Best Ipo Process Podcasts (2025)

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The Scale-Up Capital Crisis: Alasdair Haynes on Why the IPO Process Must Change 42:12

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Is the UK truly "rubbish" at scaling up its most promising companies? Host Ralph Grayson welcomes financial markets trailblazer Alasdair Haynes, founder and now President of Aquis Exchange, for an honest discussion on building and scaling a disruptive business. Alasdair shares his 48-year journey, from City trading floors to successfully exiting Aq…

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Cindrigo IPOs on LSE: CEO discusses geothermal growth plans and clean energy future 5:54

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Cindrigo Holdings Ltd (LSE:CINH) CEO Lars Guldstrand talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's debut on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market and its strategy to grow within the European clean energy space.Cindrigo’s core business is focused on delivering clean baseload energy, particularly through geothermal and waste-to-energy…

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Kodal Minerals crosses key milestone as Mali's president opens flagship Bougouni Lithium Project 2:44

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Kodal Minerals PLC's (AIM:KOD) CEO Bernard Aylward talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the officiall opening of the Bougouni Lithium Project by Mali’s president, General Assimi Goïta.Aylward confirmed that Kodal is now transporting its first spodumene concentrate, with around 10,000 tonnes already at port and a first shipment of 30,000 to…

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Bluefield Solar investment manager James Armstrong on strategic sale process 6:51

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Bluefield Partners' managing partner James Armstrong talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the decision to initiate a strategic review and formal sale process for the Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LSE:BSIF).Armstrong explained the move follows extended consultation with shareholders and stems from Bluefield Solar’s continued share price disc…

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Oriole Resources secures key BCM deal for Cameroon gold projects 5:17

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Oriole Resources PLC (AIM:ORR) CEO Martin Rosser talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest agreement with BCM International and its impact on gold exploration projects in Cameroon.The agreement secures $900,000 in cash and a further $300,000 in direct drilling expenditure, providing full funding for a 2,950-metre maiden dri…

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Amazing AI’s bold move: Bitcoin treasury strategy with options leverages volatility 6:57

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Amazing AI Plc (AQSE:AAI) CEO and founder Paul Mathieson talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s unique approach to digital asset investment and its dual business model rooted in US consumer lending.Mathieson explained that Amazing AI continues to operate a licensed lending business across six US states. The company has expanded…

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20VC: Navan IPO: Winners, Losers and is a $4.5BN Exit Enough in VC Today | Harvey Raises $150M at $8BN Price | Why Google is a Buy and Amazon is a Sell | Meta Down 10%, Is Zuck Struggling? 1:16:23

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AGENDA: 04:27 Navan's IPO: Winners, Losers and 20% Crater 12:55 Harvey Raises $150M at an $8BN Valuation 35:36 Was Sam Altman Wrong to Snap at Brad Gerstner 41:25 Why GOOG is a Buy and Amazon is a Short 47:43 Meta Down 10%, Buy or Sell? 51:12 If You Have Not Accelerated with AI, You Are Dead 01:05:20 Why Now is the Best Time for Series A and Worst …

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Arizona Gold & Silver CEO discusses high-grade zone potential at Philadelphia project's Perry vein 2:24

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Arizona Gold & Silver Inc (TSX-V:AZS, OTCQB:AZASF) CEO Mike Stark talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest drill results at the company’s Philadelphia project.The company intersected over 34 metres of the Perry vein in its latest drill hole, continuing to demonstrate strong continuity and potential for high-grade mineralisation. Sta…

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Animoca Brands eyes Nasdaq in reverse merger move with Currenc Group 4:51

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Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd CEO of Investments Robby Yung talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s proposed reverse merger with Currenc Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CURR), which would lead to a listing on the Nasdaq.Yung explained the strategic reasoning behind the move, citing improving regulatory clarity in the United States as a majo…

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Magna Terra Mineral CEO on company's dual strategy for exploration growth 8:49

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Magna Terra Minerals (CVE:MTT) President and CEO Lew Lawrick talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about recent developments across the company’s project portfolio.Lawrick detailed significant progress at the Humber Copper-Cobalt Project in Newfoundland, where surface sampling returned grades of up to 5% copper. The surface copper zone now extend…

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The Vaccine Group unveils cattle vaccine trial success 4:57

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Jeremy Salt, CEO of The Vaccine Group (TVG), a Frontier IP Group PLC (AIM:FIPP) portfolio company, talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's recent vaccine trial results targeting Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV).Salt highlighted that BRSV is a major cause of bovine respiratory disease, responsible for annual losses of ap…

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Maja Vujinovic, CEO of Digital Assets, FG Nexus – Cutting Out the Middleman: How Ethereum is changing global finance (Part 2) 18:28

