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Fobi AI Introduces FIXYR and Advances Its Transition Into a Lean, Enterprise-Focused Artificial Intelligence Platform

Posted by Brittany McNabb at 9:39 PM on Monday, December 15th, 2025

Fobi AI CEO Rob Anson outlines how the company has progressed from internal restructuring to early commercial validation, marked by the live deployment of FIXYR, its first autonomous enterprise support platform. While operating under regulatory constraints, management continued executing on its strategy, preserving revenue, materially reducing costs through Artificial Intelligence automation, and moving from internal transformation to externally validated use cases.

The interview presents a business that differs meaningfully from the one investors last evaluated. Rather than pausing during a period of restricted trading, the focus remained on strengthening the company’s financial profile, advancing its technology stack, and building deployable Artificial Intelligence systems designed to deliver clear, measurable value for enterprise customers.

EXECUTION THROUGH CONSTRAINT, NOT PAUSE

A central theme of the discussion is how Fobi maintained momentum during a period of limited market visibility. In 2024, the company generated nearly $3 million in revenue while management reports annual operating costs were reduced to approximately $1.1 million through deeper integration of Artificial Intelligence across internal operations. This leaner cost structure materially improves operating leverage and positions the business for scalable growth as activity normalizes.

Fobi recently announced a $1.5 million non-brokered private placement to support audit completion and regulatory requirements. Management indicated that the audit process is nearing completion, positioning the company for a full revocation order, relisting, and a return to normal trading.

Fobi AI 3.0: FROM ADVISORY TO DEPLOYED SYSTEMS

The interview marks the company’s transition to what management describes as Fobi AI 3.0. Rather than operating primarily as a consultant, Fobi now delivers both the strategic architecture and the deployed Artificial Intelligence systems themselves. This integrated model is designed to reduce implementation risk, shorten deployment timelines, and lower total cost of ownership for enterprise customers.

A key differentiator highlighted is Fobi’s emphasis on building and training proprietary Artificial Intelligence models, rather than relying exclusively on third-party platforms. This focus on data control and sovereignty directly addresses a major adoption consideration for regulated, privacy-sensitive, and enterprise-scale organizations.

FIXYR: EARLY COMMERCIAL VALIDATION

At the center of the discussion is FIXYR, Fobi AI’s autonomous Artificial Intelligence customer service and technical support platform. FIXYR is designed to automate labor-intensive support workflows through real-time, self-resolving processes.

In its initial large-scale live deployment, management reported that FIXYR processed more than 20,000 digital tickets, handled over 200 customer inquiries, maintained reported 100 percent system uptime, achieved reported 100 percent customer satisfaction, and operated with no frontline human intervention.

Management noted that this deployment replaced the workload equivalent of a support operation of approximately 35 staff, translating into roughly 90 percent cost savings for the operator. For investors, FIXYR represents a meaningful step from concept to early, measurable return on investment.

BUILT FOR RELIABILITY, CONTROL, AND REPEATABILITY

Beyond FIXYR, Fobi emphasized its broader Artificial Intelligence infrastructure, designed for reliability and repeatability in enterprise environments. By training proprietary models in-house and using simulation-driven development to test outcomes prior to deployment, the company aims to reduce execution risk while improving consistency.

This approach is particularly relevant for regulated industries where data governance, auditability, and operational certainty are critical to adoption.

“We are focused on building autonomous systems that are measurable and profitable at scale. When customers can clearly see the return on investment, adoption follows.”
— Rob Anson, President and CEO

POSITIONED FOR THE NEXT PHASE

Fobi AI is currently engaged across multiple verticals, including digital identity, finance and compliance, healthcare, aviation, and sports and entertainment. The platform’s modular design allows customers to deploy targeted solutions today while preserving long-term expansion optionality.

As regulatory headwinds near resolution, the interview allows investors to evaluate Fobi AI based on fundamentals rather than circumstance. With revenue in place, a disciplined cost structure, proprietary Artificial Intelligence capabilities, and FIXYR delivering early commercial validation, Fobi AI appears positioned to enter its next phase from a position of strength rather than recovery.

