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at 5:10 PM on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021
FansUnite Entertainment $FANS $FUNFF is a global sports and entertainment company, focusing on technology for online gambling. Specifically, they have produced a one-of-a-kind complete iGaming platform, with a sports and esports focus geared for the next generation of online bettors and casino players. The platform operates multiple B2C brands and B2B software for the online gambling industry. More than just talk FANS has:
300,000+ registered members
$CDN 350,000,000 in betting volume over the last 3 years
Gambling licenses in the highly coveted U.K. and Malta
A successful $25,000,000 raise earlier this year to arm the company for acquisitions.
Today they announced a $USD 58,000,000 acquisition that can best be described by CEO Scott Burton in this powerful quote:
“The acquisition of American Affiliate represents the most significant milestone for FansUnite to date,” said Scott Burton, CEO of FansUnite Entertainment. “This transformative transaction will provide us further access to the lucrative U.S. regulated sports betting and online gambling market while generating accretive, high-margin revenue, expanding our leadership team, and accelerating the growth of our company’s footprint in the global gambling market.”
Some of the highlights of this acquisition are as follows:
Revenue and EBITDA Growth: American Affiliate has produced trailing 12 months unaudited revenue and EBITDA of US$13.1 million and US$6.0 million respectively.
High-Value Customer Base: American Affiliate’s assets have generated over 150,000 new depositing customers for legal U.S. online betting operators.
Partnerships with Tier-One Sportsbooks: Partnerships with leading sportsbooks and casinos including BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, PointsBet, Underdog Fantasy, WynnBet, and more.
Strong Alignment with Existing Management and Shareholders: Consideration shares to be issued at a 42% premium to market price with share restrictions over a three-year period
World-Class Executive Team: Tier-one executive and management team with a history of success and scale in the U.S. gaming market
Leading Intellectual Property Portfolio: Category-leading portfolio of proprietary technology.
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at 8:48 AM on Thursday, November 18th, 2021
The internet has evolved from Web 1.0 (dot-com read only) back in the 90’s to Web 2.0 (read and write) over the last 15 years to the current emergence of Web3 … which I can best describe as entering the Matrix (for some older investors) OR Ready Player 1 for our younger investors.
The technical term is the Metaverse. It’s already a $30B market BUT we haven’t seen anything yet based on the following:
According to Strategy Analytics, the global metaverse market size is projected to increase ~ 1,000% to $280 billion by 2025 from $30.7 billion in 2021 SOURCE … but we think that’s a very conservative estimate
Bloomberg Intelligence believes the Metaverse can reach $800 billion by 2024.
South Korea’s biggest asset manager, Samsung Asset Management, recently launched a metaverse fund.
IS THE METAVERSE HERE
It was always coming but we just didn’t know when because we needed two things to happen – the evolution of technology and acceptance.
The technology is now here thanks to AR, VR, Blockchain and the rise of NFTs, which Liquid Avatar has been at the forefront of since Day 1.
Acceptance was always a bit more of a wildcard because it is a pretty big shift – but the Covid-19 pandemic was the catalyst that drove the internet to the next stage of its evolution – the ‘Metaverse’ where cyberspace becomes more of an interactive 3D space with commerce and networking alongside content, much like the worlds in popular games such as Fortnite and Roblox,
Roundhill Investments, a major ETF sponsor focused on thematic and sector-specific investing stated “We Believe More Virtual Platforms Will Emerge … New virtual platforms will emerge, and they will likely exceed today’s leaders”
ENTER LIQUID AVATAR METAVERSE ENTRY WITH AFTERMATH ISLANDS
Two weeks ago Liquid Avatar announced that it’s Sale of Virtual Land NFTs in Aftermath Islands Metaverse Went Live . Though we don’t have official numbers yet, we do know that all virtual land in “Musk Manor” and “Bitcoin Bay” sold out pretty fast, so it’s safe to say that Aftermath Islands is off to great success.
With that kind of success, it’s no wonder $LQID is planning to showcase its Metaverse chops at what might be the biggest Comic Con of the year as we come out of COVID – LA Comic Con – where they were named as the Digital Innovation Partner back on October 26. Subsequently $LQID announced announced Hosting a Metaverse Mainstage Panel at Los Angeles Comic Con, Featuring Aftermath Islands ..where it will also has over 1,500 square feet of prime floor space that will showcase NFT subsidiary Oasis Studios, Aftermath Islands, comic and graphics art partner Apex Comics Group … and as yet to be announced “surprises”.