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Please enjoy the second part of our conversation with Maja Vujinovic where we break down staking, the evolving crypto regulatory environment, and how the emergence of AI could influence blockchains. Maja is the CEO of Digital Assets at FG Nexus, which trades under the symbol FGNX and specializes in ETH accumulation, yield generation and real-world …

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Charles Hall on the Public vs. Private Market: An Analyst's Guide for Boards and Founders 56:50

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Is the UK public market truly a dinosaur, or is it on the cusp of a major renewal? In this essential episode for aspiring and newly appointed Non-Executive Directors, host Ralph Grayson is joined by Charles Hall, Head of Research at Peel Hunt. Charles, a leading voice in the market reform debate, delivers a candid and incisive analysis of the force…

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Moon Inc pushes global strategy forward with U.S. exposure and crypto-integrated products 4:45

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Moon Inc CEO John Riggins joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to outline the company’s rapid expansion into the U.S. and broader Asia-Pacific region, alongside meaningful adoption of Bitcoin-focused financial products.Moon Inc., a Hong Kong–based telecommunications provider with more than 30 years of operating history,…

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HIVE Digital reaches 23 EH/s, accelerates AI compute expansion across global operations 6:00

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Hive Digital Technologies Executive Chairman Frank Holmes joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a significant milestone amid what he describes as the accelerating AI super cycle: the company has now reached 23 exahash per second (EH/s) in global Bitcoin-mining capacity, representing 283% year-to-date growth and positioning HIVE among the …

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OPT achieves AUVSI certification to provide professional training for uncrewed maritime systems 4:13

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Ocean Power Technologies CEO Philipp Stratmann joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share that the company has been officially certified by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) as a Trusted Uncrewed Maritime Systems Operator Training Provider — marking a key milestone in the formalization and professionalization of u…

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Santhera Pharmaceuticals provides hope for DMD sufferers with AGAMREE treatment 5:59

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Santhera Pharmaceuticals chief medical officer Dr Shabir Hasham talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s progress in launching AGAMREE, a dissociative corticosteroid for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).Santhera is a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company focused on treatments for pediatric rare diseases. Its lead product, AGAMR…

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231: Materials, Markets, and Mindsets: How Annalisa Gigante Creates Innovation Cultures 42:23

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In this episode of Innovation Storytellers, I sit down with Annalisa Gigante, Vice Chair and Governing Board Member of the Henry Royce Institute, to explore how innovation truly works inside organizations. Annalisa has spent her career turning complex ideas into commercial realities. From helping bring new materials to everyday products like toothb…

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Trust Stamp launches quantum-secure digital asset initiative with new biometric TSI wallet 4:00

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Trust Stamp EVP John Bridge joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a new cryptocurrency and tokenized-asset initiative anchored by the company’s biometrically validated, quantum-secure TSI Wallet. The wallet will function as both a non-custodial digital wallet and a “wallet of wallets,” enabling secure management of multiple assets in a si…

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Meren's Shahin Amini on benefits and significance of OTCQX upgrade 4:19

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Meren Energy Inc (TSX:MER, OTCQX:MRNFF) investor relations manager Shahin Amini talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s upgrade from the OTC Pink to the OTCQX market, describing it as a strategic move to enhance investor outreach and market visibility.Amini said the upgrade supports Meren’s broader plan for active engagement wit…

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Buccaneer Energy spuds Allar #1 well; raises funds to advance strategic Bitcoin mining project 5:43

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Buccaneer Energy Plc CEO Paul Welch talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest operational updates in East Texas, including the spudding of the Allar #1 well and its plans to monetise associated gas via Bitcoin mining.Welch explained that Buccaneer expects the Allar #1 well to perform similarly to its previous Fouke 1 and Fo…

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ReElement part of $1.4B U.S. Defense partnership to scale domestic rare earth magnet production 3:54

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American Resources Corp CEO Mark Jensen joined Steve Darling to discuss a major development involving the company’s affiliated entity, ReElement Technologies Corporation. ReElement has entered into a $1.4 billion strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital to accelerate the build-out of a 100% domestically so…

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First Phosphate expands global market reach with new listing on Germany’s Tradegate exchange 3:26

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First Phosphate Corp. CEO John Passalacqua joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share a significant milestone in the company’s capital markets strategy, announcing that its common shares are now listed for trading on Tradegate Exchange in Germany using “KD0”.This expanded trading access will enable European investors to buy and sell First Phospha…

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How AI Can Support Managing Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Risks 25:01

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This episode dives into the challenges of managing foreign exchange and interest rate risk and how AI can help. Paul Galloway outlines key market drivers, hedging strategies, and the growing role of predictive analytics, generative AI, and agentic tools in risk monitoring, automation, and decision support. Learn how treasury teams can use AI to sta…