 

Fobi AI Is Building Toward The Deloitte Of The AI + Web3 Era

Posted by Brittany McNabb at 2:40 PM on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

 

A RARE COMEBACK STORY

In a market where most halted small-cap companies never return, Fobi AI has defied expectations. Under a cease-trade order since November 2024, the company didn’t fade into obscurity—the company reported nearly $3 million in 2024 revenue, including approximately $2.2 million from the sale of its German subsidiary.

As CEO Rob Anson put it:

“Most companies would have folded under these circumstances. We fought through every obstacle legal, financial, and market-driven and we’re coming back stronger than ever.”

FROM SURVIVAL TO STRATEGY

Fobi turned a year of constraint into a year of transformation:

  • Consolidated operations with an annual run rate under $1.3M, enabling scale with fewer than 10 employees 
  • Redirected capital from the Passcreator sale into next-gen AI-powered wallet platforms 
  • Positioned itself as a lean, execution-first company with live products in the market

ENTERING A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR ARENA

The company isn’t merely returning, it’s relaunching with sharper focus. Fobi’s ambition is to become the “Deloitte of the AI + Web3 era,” offering enterprises not just strategy, but real-time implementation through integrated wallets, identity verification, and automation platforms. With applications across stadiums, airports, healthcare, and finance, the addressable market spans multiple sectors.

WHY THIS MATTERS FOR INVESTORS

  • Clear Market Fit: Enterprise clients need AI integration that traditional consultants can’t deliver 
  • Execution Edge: Products are live, scalable, and already generating client interest

LOOKING AHEAD

Fobi’s comeback is more than a return to trading—it is a reset. With tangible revenues, streamlined operations, and a future-focused product suite, the company is positioning itself as one of the rare small-cap survivors with the potential to thrive in the AI and Web3 economy. For investors, this represents a strategic reset rather than just a recovery, as the company builds toward its next growth phase.

 

VIDEO – CEO’s $1 Million $FOBI Investment YTD Bolsters Confidence Following Remarkable Q3 Revenue and Q4 Outlook

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:45 PM on Thursday, June 15th, 2023

Fobi AI Inc. (FOBI:TSXV) (FOBIF:OTCQB) has released a mid-year corporate update highlighting several significant initiatives and achievements.

Insider Buying and Warrant Exercises: Fobi has received over $1 million in insider buying and $300,000 in recent warrant exercises, demonstrating strong shareholder confidence in the company’s growth strategies. CEO Rob Anson personally invested over $1 million in the company year-to-date.

Record Q3 Revenues and Guidance: Fobi reported record Q3 2023 revenues of $1,255,093, a 298% year-over-year increase and a 151% sequential increase. The company’s guidance for Q4 2023 indicates confidence in hitting revenue targets.

M&A Success and Growth: Fobi’s strategic M&A activities have contributed to its record revenue. The acquisition of Passworks and the appointment of Colby McKenzie as Chief Revenue Officer are expected to accelerate growth and drive further acquisitions in the second half of 2023.

Strengthening Senior Management Team: Fobi welcomed Jason Tong as the new CFO to support its expanding team and evolving business trajectory. David Nicholls, a former Anheuser-Busch InBev executive, joined as VP of Liquor Beverage, enhancing Fobi’s senior management team and liquor beverage strategy.

Largest Recorded Revenue Deal: Fobi signed a $10 million licensing agreement with BevWorks Brands, the company’s largest recorded revenue deal. Fobi’s technology solutions will support BevWorks’ growth strategy in consolidating independent beverage manufacturers.

Wallet Pass Success and Enterprise Opportunities: Fobi’s wallet pass technologies, particularly through its subsidiaries Passcreator and Passworks, have driven revenue growth. The company is expanding beyond its traditional DIY-focused platform and seeing increased interest from larger-scale enterprise customers.

Qples Achievements: Qples, a subsidiary of Fobi, has seen significant growth in providing in-store mobile advertising solutions and digital media solutions. The launch of AI-8112 Universal Digital Coupons and the increase in client growth have been notable milestones.

Global Brand Exposure: Fobi gained significant brand exposure during the RBC Canadian Open, thanks to an epic finish and “incident” involving Fobi partner Adam Hadwin.

Overall, the mid-year update highlights Fobi’s financial success, M&A activities, strategic appointments, and global brand exposure, showcasing the company’s progress and growth in the AI and digital transformation space.