This week $LQID added another great element to Aftermath Islands, the first ever age verified islands as follows:
These are powerful initiatives because the genesis of $LQID is biometrically verified digital identity … giving the Company a substantial advantage in the race towards building the Metaverse.
If you’re a small cap investor that wants exposure to The Metaverse, make sure to watch this great interview with CEO David Lucatch.
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at 4:12 PM on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
Valeo Pharma is already a successful, revenue generating, small cap Canadian pharmaceutical company that acquires the Canadian rights to commercialized drugs in other parts of the world that don’t have Canada on their radar as a target market.
This “in-license” business model is ingenious because it means ZERO developmental or clinical risk, which is the downfall of most small cap pharma companies.
Q3 Highlights:
Record revenues of $5.7 million for Q3 2021, up 280% over Q3 2020 and 114% over prior quarter.
Record gross margin of $2.2 million , up 1602% over Q3 2020 and 204% over prior quarter.
Record 9 months revenues at $10.2 million , up 94%
2 Group Purchasing Organizations listing agreements cover, Redesca™ and Redesca HP™, as well as 3 other Valeo hospital products
The 2 multi-year product listings commenced on October 1, 2021
The GPOs together represent more than 700 hospitals and healthcare facilities across 5 provinces including Ontario
The agreement above supports $30M annual revenue target From blood thinner product alone!
As you can see above, Valeo is hitting on all cylinders with tremendous revenue growth from new great drugs hitting the Canadian markets as we speak. As a result, the company estimates annual revenue of $160M by 2025.
Now sit back, relax and watch this powerful interview with Steve Saviuk CEO of Valeo Pharma.
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at 4:32 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021
FOBI is a global leader in providing real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement in the brick and mortar space. From that core technology they have built a technology stack on top of it that is second to none.
They have created multiple successful applications that, for the purposes of this interview, includes their venue management platform that has been deployed at multiple NCAA tournaments, a recent MGM Resorts Championship PGA Event in Las Vega and most recently signed a deal to bring their venue management solutions to the Canadian Hockey League, the world’s largest development hockey league with 9 Million Fan Visits in 2019.
How important is this acquisition? CEO Rob Anson says it best:
“This represents a key achievement for Fobi and its shareholders. This acquisition of PassWallet positions Fobi as an up and coming leader in the digital wallet space. The company has made great strides this year and this key strategic development positions us extremely well, enabling us to leverage and monetize on a standard ARPU model (average revenue per user). With over 6 million downloads currently, management believes that by leveraging our artificial intelligence and data solutions as well as the integration of Fobi’s marketing power together with the global wallet pass growth rates, that this number will grow significantly in 2022. Coupled with further untapped opportunity and an addressable market of over 150 countries that are currently not serviced by Google Pay, management anticipates that with this acquisition Fobi is now well positioned to expand into the FinTech space.”
Sit back and watch this powerful interview with CEO Rob Anson AND… Fobi SVP of Corporate Strategy & Corporate Development Richard Lee.
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at 10:01 AM on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
12 months ago investors couldn’t be blamed if they found it hard to grasp the genius and foresight of Liquid Avatar $LQID $LQAVF ….. the easiest way to describe the company was as a blockchain platform allowing people to manage & profit from their digital identity, which became a real need once global laws started being enacted to prevent the likes of Facebook from every abusing our private information again.
Moreover, the platform also provides both businesses and governments the ability to easily integrate digital wallets and digital identity solutions through its Liquid Avatar platform (www.liquidavatar.com).
It sounded great … and definitely sounded like something you could see starting to happen 3-4 years into the future … but then the signs started showing up that painted an accelerating picture that would put LQID at the forefront of digital identity.
1. In March of this year, Google validated the $LQID business model with this stunning announcement:
Google believes these types of tracking methods don’t “meet rising consumer expectations for privacy, nor will they stand up to rapidly evolving regulatory restrictions, and therefore aren’t a sustainable long term investment.”
Google is experimenting with tools in its Privacy Sandbox that are designed to allow advertising to continue to work on the web but in a less privacy-encroaching way.
