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at 8:02 PM on Monday, August 10th, 2020
AGORACOM prides itself on becoming the discovery platform of emerging disruptive companies …. and we’ve discovered another one today in Vegaste Technologies, an e-commerce driven platform that is delivering all things plant-based to customers across Canada right now.
Vegaste has already started with both plant-based food meals directly to homes, thanks to partnerships right across the country – but isn’t stopping there as it adds hundreds of products to the platform. More than just lip service, Vegaste is already on a $US 3,000,000 run rate and that will probably accelerate in the coming months as marketing and additional products kick in.
Vegaste Founder, Sean Dollinger, is no stranger to AGORACOM followers as he was the Co-Founder behind wildly successful Namaste Technologies before it fell on hard times experienced by the cannabis industry. In addition to bringing back his immense e-commerce capabilities, he’s also implemented some valuable lessons learned at Namaste when it comes to corporate governance and share structure.
One of those lessons was appointing Julia Frank as CEO and giving her the team necessary to focus on doing the best job possible. Julia’s experience combines both start-up and big corporation structures thanks to being part of start-up teams within both BMW and Daimler in Germany.
Vegaste is hot off the listing press, so if you ever wanted to get a jump on your fellow investor it doesn’t get much fresher than this ….. unless you’re ordering a plant based meal off their platform at www.PlantX.com
If you believe in the paradigm shifting nature of plant based foods, be sure to watch and share this great interview with Vegaste CEO Julia Frank CEO & Founder Sean Dollinger.
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at 4:30 PM on Thursday, August 6th, 2020
If you were a small cap Augmented Reality company from Vancouver that needed to appoint an old media / new media powerhouse to head up your European sales operations, we really don’t think you could have found someone better credentialed than Michael Anderson – and that’s exactly what ImagineAR (IP:CSE) (IPNFF:OTCQB) did.
Anderson is a highly regarded leader in the world of digital with his roots firmly based in UK media. Part entrepreneur, part corporate animal, he quickly rose through the ranks ending up as Managing Director of News UK. He worked for Rupert Murdoch and Les Hinton during his rise to the top and made the Board room of both News UK and Associated Newspapers (publishers of the Daily Mail).
Sensing the changing winds of the media business, Anderson was a driving force on the launch team of Metro, which overtook The Sun in 2018 as the largest circulation of any newspaper in the UK. At Metro, he was instrumental in the paper being cited as a new business case with commercial results not seen previously in the newspaper industry, growing revenue from £100k a week to £1m per week in just 12 months. Additionally, Mike was the founder of the Chelsea APPS Factory which included UK clients KPMG, Ladbrokes, Standard Life, TfL, Vanquis and Waitrose.
….. And now he is sensing another change in the winds to put his considerable talents and team behind the Augmented Reality solutions of ImagineAR.
If you don’t know what Augmented Reality (AR) is, this quote from Apple CEO Tim Cook is all the motivation you need to get up to speed:
“AR Will play an important role in how we use technology in the future – and promises to be as influential in our society as the smart phone”
Anderson wholeheartedly agrees, stating “ImagineAR is the most advanced AR platform in the market today and I am excited to launch the company’s sales and marketing initiatives in the UK and Europe.”
That quote is just the tip of the iceberg. Watch what Anderson has to say about the “unlimited possibilities of Augmented Reality” and some pretty good hints about whose doors he will be knocking on first …. which is pretty impressive given the fact August is vacation season in Europe 🙂
If our interview with CEO Alen Paul Silverrstieen and Michael Anderson is any indication, it sounds like the Company’s growth into the UK and Europe is all but assured in 2020 and well beyond.
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at 10:14 AM on Thursday, August 6th, 2020
If Google NEST is the leader in smart home technology, then Kontrol Energy (KNR:CSE) is the small cap equivalent for smart building technology. More than just lip service, their established Blue Chip customer base includes:
Beyond Meat
Oxford Properties
Brookfield Asset Management
Telus
Suncor Energy
….. Many More
Moreover, they’ve signed a major deal wth Toyota (Tsusho Canada), targeting 200 plants requiring up to $1 million each in automation retrofits.
CONCLUSION? When Kontrol Energy says they are entering a 4-week testing phase – with an independent lab – to determine if their technology can detect COVID-19 in the air of big buildings, you need to take the news seriously. You know who else took it seriously? The National Research Council, who granted Kontrol $50,000 to conduct the test. The amount may seem small but that’s because KNR has already done most of the leg work already and is now in the final 4-week testing phase.