Now sit back, relax and watch this powerful interview with $FOBI CEO Rob Anson.

 

VIDEO – Fobi To Acquire Portugal Based Digital Wallet And Mobile Marketing Company, Brings Tier-1 Clients and Immediate Revenue

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:52 PM on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
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FOBI AI is a global leader in digital wallet pass technology that delivers real-time data analytics and engagement through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement in stores, stadiums, arenas, hotels and other large venues around the world.  

More than just lip service, these are just a sample of the major milestones reached by $FOBI as of the end of November:

  • 293% Increase In First Quarter Revenue 
  • Signed Agreement With Caddle, Canada’s Largest Mobile-First Insights Marketplace App To Target And Engage CPG Brands and Grocery Retailers
  • Signed Deal to Provide Digital Vaccination and Testing Verification Solution for Sammy Hagar’s Sold Out Shows at The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod in Las Vegas
  • Signed CheckVax(TM) Deal With the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Games
  • Closed Acquisition of PassWallet
  • …. and so much more

The company released it’s Q1 (ending Sept 30) results with a 293% increase in first quarter revenue.

  • Revenue increased substantially from $147,533 in Q4 to $580,317 in Q1.

But wait, that’s not all…

Fobi Announced Signing Of Amazon Fulfillment And Business Seller Agreement.

By joining Amazon Business, Fobi immediately reaches over 5 million business customers in nine countries: a network that Fobi is very proud to now be included in. Fobi will now generate additional revenue through hardware, products and services sold on Amazon Business.

And if that is not enough…

The Company signed LOI To Acquire Passworks, A Portugal Based Leading European Digital Wallet And Mobile Marketing Company With Tier-1 Global Clients

Rob Anson, Fobi CEO stated : “Acquiring Passworks will not only enable us to further accelerate our business strategy as we consolidate the wallet pass industry, but it will also provide us with direct and immediate access to very valuable customers, with additional operational capacity and provide further immediate revenue. This strategic acquisition of Passworks represents another key step for us in terms of achieving our goal of becoming a global mobile Wallet pass leader.”

Sit back, relax and watch this powerful interview with CEO Rob Anson.

VIDEO – Fobi AI To Acquire PassWallet, A Leading Android Wallet Pass Issuer With 6M+ Downloads

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:32 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Fobi AI Inc.

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.  

In this interview we discuss today’s news: Fobi Announces Acquisition of PassWallet, A Leading Android Wallet Pass Issuer With 6,000,000+ Downloads. Deal To Provide Near-Term and Long-Term Revenue Growth

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.

VIDEO – Fobi Is A Global Leader in Providing Real-Time Data Analytics Through Artificial Intelligence to Drive Customer Activation and Engagement

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:35 PM on Friday, September 24th, 2021
Fobi AI Inc.

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. 

In this interview we discuss not 1 but 3 great press releases: 

Sit back and watch this powerful interview with CEO Rob Anson.

VIDEO – Fobi AI & Draganfly Join Forces To Create Automated COVID Venue Management Solution That Uses Phone To Checks Guest Vitals & Entire Check-In Process

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:06 PM on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
Fobi AI Inc.

“I called BS when I first heard about Draganfly’s ability to use my phone’s camera to check all of my vital signs … but when I saw it I was blown away”  ($FOBI CEO Rob Anson)

“Fobi has built the best venue management systems for conferences & events in the world.  We’re honoured to be integrated with them”  $DPRO CEO Cameron Chell

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:

DRAGANFLY is the creator of cutting-edge drone solutions, software and AI systems that revolutionize the way organizations can do business.  Recognized as being at the forefront of drone technology for over 22 years, Draganfly is an award-winning, industry-leader with TIER-1 clients serving industries such as law enforcement, public safety, agriculture, industrial inspections, mapping, and surveying markets.

They have created multiple successful applications that, for the purposes of this interview, includes their Vital Intelligence products that have been game-changers for universities, corrections facilities, sporting events and large scale conferences over the course of the past 18 months.  Why?  Their software can measure visitors’ vital signs like temperature, cough, and respiratory rate through the camera on your phone or on their drones. 

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

TOGETHER they combined forces in this press release “Fobi Announces Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence Smart Vital System Now Available in Fobi’s Venue Management System for Conferences & Events”.

