Best Ipo Process Podcasts (2025)

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EdgeMode scales AI infrastructure with Spain deal; CEO discusses unique model 7:59

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EdgeMode Inc (OTCID:EDGM) CEO Charlie Faulkner talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s transformation into a major European AI infrastructure developer following a 1.5GW portfolio deal in Spain. Faulkner outlined how the five-site acquisition, made in partnership with BlackBerry AIF, enables Edgemode to build scalable, ready-to-…

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Kodal Minerals ships first lithium spodumene concentrate from Bougouni; CEO discusses progress 3:45

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Kodal Minerals PLC (AIM:KOD) CEO Bernard Aylward talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s successful first shipment of lithium concentrate from its Bougouni Project in Mali, marking a significant milestone for the company.Aylward confirmed that the shipment was completed faster than expected, noting the efficient transport and po…

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Oakmount & Partners MD Glenn King on £500m social housing and care home bond strategy 6:14

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Oakmount & Partners Ltd managing director Glenn King spoke with Proactive’s Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company’s forthcoming £500 million listed bond, a major initiative designed to help meet the UK’s rapidly growing need for social housing and care home infrastructure. King explained that the bond was originally structured as a US$350 million …

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Connecting Excellence CEO on planned £1.5m Aquis IPO, Bitcoin treasury strategy and unique model 10:21

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Connecting Excellence Group Plc (XCE) CEO Scott Ellam talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's planned IPO on the Aquis Growth Market and its unique strategy combining executive recruitment with a Bitcoin treasury model.Ellam explained that XCE – Connecting Excellence Group – is the holding company for Spencer Riley, an internati…

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Andrew Thake: key trends at Resourcing Tomorrow 2025 5:44

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Resourcing Tomorrow divisional director Andrew Thake talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about final preparations for the upcoming Resourcing Tomorrow 2025 conference.The event will welcome over 2,100 C-suite attendees from more than 90 countries. Thake said the conference has expanded in recent years to include the full mining value chain, not…

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ImmuPharma CEO confident on P140 partnership as strong pharma interest extends timeline into 2026 8:42

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ImmuPharma PLC (AIM:IMM) CEO Tim McCarthy talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's ongoing discussions to secure a partnership for its lead asset, P140. McCarthy addressed investor concerns following a recent update that indicated the timing of a potential deal may now move into 2026.He explained that while the company had initia…

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Buccaneer Energy adds acreage at Fouke; CEO details next steps 9:10

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Buccaneer Energy Plc (AIM:BUCE) CEO Paul Welch talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strategic progress in East Texas, focusing on its recent acreage acquisition and plans for the Allar #1, Turner #1, and Fouke #4 wells.Welch highlighted that the newly acquired lease provides operational flexibility, allowing Buccaneer to side…

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IP Group's Parkwalk Advisors sees scale-up gains from budget reforms 6:55

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Susie Harris, director of business development at Parkwalk Advisors, the fund management business of IP Group PLC (LSE:IPO), talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about how UK government policy changes are set to improve the funding landscape for deep tech companies and university spinouts.Harris welcomed the decision, announced in Chancellor Rac…

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ReElement and SAGINT partner on blockchain tokenization to strengthen critical mineral traceability 3:50

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American Resources Corp CEO Mark Jensen joined Steve Darling to announce that the company’s subsidiary, ReElement Technologies, has entered into a Tokenization Services Agreement with SAGINT Inc., a provider of digital asset infrastructure focused on supply chain traceability and market price transparency. As part of the strategic partnership, Amer…

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Medicus Pharma applies for FDA priority voucher to accelerate SkinJect’s non-invasive BCC therapy 6:24

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Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has formally submitted an FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) application on behalf of its partner SkinJect, seeking expedited regulatory review for the Doxorubicin Microneedle Array (D-MNA) a novel, non-invasive treatment for basal c…

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Payment Fraud Is Morphing: How to Stay Ahead of the Threat 36:31

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Craig Jeffery talks with Paul McMeekin of Bottomline about the latest Treasury Fraud & Controls Survey findings and what they reveal about today's threat landscape. From AI-generated fraud and deepfakes to payment rail changes and rising losses among small businesses, this episode covers practical defenses for a fast-evolving fraud environment. Acc…

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20VC: Scale, Surge, Turing, Mercor: Who Wins & Who Loses in Data Labelling | Is Revenue in Data Labelling Real or GMV? | Why 99% of Knowledge Work Will Go and What Happens Then? | Why SaaS is Dead in a ... 1:08:16

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Jonathan Siddharth is Founder and CEO of Turing, one of the fastest-growing AI companies advancing frontier models. Jonathan has led the company to an astonishing $350M ARR with just $225M raised and a profitable company. A Stanford-trained AI scientist, Jonathan previously helped pioneer natural language search at Powerset, which was acquired by M…