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20VC: Cohere's Chief Scientist on Why Scaling Laws Will Continue | Whether You Can Buy Success in AI with Talent Acquisitions | The Future of Synthetic Data & What It Means for Models | Why AI Coding is ... 57:34

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Joelle Pineau is the Chief Scientist at Cohere, where she leads research on advancing large language models and practical AI systems. Before joining Cohere, she was VP of AI Research at Meta, where she founded and led Meta AI's Montreal lab. A professor at McGill University, Joelle is renowned for her pioneering work in reinforcement learning, robo…

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20VC: Tim Ferriss: Why I Walked Away From Angel Investing After Uber | How I Accidentally Lost $150 Million | Money Fixed My Problems—Then Made Me Miserable 1:31:49

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🎧 20VC x Tim Ferriss — Full Episode Timeline 00:00 – "How Do You Stay True to Yourself When You Have to Perform for the World?" 06:00 – "Why Tim Ferriss Refused to Go All-In on YouTube" 09:00 – "You Don't Need 10 Million Fans—You Need 1,000 True Believers." 12:00 – "The Internet Is Not a Relevance Machine—It's a Sensationalism Machine." 15:00 – "Mo…

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BioHarvest Sciences partners with Saffron Tech to advance high-value botanical nutraceuticals 7:05

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BioHarvest Sciences CEO Ilan Sobel joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a significant milestone — a strategic Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization agreement with Saffron Tech, an agritech leader pioneering advanced and scalable saffron cultivation. The collaboration is focused on developing and commercializing saffron-deri…

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Trust Stamp Selected for Founders Arena as WealthTech Fraud Prevention Demand Rises 3:33

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Trust Stamp President Andrew Gowasack joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share that the company has been selected to join Founders Arena, a premier accelerator program that supports emerging innovators in the rapidly growing WealthTech sector.Gowasack noted this milestone comes as Trust Stamp surpasses its 100th financial institution client, a …

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Medicus Pharma partners with Gorlin Syndrome Alliance to expand compassionate access to SKINJECT 6:26

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Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to unveil a new strategic collaboration with the Gorlin Syndrome Alliance (GSA) to advance compassionate access to SKINJECT™, the company’s investigational doxorubicin-containing dissolvable microneedle array therapy for basal cell carcinoma.The initiative focuses on patients wi…

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Nextech3D.AI posts strong margin gains, 20% QoQ growth as Eventdex acquisition accelerates AI tech 5:19

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Nextech3D.AI CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss a pivotal quarter for the company, highlighted by strong financial performance, expanding profit margins, and the successful integration of its latest acquisition, Eventdex.For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, Nextech3D.AI reported 20% sequential revenue growth and…

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Rome Resources CEO says maiden MRE for Bisie North confirms large, multi-metallic system 4:47

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Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR) CEO Paul Barrett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s maiden mineral resource for its Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Barrett said the milestone confirms the existence of a tin-copper mineralisation system across the Kalayi and Mont Agoma prospects. The company has so far d…

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Tertiary Minerals MD on KoBold advancing to Stage 2 exploration at Konkola West 3:33

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Tertiary Minerals PLC (AIM:TYM, OTC:TTIRF) managing director Richard Belcher talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the advancement of the Konkola West copper exploration project, where strategic partner KoBold Metals has committed to Stage 2 of the joint venture.The project, located in a world-class copper terrain adjacent to operating mine…

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Empire Metal MD says £7m raise shows investor support for Pitfield project 5:01

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Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF) managing director Shaun Bunn talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s successful £7 million capital raise and its plans to accelerate development of the Pitfield project.Bunn said the raise was an important milestone that brings the company’s cash reserves to around £11 million, providing …

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European Green Transition secures option deal for Swedish copper asset 5:11

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European Green Transition PLC (AIM:EGT) CFO Jack Kelly talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's exclusive six-month option agreement with RMC for the potential sale of its Pajala Copper Project in northern Sweden.Kelly explained that RMC is aiming to build a pan-European portfolio of copper and gold assets to benefit from the Eur…

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EnergyPathways CEO Ben Clube on MESH: storage, hydrogen & graphite 5:08

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EnergyPathways PLC (AIM:EPP) CEO Ben Clube joined Stephen Gunnion in the Proactive studio with more about the company’s expanding MESH project, which is designed to offer a diverse range of revenue-generating opportunities, including long-duration energy storage, hydrogen production, graphite manufacturing, as well as gas production and storage.Dur…

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20VC: a16z Raises $10BN in New Funds | Mercor Raises $350M at a $10BN Valuation | OpenAI Restructuring: Who Wins and Who Loses | Why IRR is a BS Metric and Three Ways to Win in VC Today 1:24:09