How big is this combination and how confident are they in its success?

Very.

Watch this powerful interview with FOBI CEO, Rob Anson and Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell to find out exactly.

VIDEO – FOBI AI Channel Partnerships With Shopify and Lightspeed + Anticipated Pilot News Set The Table For Big 2021 Finish

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:13 PM on Tuesday, September 7th, 2021
Fobi AI Inc.

FOBI AI is a global leader in providing real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement for enterprise level retailers.

More than just lip service, these are just a sample of the major milestones reached by $FOBI as of the end of July:

  • Strategic Alliance with global data leader – NeilsonIQ – to “Transform Retail Sector”
  • A partnership with NTT DATA, a top-ranked global IoT services company, and subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, the world’s 4th largest telecom company, ranked 55th In Fortune Global 500. 
  • Approved for Oracle Partner Network
  • Pilot Projects with Sobeys, TELUS, Certas and other national level retailers
  • Multi-Year Direct Seller Agreement With TELUS, in which TELUS resells FOBI solutions to national business customers….
  • and so much more

But if this wasn’t enough $FOBI announced the following in the last 10 days while the rest of us were on vacation:

FOBI Completes Integration With Lightspeed To Provide Real-Time POS Data Aggregation And Analytics To Lightspeed Customer

  • Lightspeed has 140,000 “real world” point of sale customers that generated $30 BILLION in transactions last year

FOBI Completes Shopify Integration With The Launch Of The Fobi App And Now Live In The Shopify App Store Offering Real-Time Data Analytics Solution To Over 1.7 Million Global Retailers

  • Shopify has 1.7 Million e-commerce customers that generated $120 BILLION is gross merchandising volume last year

Investors who were excited by the announcements may have even further cause to celebrate following this interview with CEO Rob Anson.

VIDEO – FOBI AI Anticipated Major Deals, Revenues and Partnerships In 2021 Set The Table For Uplisting To Major Exchange By Q4

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:10 PM on Friday, July 16th, 2021
Fobi AI Inc.

FOBI AI is a global leader in providing real-time data analytics through artificial intelligence to drive customer activation and engagement for enterprise level retailers. 

More than just lip service, these are just a sample of the major milestones reached by $FOBI over the past 9 months: 

  • Strategic Alliance with global data leader – NeilsonIQ – to “Transform Retail Sector”
  • A partnership with NTT DATA, a top-ranked global IoT services company, and subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, the world’s 4th largest telecom company, ranked 55th In Fortune Global 500. 
  •  Approved for Oracle Partner Network
  • Pilot Projects with Sobeys, TELUS, Certas and other national level retailers
  • Multi-Year Direct Seller Agreement With TELUS, in which TELUS resells FOBI solutions to national business customers
  • …. and so much more

Earlier today, $FOBI announced a Corporate Update Includes Completion Of Several Pilot Tests Now In Advanced Terms Negotiations, $10.42M in Funding And Uplist To Major Exchange.

Investors who were excited by the announcement may have even further cause to celebrate following this interview with CEO Rob Anson.

VIDEO – TELUS Upgrading Partnership With Loop Insights $MTRX.ca $RACMF To Direct Reseller Sends Strong Message To Loop Telco Prospects Around The World $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:14 PM on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
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On December 3rd 2020, Loop Insights announced “The launch of a second product into the TELUS (T:TSX; TU:NYSE)  IoT Marketplace for national sales and marketing To TELUS Business Customers.”   

This came less than 50 days after Loop announced the acceptance of its first product into the TELUS IoT Marketplace.  

To say the partnership between Loop Insights and one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies ($15.5 billion in annual revenue in 2020 and 16 million customer connections) was an understatement. 

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL 

Earlier today Loop announced TELUS Upgrades Loop Insight Partnership Status From IoT Marketplace To Direct Reseller In Multi-Year Agreement. TELUS To Directly Resell Loop Solutions As A TELUS Product To National Business Customers. Though this last step took over 6 months, it is also the biggest possible step placing Loop Insights at a pinnacle that very few small cap companies ever see. 

How big is this partnership upgrade with TELUS and what does it mean for both domestic business and global partnerships? 

Watch this great interview with Loop CEO Rob Anson.