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20Sales: John McMahon on How to Hire, Train & Retain the Best Sales Reps | How Sales Changes in a World of AI | Sales Lessons from Snowflake and MongoDB | How to Create and Drive a Sales Process with Urgency ... 1:08:30

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John McMahon is widely regarded as one of the greatest enterprise-software sales leaders of all time. He's the only person to have served as Chief Revenue Officer at five public software companies: PTC, GeoTel, Ariba, BladeLogic and BMC Software. He helped scale BladeLogic from a startup into a public company — ultimately leading to its ~$880M sale…

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Standard Uranium wins key permits, launching first drill program at Corvo in more than 40 years 5:23

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Standard Uranium Vice President of Exploration Sean Hillacre joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share that the company has received exploration permits for its Corvo Uranium Project, which is currently under a three-year earn-in option agreement with Aventis Energy. The approval clears the way for an ambitious field program that will include hi…

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20VC: Anthropic Raises $30BN from Microsoft and NVIDIA | NVIDIA Core Business Threatened by TPU | Sam Altman's "War Mode" Analysed | Sierra Hits $100M ARR: Justifies $10BN Price? | Lovable Hits $200M ARR ... 1:30:09

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AGENDA: 04:06 Anthropic's $30BN Investment from Microsoft and NVIDIA 07:01 Google vs. OpenAI: Sam Altman's "War Mode" Memo 15:27 NVIDIA's Customer Concentration: Bull or Bear 22:12 Is "War Mode" BS: Does Hyper-Aggressive Ever Work? 36:12 Sierra Hits $100M ARR: Justify $10BN Price? 46:14 Implementation is the Biggest Barrier to Enterprise AI Growth …

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Starpharma highlights major Oncology partnerships and 2026 clinical milestones 5:08

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Starpharma CEO Cheryl Maley joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s recent momentum in oncology development and strategic partnerships, underscoring growing commercial and clinical interest in its proprietary dendrimer-based drug delivery platform.Maley explained that Starpharma’s technology enables more efficient and targeted …

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MustGrow Biologics posts $0.8M in Q3 revenue as NexusBioAg drives margin growth 3:08

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MustGrow Biologics Corp Chief Executive Officer Corey Giasson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025, highlighting a meaningful step forward in revenue generation and margin performance. During the quarter, MustGrow reported revenue of $0.8 million, marking a sign…

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Bitcoin's decline presents Black Friday buying opportunity, says Bitwise AM European head 6:31

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Bitwise Asset Management European head Bradley Duke talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the recent decline in Bitcoin's price and what it could mean for investors.Duke noted that while some view the fall from over $110,000 to $87,000 in November as a "disaster," others see it as a chance to accumulate at discounted levels. “It really is a…

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Amerant’s RNTA ETF targets yield in LatAm corporate bonds with active strategy 9:03

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Amerant Investments chief investment officer Baylor Lancaster-Samuel talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the launch and strategy behind the Amerant Latin American Debt UCITS ETF (RNTA).Lancaster-Samuel explained that RNTA was created to meet the needs of Latin American clients who want exposure to local corporates without the difficulties…

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Valereum secures $200m royalty and streaming deal with QGP; eyes Nasdaq listing 6:23

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Valereum PLC (AQSE:VLRM) CEO Gary Cottle talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s newly announced $200 million royalty and streaming financing agreement with Quorum Global Photonics (QGP), a fund based in the Cayman Islands specialising in tokenisation and resource-based assets.Cottle explained that the deal involves a token swap…

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Adam Goldenberg, Co-founder and CEO, Fabletics – Form Fitting: How to curate individualized retail experiences (Re-Broadcast) 26:11

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This week we're once again dipping into the archive, and revisiting an episode we released in May with Adam Goldenberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Fabletics. Adam has been an entrepreneur since the age of 16, and he shares what decades of experience have taught him about building a successful brand. Summary: When you're shopping for clothes, there's a c…

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New Era Energy & Digital expands Texas AI campus to 438 acres through major land acquisition 9:29

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New Era Energy & Digital CEO Will Gray joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a major expansion milestone for the company’s flagship digital infrastructure development. Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC)—the company’s 50/50 joint venture with Sharon AI, Inc.—has finalized a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire an additional 20…

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Power Metallic mines advances 100,000-metre drill program and targets January NYSE listing 4:29

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Power Metallic Mines CEO Terry Lynch joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s ongoing drilling activities and its planned listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Lynch noted that although the listing process experienced a brief delay due to the U.S. government shutdown, the company now expects to debut in New York i…

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The AI Arms Race: What NEDs Must Know About Cyber, Data and AI 48:33