If successful, the implications could be enormous for their Tier-1 client base, as well as, all commercial buildings, government buildings, schools and other big essential locations that need to find a way to start bringing people back. In short, Kontrol Energy’s BioCloud Analyzer could have a major impact on the North American economy.
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at 5:57 PM on Thursday, July 30th, 2020
American Creek Resources Ltd. (TSXV: AMK) sits down to discuss the exceptional assay results on Treaty Creek that have already exceeded last years results resulting in en expansion to 6 drills and 40,00m. Sit down and grab your favorite beverage and find out why Eric Sprott believes Treaty creek may have 50 Million ounces. His words not ours.
“Eric Sprott has stated regarding Treaty Creek “I was just doing some numbers the morning and I figured, Man, they certainly look like they’ve got 20 (million ounces gold) and they could easily get to 30 or 40 or 50 million”
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at 5:36 PM on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
Sometimes, you just have to let the numbers speak for themselves. With 165,000 patients, Empower Clinics (CBDT:CSE) (EPWCF:OTCQB) has a database that almost every medical cannabis and CBD company would kill for …
but then these numbers came in for: 2019 – Year Ended DEC 31, 2019 Q4 – Quarter Ended DEC 31, 2019 Q1 – Quarter Ended MAR 31, 2020
Patient Visits
2019 +110% To 15,900
Q4 + 251% To 4,616
Q1 + 377% To 5,717 (PRE COVID REVENUES COMMENCING Q2)
Revenues $USD
2019 + 86% To $2.03M
Q4 + 217% To $625,000
Q1 + 416% To $790,000 (PRE COVID REVENUES COMMENCING Q2)
Do you see a trend?
We can’t wait for Q2 numbers (April, May, June) because we already know patient visits for April alone were up over 870%.
Looking even further forward into Q3 (July, August, September), we already know that July patient visits are going to set a record.
Though CBDT had a very short cease trade order due to the delay in getting these financials filed…. the wait was clearly worth it, as was this interview with CEO, Steven McAuley, who is Six Sigma certified under the quality initiative of legendary GE (General Electric) Chairman Jack Welch. We’ve never seen a Six Sigma certified CEO in the Canadian small cap markets. Never …. which explains how McAuley has been able to guide Empower Clinics through the most disruptive retail environment in recent history and turn it into significant growth.
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at 5:14 PM on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
Three years ago, Harry Barr couldn’t get anyone to even look at New Age Metals (NAM:TSXV) flagship property, the 100% owned River Valley Project, one of North America’s largest undeveloped Platinum Group Metals Projects, situated 100 kilometres from Sudbury.
But with Palladium at $US 2,100/oz and River Valley sitting on 2.9Moz Palladium Equivalent (Measured & Indicated), things have changed significantly, including the fact that Eric Sprott has become a strategic shareholder with 18.56% ownership.
WAIT … THERE’S MORE
NAM’s 2019 Preliminary Economic Assessment highlights include a 14 year mine life, resulting in an annual average payable Palladium Equivalent production of 119,000 ounces.
WAIT ….. THERE’S ONE MORE THING
The PEA assumed a Palladium price of $US 1,200, which is now 75% higher at $US 2,100. With NAM now using their war chest to further drill River Valley and follow-up on recommendations from the PEA, there is reason to believe this story is only going to get better.
Grab your favourite beverage and watch this interview with NAM CEO, Harry Barr.
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at 4:18 PM on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
When the subsidiary of a Billion Dollar, Nutrition Focused company buys 11.5% of your stock, agrees to a voluntary 12-month lock up and holds anti-dilution rights to maintain it’s ownership percentage by buying a proportionate number of shares in any future financing, it is safe to assume you have a strategic investor who believes in the future of your company.
When that same strategic investor wants to then help your company expand into large international markets, it is safe to assume your plant based food capabilities are amongst the most respected in the world.
