras property.
The most important thing to understand is that the industry looks for magnetic signatures ….. but Buddy Doyle and the accomplished Arctic Star team have developed a NON MAGNETIC THESIS. They believe they will find economic diamonds by locating Kimberlite that do not have a magnetic signature where previous explores sought not to look. Arctic in a sense is exploring for diamonds the opposite way the industry traditionally does. Arctic acquired property big mining company’s dropped, because they looked at them one way. Arctic is looking differently and success is occurring quickly for this small, yet accomplished exploration outfit. There are already multiple drill ready targets in 2 countries using this new way of looking for diamonds.
Arctic offers multiple opportunities in 2 countries to turn the Diamond Industry on notice with a discovery.
3. Arctic Star Has Two Diamond Projects Ready To Verify Its Non-Magnetic Theory
Arctic has 2 diamond projects on which to verify its theory: Diagras in Northwest Territories of Canada and Timantti in Finland, where early exploration searching for Non-Magnetic signatures has already yielded multiple new diamond target
A. Diagras is next to Diavik (Canada’s largest diamond mine) and is drill ready to prove Buddy’s theory. Arctic has plans to drill in 2020
B. Timantti in Finland has 3 separate target areas and 6 targets altogether identified through non-magnetic signatures as a means to find diamonds and further excel Buddy’s theory, it is the company’s goal to drill test in 2020
If Buddy Doyle and the Arctic Star team are correct it will create a new discovery process for understanding how diamonds are brought to surface in areas previous explorers cared not to look. Arctic Star has the potential to create multiple discoveries and copycat companies trying to duplicate their success.
However, there is only one Buddy Doyle and Roy Spencer, which is why Arctic Star is the one Diamond Exploration Company every investor should be aware of.