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How should boards really think about cyber and AI when every organisation feels under siege? In this episode of The Boardroom Path, host Ralph Grayson speaks with Danny Lopez, CEO of Glasswall and experienced NED, about why cybersecurity is now the defining risk of our time – and why boards must stop treating it as a narrow IT issue. They explore h…

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Aftermath Silver completes Berenguela acquisition and secures early-payment benefits ahead of PFS 3:20

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Aftermath Silver CEO Ralph Rushton joined Steve Darling from Proactive to confirm that the company has completed the final payment required to secure full ownership of the Berenguela silver-copper-manganese project—nearly two years ahead of the original November 2026 deadline.Rushton explained that this early payment brought meaningful benefits. EM…

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Tooru PLC CEO: health and wellness brands driving growth 5:06

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Tooru PLC (LSE:RGO) CEO Scott Livingston talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's strategy for growth through its portfolio of health and wellness consumer brands.Livingston began by outlining the core brands under Tooru, including Juvela, a gluten-free range sold via prescription; OAF, its mass-market gluten-free line launched i…

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Rainbow Rare Earths de-risks Phalaborwa project with solvent extraction solution 9:14

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Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd (LSE:RBW, OTC:RBWRF) CEO George Bennett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a major milestone in the company's development of the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa.Bennett outlined how Rainbow’s decision to switch from ion chromatography to solvent extraction (SX) as the separation method for rare eart…

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Caledonia Mining greenlights Bilboes Project after robust feasibility results 8:08

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Caledonia mining CEO Mark Learmonth joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s decision to formally proceed with the development of the Bilboes gold project in Zimbabwe, following the completion of a comprehensive feasibility study. The long-awaited study confirmed the project’s compelling economics and positioned Bilboes as one o…

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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure reports £1bn NAV milestone; eyes value upside in 2026 8:41

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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Management chairman Steven Marshall and Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Ltd (LSE:CORD) CFO Andrew Ewe talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s continued financial performance and strategic progress, with net asset value (NAV) surpassing £1 billion.Marshall said the NAV growth reflects the strong de…

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Retirement Unlocked: Strategies for Security and Peace of Mind 6:53

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Ethan Glasgow explores how to stay calm when markets get turbulent and why emotional discipline is key to long-term success. He shares practical strategies for retirement planning, tackling inflation risks, Social Security concerns, and the fear of outliving your savings. Discover why trusting the process and working with a financial professional c…

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234: How BAE Systems is Accelerating Defense Innovation 42:38

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What happens when innovation is shaping your life in ways you never see? That is the question at the heart of this conversation with Portia Lane Child, Director of Innovation and Strategy Services at BAE Systems. While most of us recognise the consumer brands that dominate our daily world, far fewer realise how deeply companies like BAE Systems inf…

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals launches TONMYA, a first-in-class non-opioid Fibromyalgia therapy 5:17

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holdings CEO Dr. Seth Lederman joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a major milestone for the company and for patients: TONMYA is now commercially available by prescription at pharmacies across the United States. TONMYA is a first-in-class, non-opioid analgesic designed specifically for adults with fibromyalgia and …

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From Fragmented to Proactive: A New Approach to Fraud Defense (Q2) 33:52

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The cost of fraud for banks and credit unions continues to rise, with every $1 lost resulting in nearly $6 in total costs once compliance, operations, and customer trust are factored in. In this interview, Jeff Scott with Q2 will explore how banks can address this growing challenge by shifting from fragmented, reactive defenses to a proactive "Frau…

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Trust Stamp unveils patent-protected framework embedding biometric provenance in Stablecoins 4:06

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Trust Stamp EVP John Bridge joined Steve Darling from Proactive to outline the company’s newly announced patent-protected framework for embedding links to a biometrically validated, cryptographic chain of provenance directly into stablecoins. The update comes as global regulators intensify scrutiny on the misuse of stablecoins for illicit finance. …

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AtaiBeckley advances BPL-003 toward Phase 3 After Strong Phase 2 Data topline data i 5:15

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AtaiBeckley NV CEO Dr Srinivas Rao joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s official launch following the completion of the merger between Atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech, forming a new clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative treatments for mental health disorders.Rao said the combine…

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Northstar Gold strikes major innovation partnership to advance surgical mining at Cam Copper Project 4:48

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Northstar Gold Corp CEO Brian Fowler Joined Steve Darling from Proactive to reveal that the company has signed a Master Project Agreement with DIGITAL – Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies – alongside Novamera Inc. and Micon International Limited. The collaboration forms part of a broader initiative aimed at supporting data-…

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First Phosphate raises $3.5M, total funding reaches $43.6M Since 2022 2:16

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First Phosphate Corp. CEO John Passalacqua joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share that the company the company has closed another tranche of its non-brokered private placement, raising $3.5 million. This brings the total raised since June 2022 to roughly $43.6 million across 10 management-led financings.Passalacqua said the proceeds support F…