“Keeping the internet open and accessible for everyone requires all of us to do more to protect privacy — and that means an end to not only third-party cookies, but also any technology used for tracking individual people as they browse the web,” David Temkin, Google’s director of product management for ads privacy and trust,
What is the potential outcome of this major shift by Google?
“Google’s decision could upend the ad industry, which has relied on these types of tracking tools”
With this news, the data privacy and monetization game is underway and LQID sitting in a great position within the industry and the dominant position within the small cap world.
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL
2. In May of this year, The Ontario government released its digital identity strategy outlining ways in which it plans to harness the potential of the digital economy and better utilize data. Included in the plan are tangible commitments.
Then came the news all Liquid Avatar investors were waiting for:
the introduction of a new government-issued digital ID that lets people prove who they are both online and in person.
These 2 announcements out of Google and the Ontario Government officially put both business and government in the digital identity and credentials game. There is no looking back.
ENTER LIQUID AVATAR – WORKING WITH ONTARIO GOVERNMENT
Enter $LQID whose Liquid Avatar Verifiable Credentials Ecosystem (LAVCE) is being built to support all participants in a digital credential ecosystem, including the Holder, Issuer and Verifier, using state-of-the-art blockchain and open standards technologies . More than just a good idea, $LQID issued a press release announcing the following:
“Ontario is one of the first jurisdictions in North America to announce that it will issue and enable digital credentials – and it has been a great experience working with the government on this both directly and through our role in membership organizations like the Trust Over IP Foundation”
AND
“Liquid Avatar Technologies has been a part of the ongoing consultations around the province’s plan to introduce a digital identification credential by the end of 2021”
ENTER LIQUID AVATAR – OUT OF DEVELOPMENT AND INTO COMMERCIALIZATION WITH 8,000 CONVENIENCE STORES
This morning $LQID released major news on the commercialization side whose title speaks for itself:
According to CEO Lucatch, this announcement represents a major inflection point as it signals a shift from development to commercialization, with many more potential deals in discussion.
LQID IS THE LEADING SMALL CAP COMPANY IN MASSIVE PARADIGM SHIFT TOWARD DIGITAL IDENTITY, PRIVACY AND MONETIZATION
Make no mistake about it. This is a simply massive paradigm shift and $LQID isn’t going to tackle this on its own. The Company is a voting and steering committee member of the Trust over IP Foundation, founding and steering committee member of Cardea, a Linux Foundation Public Health project, member of the Good Health Pass collaborative, ID2020, DIACC, The Linux Foundation and a founding member of the Lumedic Exchange.
Suddenly it is getting easy to see the genius of Liquid Avatar.
Watch this great interview with CEO David Lucatch.
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at 12:17 PM on Thursday, September 30th, 2021
HPQ Silicon Resources $HPQ $HPQFF is a Quebec-based company that is developing high value-added silicon products that are sought after by battery and electric vehicle manufacturers – but nobody has yet delivered – until now.
If that sounds a lot like what other small companies are saying lately, $HPQ differentiates itself as a leader of the pack thanks to the following:
How powerful is this Revolutionary & Breakthrough Green Hydrogen? Try “SCALABLE WITH NO LIMITS”
“EBH2 is scalable with no limits. It can power a small domestic generator up to ships, factories, buildings, cryptocurrency mines with high energy consumption and even cities.”
Independent validation of the technology is expected to be complete over the next 60 days. If successful, HPQ proposes to bundle the energy production capability of EBH2 systems with its silicon production to further reduce the environmental footprint of its developing high purity silicon, nano powders, and other Renewable Energy products. Moreover, if successful, EBH2 would provide HPQ with “power plant” capabilities that would allow it to produce its products anywhere on the planet.
If that wasn’t enough HPQ added the following:
“all the while opening up new, and massive addressable markets for a system that can produce cheaply green hydrogen, on demand …. The Agreement establishes the terms of the creation of a new Joint venture Company (“NEWCO”) owned by HPQ and EBH2 that will market, sell and service EBH2 systems and products in North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States). …. units could readily replace solar panels or standby generators for homeowners.”
Watch this great interview with $HPQ CEO Bernard Tourillon to get the full picture on next steps!
