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VIDEO – ThreeD Capital $IDK $IDKFF NAV Climbs To $1.27 But Much More Expected To Come As “Teenage” and “Cub” Investments In The Portfolio Are Just Starting To Hunt $IP $IPNFF $MTRX $RACMF $PKK.ca $PKKFF $GMBL

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 6:36 PM on Monday, March 22nd, 2021
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A lion pride grows by continually nurturing new blood.  While new cubs are born every year and are nurtured for growth, the teenagers are groomed to prepare to take over leadership from the old guard. 

In the case of ThreeD Capital (IDK:CSE / IDKFF:OTCQB), the company’s portfolio might be too young for any old guards just yet …. but teenagers like Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ), Peak Fintech Group (Imminent NASDAQ), Loop Insights (Global Partnerships) and ImagineAR (Global Partnerships) are maturing very nicely with their long leadership years still ahead of them according to Chairman Sheldon Inwentash. 

ThreeD Capital prides (pardon the pun) itself on discovering great companies before everyone else … and it casts a wide net to find the best of the best ranging from completely disruptive companies to junior resources and mining companies .  

More importantly, Inwentash’s championship investment style has netted billion dollar exits in the past simply because he isn’t afraid to invest and be patient for markets to catch up to his great early ideas.  Case in point, he points out how he was early into Esports Entertainment Group on the OTC, with the market only now catching up to it as an $18 NASDAQ stock …. that is set to go much higher in the next 2 -3 years. 

As such, it’s like and ETF for ground floor investments that small cap investors would either be unable to find (private) or unable to participate in (early round accredited investors) 

More than just lip service, his last company commanded a market cap north of $1 Billion at its peak and now he’s looking to recreate the same success with IDK – only faster given the great and fast growing technology companies he is investing in. 

Will he do it?  He’s off to a good start so far by quietly making investments over the past couple of years that are now starting to pay off, as seen by his recently reported NAV (Net Asset Value) of $1.27.   

But that NAV is just scratching the surface when you consider the fact his teens have just barely started their hunting phase and he’s adding new cubs just about every week as of late. 

Watch this great interview … because when the king of the jungle roars, every small cap investor should be listening.

Waterloo.AI and AMC: #AI Industry Day – Webinar Event on March 25, 2021 | 8:30 am to 4:00 pm – Predictiv AI $PAI.ca $INOTF $PFM.ca $VQS.ca $SPOT.ca $ADK.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 6:57 PM on Saturday, March 20th, 2021
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Earlier this week, Predictiv AI announced a new partnership with the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waterloo. The collaboration will allow Predictiv AI’s subsidiary, AI Labs Inc., access to the world’s top artificial intelligence resources, creating much greater bandwidth in ideation, research, and development of solutions for real-world problems.

“We are very excited and honoured to be working with one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence institutions. We will now be able to accelerate our innovations and scale our team’s productivity while learning new ways to approach projects with new and unique technologies,” said Michael Lende, CEO of Predictiv AI. “The formalization of this relationship is a crucial building block in our growth plans as it allows us to remain asset-light while simultaneously accelerating innovation on our artificial intelligence and deep machine learning-based solutions. We look forward to a long-term association with Waterloo.AI.”

As part of our ongoing efforts to support Waterloo.AI and its partners, we’re very pleased to share information about an event they will be hosting next week – AI Industry Day on Tuesday, March 25th

The event will be hosted via Microsoft Teams and will be an interactive and informative online event, enabling Industry to get more acquainted with various AI success stories across multi-sectors of the economy. Catering to diverse interests, attendees will have the option to choose from a menu of topics, with one stream focusing on the use of AI within Advanced Manufacturing. Applicable to all sectors, the keynote speaker will deliver the first-hand experience of “The Journey to Implement AI”, and the importance of “Data” in the future of AI. Morning and afternoon presentations are planned around a mid- day networking event amongst attendees, partners, researchers, and the Waterloo AI Eco-System.

Please feel free to check out the agenda below, click the previous link to discover more information about the event and/or additional details about each presentation, and lastly, make sure to register for the event

– it’s completely free and promises to be fun & informative!

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ThreeD Capital Inc. $IDK $IDKFF Announces Completion of Private Placement with Birchtree Investments Ltd.

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:24 PM on Friday, March 19th, 2021
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  • Announced that it has acquired 10,000,000 common shares of Birchtree Investments Ltd. at a price of $0.05 per share
  • In consideration, the Company has issued an aggregate of 434,782 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.15 per common share

TORONTO, March 19, 2021 — ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD” or the “Company”) (CSE:IDK) (OTCQB:IDKFF), a Canadian-based venture capital firm that invests in disruptive companies and promising junior resources companies, is pleased to announce that it has acquired 10,000,000 common shares of Birchtree Investments Ltd. at a price of $0.05 per share. In consideration, the Company has issued an aggregate of 434,782 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.15 per common share.