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Stuhini Exploration discovers promising new copper-gold porphyry target at Ruby Creek project 5:57

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Stuhini Exploration CEO Meredith Eades joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a significant new development at the company’s 100%-owned Ruby Creek Project near Atlin, British Columbia. Fieldwork from the 2025 exploration season has led to the identification of a potential new copper-gold porphyry system, marking a major addition to the pro…

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EnergyPathways CEO on major MESH expansion and catalysts ahead for investors 4:28

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EnergyPathways PLC (AIM:EPP) CEO Ben Clube talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s recent developments on the MESH project, a major initiative designated as a project of national significance in the UK. This designation enables the project to progress under a streamlined development consent order process, helping to reduce appro…

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Western Star Resources CEO on 2026 drill plans; strategic tungsten positioning 5:43

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Western Star Resources Inc. (CSE:WSR, OTCQB:WSRIF) CEO Blake Morgan talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s focus on advancing its exploration-stage projects as it prepares for a busy 2026 drill season.Morgan outlined the company’s two main assets: the flagship Western Star CRD (carbonate replacement deposit) project in British …

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20VC: Base44's Maor Shlomo on How Vibe Coding Will Kill SaaS and Salesforce | Why it is BS that Vibe Coding Platforms Do Not Have Defensibility and Bad Margins | Why He Worries About Google, Not Replit ... 1:11:43

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Maor Shlomo is the Founder and CEO of Base44, the AI building platform that Maor built from idea to $80M acquisition by Wix, in just 8 months. Today the company serves millions of users and will hit $50M ARR by the end of the year. Before Base44, Maor was the Co-Founder and CTO of Explorium. AGENDA: 00:05 – 00:10: How Vibe Coding is Going to Kill S…

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Silver Range Resources adds 2 new gold projects in Nevada and Utah, expanding U.S. exploration 5:45

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Silver Range Resources CEO Mike Power joined Steve Darling to announce that the company has significantly expanded its U.S. project portfolio by staking two new early-stage gold exploration properties the Quinn Property in Nevada and the Drum Property in Utah. The additions strengthen Silver Range’s strategy of identifying high-grade, drill-ready t…

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M2i Global, Nimy Resources advance Gallium offtake deal for non-chinese supply 4:11

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M2i Global CEO Alberto Rosende joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nimy Resources, outlining plans to collaborate on forming commercially binding terms for the future sale and purchase of gallium production.Rosende highlighted that the agreement comes at a …

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Lumos Diagnostics strengthens U.S. market strategy with new AcuityMD data partnership 3:41

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Lumos Diagnostics Chief Commercial officer Paul Kase joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a major step forward in the company’s U.S. commercialization strategy for FebriDx®, its rapid, 10-minute point-of-care test that helps clinicians quickly distinguish between bacterial and non-bacterial respiratory infections. The company has signed a…

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20VC: Max Altman on The New Seed War: Can Anyone Compete with Sequoia and a16z | Leaving $2BN on the Table with Reddit | Lessons from Backing Rippling at $25M Post | Why Climate Tech is a Mirage and Disaster ... 1:19:22

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Max Altman is Co‑Founder & Managing Partner at Saga Ventures, a US$125 M early‑stage fund. Before Saga Max was an investor with Apollo Projects, Hydrazine Capital and Altman Capital (where he helped deploy over US$500 M) into breakout names such as Rippling and Reddit. AGENDA: 03:55 – Venture Capital Is FULL of Tourists With Single-Digit IQs 06:20 …

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Earthwise Minerals reports high-grade gold and silver from 2025 fieldwork at Iron Range project 5:20

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Earthwise Minerals CEO Mark Luchinski joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has received encouraging assay results from its 2025 field program at the Iron Range Project in British Columbia, with samples returning grades up to 13.4 g/t gold, 27.2 g/t silver, >10,000 ppm arsenic, and 2.7% lead.Earthwise holds an exclusive o…

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ReElement Technologies signs major processing agreement with ERI to boost rare earth supply chain 3:51

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American Resources Corp CEO Mark Jensen joined Steve Darling to announce that its subsidiary ReElement Technologies has signed a new commercial processing agreement with Electronic Recyclers International or ERI, the nation’s largest electronics recycler and a leader in ITAD, mobility, and data destruction services.Jensen explained that under the p…

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Ilika reports key milestones in Stereax and Goliath solid-state battery programs 4:37

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Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy joined Steve Darling from Proactive to deliver a trading update for the six months ended 31 October, outlining significant operational progress across the company’s Stereax and Goliath solid-state battery platforms. The update comes ahead of Ilika’s full interim results, scheduled for release in January.Purdy reported that th…