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at 8:53 AM on Thursday, September 30th, 2021
Earlier today Novamind Inc. (NM : CSE) (NVMDF: OTCQB) (HN2: FSE) opened its sixth integrative psychiatry clinic. The “Murray Clinic” also serves as Novamind’s third clinical research site, further strengthening the Company’s capabilities for serving drug developers via multiple sites and access to a large patient population.
The Company anticipates 65,000 visits to its clinics this year.
Yaron Conforti, CEO and Director, “Bringing cost-effective and innovative psychedelic therapies to market requires a large base of diverse candidates and the expertise to safely and effectively run complex clinical trials in the right environment. We continue to build on our model’s proven track record through the expansion of our clinics and research sites, and we expect to scale this unique operating model into additional states in the near term.”
Sit back, relax and watch this powerful interview with Yaron Conforti, CEO and Director of Novamind.
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at 5:46 PM on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
“I was blown away by FOBI “ ($KO CEO Daniel Petrov)
“Kiaro has built an amazing tech driven cannabis retail business” ($FOBI CEO Rob Anson)
If you’re a shareholder of one of these companies, here is what you need to know about each that makes this technology partnership so powerful:
KIARO is one of Canada’s largest retailers of cannabis, with 16 locations and forecasted annual revenue of $42.7 million from these locations, at a gross profit of $13.7M with further growth anticipated.
FOBI is a global leader in providing real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement in the brick and mortar space. From that core technology they have built a technology stack on top of it that is second to none.
More than just talk, FOBI has completes Integrations with Lightspeed and Shopify to provide real-time Point of Sale data analytics. Moreover, they recently announced another $250.000 Data Consulting Agreement with Azincourt Energy
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at 4:03 PM on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
CurrencyWorks (CWRK: CSE) (CWRK: OTCQB) builds digital currencies for brands, companies, and communities to empower the free exchange of value between customers and users.
On September 24, 2021, bidding began for the Platinum and Elite NFTs. The one-of-one ZERO CONTACT Platinum Edition NFT sold for $56,860.00 USD and the ZERO CONTACT Elite Edition NFTs sold for a total of $36,575.00 USD. Additionally, CurrencyWorks receives an ongoing royalty every time these NFTs are bought and sold.
What did Cameron Chell, Chairman of CurrencyWorks have to say?
“We are extremely proud of the ZERO CONTACT NFTs that CurrencyWorks created on VUELE. This is a significant advancement for film distribution and digital collectibles,” said Cameron Chell, co-head of VUELE and Executive Chairman of CurrencyWorks.
Sit back and watch this powerful interview with company chairman Cameron Chell.
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at 9:33 AM on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
When 99.8% of investors read the headline to this press release, you couldn’t blame them for not understanding what it meant or how important it is to the future of POET Technologies
POET Technologies Launches Its Products and Optical Interposer Platform in China to Critical Acclaim
But this is the great thing about AGORACOM Beyond The Press Release, which provides investors with a layman’s understanding the importance of headlines like this to the business of $PTK ….
Last week in China was an important one for $PTK. The Company participated in two leading optoelectronics conferences / exhibitions in China at which they introduced POET to the China market (where most of the customers are), and demonstrated their technology across a range of products.
HOW WELL DID THE PRESENTATIONS GO?
That can easily be summarized by this powerful quote:
““The companies that attended the live demos now know who POET is and the significant value that we can provide to them. We were already engaged with a few customers, such as Fibertop and their commitment to adopt POET optical engines in their optical modules is a breakthrough for us. Other companies requested samples of our demonstrated products, and several more want to either engage in development contracts that would incorporate POET Optical Engines in their products or have POET incorporate their components into POET’s Optical Engines. Numerous opportunities for increased customer engagement in China, including with some of the largest players,”
WHAT KIND OF COMPANIES DID POET MEET AND DEMO THEIR PRODUCTS TO IN CHINA
More than 60 C-level and senior R&D executives representing over 20 companies, including:
Major China-based network equipment suppliers
Tier 1 transceiver module companies
Leading optical module and fiber optic companies (several of which are publicly traded)
Data center operators … and
Major multi-billion-dollar public enterprise companies seeking to expand into the optical transceiver business
You don’t have to be a computer scientist to understand the potential of these target markets. But you do have to watch this powerful interview in its entirety to understand the big picture.