All securities issued and issuable in connection with the offering are subject to a statutory hold period expiring on July 20, 2021.

About ThreeD Capital Inc.

ThreeD is a publicly-traded Canadian-based venture capital firm focused on opportunistic investments in companies in the junior resources and disruptive technologies sectors.  ThreeD’s investment strategy is to invest in multiple private and public companies across a variety of sectors globally. ThreeD seeks to invest in early stage, promising companies where it may be the lead investor and can additionally provide investees with advisory services and access to the Company’s ecosystem.

For further information:

Jakson Inwentash
Vice President Investments
[email protected]
Phone: 416-941-8900 ext 107

The Canadian Securities Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release and accepts no responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy hereof.

VIDEO – Loop Insights $MTRX Pilot Test With Sobeys, Canada’s 2nd Largest Grocer, Is “An Obvious Fit” That Could Extend To 1,500 Stores and 15,000 Registers If Successful $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:53 PM on Thursday, March 18th, 2021
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Loop Insights is a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights and enhanced customer engagement to the brick and mortar space.  

What does this mean?  Loops real-time AI data capabilities changes everything about your check out experience at a brick and mortar store.  Up until now, you simply walked up to the register and paid your bill.  If you were lucky, you were handed some coupons for your next visit.  It didn’t matter if those coupons didn’t apply to you, everybody got one.

Loop “Insights”, on the other hand, uses data and artificial intelligence to instantly determine what would be important to you and makes you an offer on the spot to buy more product from the store or their e-commerce site.  More than just lip service, here is what Sobeys Chief Information Officer Bruce Burrows had to say: 

Loop Insights’ diverse suite of services was an obvious fit for Sobeys as we look to drive consumer engagement and close gaps in our personalization of the customer experience. By testing Loop’s Fobi device in our retail operations, we hope to connect more directly with customers while returning AI-driven insights to optimize our retail operations.” 

“An obvious fit” for a company with $28 BILLION in revenue pretty much tells you everything you need to know … but if you think that sounds powerful, then you should know that it is just scratching the surface of Loop capabilities.   

To understand more, you need to watch this great interview with Loop Insights CEO, Rob Anson.

Loop Insights $MTRX $RACMF Enters Into Five-Store Pilot Agreement With Sobeys, Canada’s Second-Largest Grocer, To Deliver Digital Receipts Via Loop’s Wallet Pass Technology $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:37 AM on Thursday, March 18th, 2021
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  • Company has entered into a five-store pilot with Sobeys, Canada’s second-largest grocer, to provide Sobeys with Loop’s Insights and Engage platforms, including its new digital receipt capability, as well as Loop’s Wallet pass technology.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 18, 2021 — Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, is pleased to announce the Company has entered into a five-store pilot with Sobeys, Canada’s second-largest grocer, to provide Sobeys with Loop’s Insights and Engage platforms, including its new digital receipt capability, as well as Loop’s Wallet pass technology.

Sobeys SVP and Chief Information Officer Bruce Burrows stated: “Loop Insights’ diverse suite of services was an obvious fit for Sobeys as we look to drive consumer engagement and close gaps in our personalization of the customer experience. By testing Loop’s Fobi device in our retail operations, we hope to connect more directly with customers while returning AI-driven insights to optimize our retail operations.”

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated: “Signing this five-store pilot agreement with Sobeys, which generates over $28 Billion in annual sales from more than 1,400 stores under various banners across Canada, is another clear indication of the power of Loop’s enterprise-level services, including Engage, Insights and our Wallet pass technology. Following our LOI to acquire Passcreator, we now have complete control of our technology, which will allow for customized, large-scale implementations for our clients.”

Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will deploy its Fobi device at five select Sobeys locations in order to pilot the onboarding of shoppers to receive electronic receipts.

Should the pilot program achieve its desired results, the parties may expand the scope of the relationship to additional Sobeys locations.

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Loop Insights $MTRX $RACMF and BDG Sports Achieve 100% Success Delivering Third Venue Bubble At NCAA 2021 Big West Conference Championships At Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 10:32 AM on Monday, March 15th, 2021
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  • Announced the successful execution of its venue management platform which protected NCAA athletes, coaches, media, staff, and fans at the 2021 Big West Conference Championship in Las Vegas.
  • 2021 Big West Conference Championship is the third NCAA event that has benefited from Loop Insights’ best-in-class venue management platform.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 15, 2021 — Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement, and automated venue tracing to the brick and mortar space, is pleased to announce the successful execution of its venue management platform which protected NCAA athletes, coaches, media, staff, and fans at the 2021 Big West Conference Championship in Las Vegas. 

BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP REPRESENTS LARGEST-EVER VENUE BUBBLEAND MOST SUCCESSFUL LIVE SHOWCASE FOR MAJOR SPORTS AND HOSPITALITY PROSPECTS

The 2021 Big West Conference Championship is the third NCAA event that has benefited from Loop Insights’ best-in-class venue management platform. The winners of the tournament have earned their way into the 2021 March Madness tournament to be held this month in Indianapolis. In partnership with bdG sports, the Big West Conference Championship was the largest “venue bubble” deployed by Loop to date.

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated: “I am extremely proud of my team and thankful to all of those who took part in ensuring the Big West Conference Championship Tournament was a huge success. With the golf season underway, the NHL and NBA playoffs right around the corner, and the MLB and WNBA regular seasons nearly ready to being, the success and timing of this event could not have been better given the entities we were able to showcase our platform’s capabilities to. Add in the Nevada announcement moving to 50% capacity as of today and the multiple advanced discussions we are having with some of the largest organizations in the state made it a dream week for Loop and its shareholders.”  

bdG Sports CEO, Brooks Downing stated: “We are very proud of another successful tournament at the Big West Conference Championships in partnership with Loop. The Loop Insights platform provided enhanced security with a user-friendly experience that allowed athletes and staff to onboard to the platform seamlessly. We look forward to working with Loop Insights again as the sports industry begins to welcome fans back to events once again.”

Downing further added, in a recent interview from the floor of Mandalay Bay Events Center with CEO Anson, the following comments with respect to the power of Loop Insights going beyond venue tracing and into “1-to-1” fan engagement through Loop’s Artificial Intelligence as an evolution of the fan experience and a brand new source of revenue:

NEVADA ANNOUNCEMENT OF 50% CAPACITY EVENTS ACCELERATES LOOP DISCUSSIONS WITH MAJOR SPORTS AND HOSPITALITY EVENTS STEMMING FROM LIVE VENUE BUBBLE DEMONSTRATIONS

On March 12, Nevada announced it would be allowing gatherings, including sporting events, conventions, and trade shows, to operate at 50% capacity starting today.  The Las Vegas Sun stated:

“The increase will be beneficial for everyone from the Golden Knights (up to 9,000 fans at T-Mobile Arena) to the many casino showrooms with performances scheduled to soon return.”

The successful deployment, scale, and execution at the Big West Conference Championships, coupled with previous live event successes, has clearly established Loop as the best-in-class venue management platform for major sporting events.

Loop Insights had already commenced multiple and advanced negotiations with Nevada-based hospitality and sports entities with the success of its first Nevada bubble on December 1, 2020. The move to 50% capacity has now significantly accelerated those discussions, as well as spawned additional discussions with major professional sports teams and leagues outside Nevada that have become top priorities in the month of March given their time sensitivity.

CEO Rob Anson added “There is simply no way to overstate the implications of yet another live environment success and the concurrent level of discussions in Las Vegas over the past 10 days. With the entire sports world watching, Loop hit it out of the park and provided both Nevada and the world with the empirical data necessary to demonstrate our solution is the best in the world. We still have work to be done but we are moving close to the possibility of Loop helping re-open some of North America’s largest sporting events.”

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AGORACOM SMALL CAP 60: How Important Has @LoopInsights $MTRX $RACMF Technology Been To Large Sporting Events Such as #NCAA Big West Conference Championships? $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:30 PM on Friday, March 12th, 2021
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Rob Anson, CEO of Loop Insights Acquires 255,000 Shares of $MTRX $RACMF In the Public Market $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:47 PM on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

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VIDEO – Loop Insights $MTRX $RACMF Provides Venue Management Platform to NCAA Big West Conference Championships $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:36 PM on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
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Loop Insights was selected by bdG Sports to provide its venue management platform to the Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships being held March 9-13, 2021 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. 

bdG Sports CEO Brooks Downing stated: “Following the success of the Gulf Coast Showcase and the Vegas Main Event, Loop Insights was the obvious choice to provide its venue management platform to the Big West Championships at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Loop Insights as we continue to provide safe and secure venues for NCAA athletes as they demonstrate their skills in preparation for the NCAA’s March Madness tournament.” 

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated: “Loop Insights is proud to be selected once again as the venue management provider for bdG Sports and the Big West Conference Championships. The successful deployments of our venue management platform at the Gulf Coast Showcase and Vegas Main Event clearly demonstrate our ability to secure any venue through our complete end-to-end venue management solution. We look forward to working with bdG Sports once again to protect NCAA athletes, coaches, and staff.” 