This is just a glimpse into the strength of Else Nutrition (BABY:TSXV) (BABYF:OTCQB), an Israeli based, award winning plant based food nutrition company that is giving small cap investors an opportunity to participate in the global paradigm shift towards plant-based, clean label foods.US MARKET COMMERCIALIZATION COMMENCES
Given what you now know, it should come as no surprise that – as part of its path to commercialization in the U.S.A. – it has just successfully completed its first full-scale commercial production run of its Plant-based Toddler Nutrition product. The production run was completed at the U.S. based facilities of the Company’s production partner, a leading producer of organic baby formula in the U.S. BABY CEO Hamutal Yitzhak stated “These accomplishments further demonstrate our readiness for launch into the North American marketplace.Parents across North America have been looking for clean, plant-based, whole food nutrition options for their children – and we are set to make this a reality” “Making it a reality”appears imminent because the company has signed broker agreements with three (3) reputable, natural food retail brokers, and is close to signing with a fourth broker. Moreover, pre-orders are already commencing online. In short, BABY is on the proverbial commercial launch pad into a paradigm shifting industry that itself is also on the launch pad for the 2020 decade – Plant Based, Clean Label Foods.
If you believe in the future of plant-based, clean label foods or want to discover its possibilities, then watch this incredible interview with CEO Hamutal Yitzhak.
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at 9:00 PM on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
“Change Shopping Forever” … that’s a pretty bold statement to make from two small cap companies in the early stages of commercialization. But when you watch this interview, it becomes pretty apparent why Loop Insights (MTRX:TSXV) and ImagineAR (IP:CSE / IPNFF:OTCQB) realized within a couple of hours of speaking they were creating the “Minority Report” of shopping.
How?
Well, this is the part where we write a carefully crafted synopsis of the interview to provide viewers with enough context to dive into the video. But this is the first time in our existence where a synopsis just isn’t possible because it’s tough enough trying to describe the benefits of one paradigm shifting technology, let alone two of them that have joined forces. If we tried, we’d give away the entire interview and still not do it justice.
Trust us that this is a video you have to watch – and then share. In fact, you’ll probably end up watching it a couple of times.
These two companies are onto something we’ve never seen before. At Agoracom, we believe the convergence of AI and AR is going to change the world this decade in many applications – and we just found the first two companies who may very well be doing by closing the loop between E-commerce and Bricks & Mortar.
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at 8:06 PM on Sunday, July 19th, 2020
Lomiko Metals Inc.announced that it has engaged Kenmar Securities, LLC of New York (“The Advisor”) to raise $ 40 million Cdn for acquisition and development of critical metals projects. Kenmar Securities, LLC, is a Delaware limited liability corporation and SEC-registered securities broker-dealer and FINRA member.
The Advisor will assist the Company in analyzing its business, operations, properties, financial condition and prospects, prepare suitable marketing materials, contact any potential partner companies, assist and advise the Company with respect to the financial form and structure of any potential transaction.
“This year is the start of the Electric Vehicle Revolution. Lomiko would like to become part of the Battery Material supply chain” stated Mr. A. Paul Gill, CEO.
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at 8:12 PM on Sunday, July 12th, 2020
TransCanna Holdings (TCAN:CSE) is part of the New Cannabis Kids On The Block wave that investors are demanding after mega financed companies flopped last year. TCAN, on the other hand, is delivering the following to investors:
· $2M CAD Revenue April 2020
· $24.6M CAD Revenue Run Rate solely from TransCanna test facility
· $90M Annual Revenue expected from first full year upon completion of 196,000 Sq Ft Daly facility Q3 2021
· Daly facility will be one of the largest cannabis facilities in California
And today the story got even better, with TCAN announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary was granted a “Type 11 Distributor License” by the California Bureau of Cannabis Control for its 196,000 square foot Daly Avenue Facility.
HUGE BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS – TRANSCANNA POSITIONED TO BECOME PART OF NEW LEADERSHIP GROUP IN CANNABIS
As a result, Trancanna now owns the largest known, fully licensed cannabis facility in California. Given the fact TCAN is processing more than $USD 1,000,000/month in wholesale cannabis transactions out of a distribution space of just 1,000 square feet, the implications for Daly expanding to 196,000 square feet are HUGE in the areas of:
Capacity
Revenue
Reach
…. much more
The first round of cannabis leaders disappointed investors and created significant value destruction in the space. But like every new mega industry that goes through a catharsis stage, the next round of growth gives birth to the best and potentially biggest players for the long haul.
The next 24 – 36 months are going to be fun for TCAN. How fun? Watch this interview with CEO Bob Blink.