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AGENDA: 05:17 OpenAI's Restructuring: Winners and Losers 17:17 Andreessen Horowitz's Raise $10BN in New Funds 26:38 Mercor Raises $350M at a $10BN Valuation 43:08 Spray and Pray: Does it Work: Data Breakdown 47:04 The Role of Option Checks Venture Capital 48:36 The Three Ways to Win in VC Today 54:26 Why IRR is a BS Metric and What Matters More 01:…

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S04 E11: Navigating year-end requirements: pro tips for stock plan admins, with Georgina Lai 31:18

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Financial year-end can be a chaotic time for stock plan admins. There’s always a long list of things to do, with never enough time for everything and potential pitfalls lurking around every corner… but it doesn’t have to be that way. Equity professional Georgina Lai, who has previously led equity programs at Pinterest, Reddit and Instacart, and wor…

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"The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency" with Admiral Thomas B Fargo 1:07:42

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"The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency" with Admiral Thomas B Fargo Welcome to Episode 29, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor® In this compelling episode of Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor®, we are joined by a distinguished leader whose career has been defined by service, responsibility, and command a…

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Ecora Resources CEO on record Q3 performance as base metals shine 7:19

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Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR, OTCQX:ECRAF) CEO Marc Bishop Lafleche talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s record third-quarter performance and updated full-year guidance.The update revealed a 112% increase in portfolio contribution compared to Q2 2025, driven largely by base metals royalties. Lafleche highlighted th…

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Maja Vujinovic, CEO of Digital Assets, FG Nexus – Cutting Out the Middleman: How Ethereum is changing global finance (Part 1) 22:29

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If you hear words like 'crypto', 'Ethereum' and 'Blockchain' and feel confused, you're definitely not alone. Today, we're sitting down with someone who's been in crypto since long before it became the hot new thing, and getting her insight into how it works, and why it matters. Maja Vujinovic is the CEO of Digital Assets at FG Nexus, which trades u…

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Trust Stamp secures patent allowance for AI-Driven multifactor authentication to combat fraud 4:43

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Trust Stamp Chief Science Officer Dr. Norman Poh joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has received a notice of allowance for its Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 18/145,470, titled “Systems and Processes for Multifactor Authentication and Identification.”The newly allowed patent covers proprietary techniques that l…

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Pinnacle Silver and Gold reports 95% average gold recoveries in metallurgical tests at El Potrero 4:20

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Pinnacle Silver and Gold CEO Robert Archer joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share encouraging results from preliminary metallurgical test work at the company’s high-grade El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico. Early testing has demonstrated consistently strong gold recoveries, reaching as high as 96.79% and averaging 95.09%, reinf…

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Silver Range partner begins airborne geophysical survey at Tule Canyon Gold-Silver property 3:50

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Silver Range Resources CEO Mike Power joined Steve Darling to share news that the company’s partner, Walker Lane Resources, has initiated an airborne geophysical survey at the Tule Canyon Property in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Walker Lane holds an option to acquire 100% ownership of the property.Power explained that Precision Geosurveys Inc., based …

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Nextech3D.ai reports strong revenue growth for Eventdex AI matchmaking as adoption accelerates 4:27

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Nextech3D.AI CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share a major growth update as the company continues to scale its AI-powered event technology solutions. Gappelberg revealed that the company’s Eventdex AI Matchmaking platform has generated $100,000 in year-to-date revenue for 2025, delivering an impressive 95% gross profit ma…

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Valereum CEO says COINGT listing on VLRM Markets marks an inflection point 5:19

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Valereum PLC (AQSE:VLRM) CEO Gary Cottle talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s involvement in the COINGT project — a sovereign-grade infrastructure initiative in Guatemala that’s being described as a new Panama Canal on land.Cottle explained that COINGT is a government-backed infrastructure entity offering an alternative trade…

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Quadrise CEO says shipping fuel uncertainty could boost demand for its cleaner fuel alteratives 6:02

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Quadrise PLC (AIM:QED) CEO Peter Borup talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about how the recent delay by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to finalise its net-zero framework is impacting the global shipping industry and the commercial prospects of Quadrise’s cleaner fuel alternatives, MSAR and BioMSAR.Borup said the delay has introd…

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Light Science Technologies CEO on £460,000 NTU contract win; showcase opportunity 3:39

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Light Science Technologies Holdings PLC (AIM:LST) CEO Simon Deacon talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's latest milestone—a new project supporting Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in developing a smart agriculture research centre.Deacon described the £460,000 contract as a significant opportunity to demonstrate the company's …

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230: How Quantum Computing Is The Real Game Changer for Innovation's Biggest Questions 38:05

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In this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I sit down with Jesper Kamp, Regional Director for Europe at Atom Computing, to explore how quantum computing is redefining what's possible in innovation. Jesper and I first met at TechBBQ in Copenhagen, surrounded by thousands of entrepreneurs, scientists, and visionaries. Our conversation picks…