Watch this powerful interview with Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson and bdG Sports CEO Brooks Downing.

$CRL.ca Expands Team With 5 New Executive Members to Accelerate Growth $IP.ca $IPNFF $PKK.ca $PKKFF $MTRX $RACMF

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:41 PM on Thursday, March 4th, 2021
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  • “Each of the five senior executives has demonstrated success in their previous missions, which are exactly the skills and expertise that Carl Data requires to execute the growth plan over the coming years,” said CEO Jean Charles Phaneuf

VANCOUVER, BC , March 4, 2021 – Carl Data Solutions Inc. (CSE: CRL) (FSE: 7C5) (OTC: CDTAF) (“Carl Data” or the “Company”), a developer of Big-Data-as-a-Service (“BDaaS”)-based solutions for data integration, business intelligence, and Industrial Internet-of-Things (“IIoT”) applications, announced the major signing of 5 new senior executives to the existing corporate team. The new team members will be crucial partners in accelerating the growth plan and expansion of the Company.

Carl Data’s CEO, Jean Charles Phaneuf , stated ”As part of the phase 2 of my 100-day plan of action, our goal was to bring additional talent to our existing outstanding team of Engineers, Data Scientists (AI Specialists) and Sales Executives in order to take our business through the next stages of our growth plan. Each of the five senior executives has demonstrated success in their previous missions, which are exactly the skills and expertise that Carl Data requires to execute the growth plan over the coming years. I am thrilled to add these valuable team members to our existing team and take our business to the next level.”

About the New Team Members

Frank Carzoli, Business Development

Mr. Carzoli has over 25 years’ experience in executive positions in Software and Hardware industries. He has a profound understanding of both domestic and international distribution channels as well as in retail, wholesale, OEM, direct sales, leasing and government markets. He recently served as VP Sales and Business Development at VisuaScan Inc., a Supply Chain Services company from Oakdale, Minnesota and Frank also served as Vice president of Sales and Marketing for Aviva Solutions Inc., a Canadian based Software Company servicing North America , Europe , Middle East and Asia . He has a background in Computer Programming and has studied Marketing and Business Law at McGill University .

Sandra Joe, Corporate Communications

Ms. Joe has an extensive background in social media marketing, public speaking and personal coaching. She is a former Financial Planner (CFP ® ), where she worked in Melbourne, Australia for the last 7 years. Sandra has a Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management from Royal Roads University, and her Certified Financial Planner CFP ® designation from the Financial Planning Association of Australia .

Yves Le Borgne, Market, Technical and Operations Advisor to the CEO for new ventures

Mr. Le Borgne is recognized to deliver innovative business solutions that meet customer needs by providing strong technical leadership, in depth knowledge and results-oriented management skills to the executive team. He is recognized as a manager and executive that has constantly used novel AI approaches to otherwise classical systems. He has integrated heuristics-based solutions solvers, machine vision, neural nets, machine learning and time-traced analytics in his products, some mission-critical. In addition, he has extensive experience in software and Systems Engineering, Architecture, Product Engineering, AI methods in mission-critical systems, Systems Testing, Quality Assurance and Change Management. Yves has a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) from McGill University and completed two years of masters level studies at École Polytechnique, Montréal.

Yves Salembier, Product Management

Mr. Salembier was previously co-owner and Chief Technology Officer of Coginov Inc., a privately held global technology provider that he sold. He oversaw product development and R&D projects in multiple international markets, having worked and managed teams in Canada , United-States , Europe and North Africa . From a business solution standpoint, he achieved multiple successes ranging from market positioning, product road mapping, technology watch and application architecture. He has also participated in serval expert panels in Canada and the USA as a technology evangelist-guru. He has a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Information Systems from HEC of Montreal and an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (H.BBA) in Management Science from Bishops University . He also holds a Machine Learning (AI) Certificate from Washington University .

Pierre Paul Samson, Product and Corporate Marketing

Mr. Samson has over 25 years’ experience in both leading-edge technology and marketing. In recent years, he was CEO at the creative agency, McMillan, and Global Head of Digital and Research & Development at the creative agency Sid Lee . Throughout these experiences, he was the executive stakeholder for digital projects for brands such as Cirque du Soleil, Samsung, Intel, Fasken, Commvault and Donnelley Financial Solutions. He studied at University of Ottawa and MIT .

Grant of Options

Pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan and also to agreements signed with the Company’s new senior executives, the Company has granted stock options allowing them to purchase a total of 2,000,000 common shares in the capital of the Company (each a “Share”) at a price of $0.38 per Share until March 3 , 2026.  Every three months, 25% of the options will vest such that all of the options will have vested 12 months after the issue date.

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