WTR Small-Cap Spotlight

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Chris Cooper , the new CEO of XCF Global (NASDAQ: SAFX) , joined Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research. Cooper shares his extensive aviation and energy industry journey from aspir...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , host Tim Gerdeman and analyst Robert Sassoon speak with Shaun Bagai , CEO of RenovoRx (NASDAQ: RNXT) . The company is pioneering targeted oncology therapies and commercializing RenovoCath™ , an FDA-cleared multi-specialty local drug delivery device for high unmet needs. We discuss the innovation and advantages of its TAMP™ (Trans-Arteri...

Send us Fan Mail Homerun Resources, Inc. is developing a vertically integrated HPQ silica to glass enterprise in Brazil that looks to provide a less expensive, environmentally friendly alternative to China’s dominance in solar panel and other technology verticals, augmented by proprietary AI-based energy management systems.  

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, John Gibson , CEO of Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ: KITT) , joined Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich , Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research. The conversation covers KITT’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) strategy,...

Send us Fan Mail Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Peter’s recent report on Abundia Global Impact Group (AGIG) including: 1) AGIG’s waste-to-value approach that redirects materials from landfills and incineration; 2) strategy for converting hard to recycle wast...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Ruella Menezes , Director of Energy with the Management Consulting Practice at Kline & Company , sits down with Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich , Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research. Together, they dive into the game-changin...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Jim Deller , CEO of ClearSign Technologies (NASAQ: CLIR) , joined Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich , Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) CLIR’s patented ultra-low emissions burner technology for i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Stefano Valentini Chairman of DRONE VOLT  (Euronext Paris ticker symbol ALDRV) , joins host Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and CMO of Water Tower Research, along with Dr. John Roy , WTR’s Senior Equity Research Analyst. The conversation explores the strategic priorities of a drone company, focusing on its growth and go-to-market...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast episode, we welcomed Jan Eryk Umiastowski, CFO of GenSight Biologics (Euronext Paris: SIGHT), a late clinical-stage biopharma company based in Paris, France, primarily focused on developing and commercializing novel disease-modifying gene therapies aimed at reversing vision loss from severe neurodegenerative retinal diseases. He discus...

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast! Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Peter's initiation of coverage on Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR)

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast , Chris Mayo, Head of Primary Markets for the Americas at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), joins host Tim Gerdeman for a deep dive into one of the world’s most influential capital markets. Mayo explains why London remains the #1 listing venue in Europe, how it has become the leading capital-raising market outside of the...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest WTR-Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, we welcome back Jack Lu, Director of Corporate Development at Ainos (NASDAQ: AIMD)  to discuss key takes from the company's recently reported 3Q25 earnings release. He also dives into  Ainos’ latest strategic partnerships with Topco and NEXCOM, its expanding IP moat with seven new patents, and  outlines the roadmap for 2026—comme...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Ben Richardson, CEO of Sulnox Group (US OTC: SNOXF) (UK ISDX: SNOX), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) the company's patented organic fuel conditione...

Send us Fan Mail Hear about the latest dynamic developments in the therapeutic psychedelics sector in our latest WTR Healthcare Happenings x Small-Cap Spotlight crossover episode. Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Robert Sassoon, WTR's Senior Healthcare Analyst, discuss the October's fundraising activity surge; what has contributed to renew...

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast! Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) including: 1) how OPT evolved from wave energy solutions to integrated maritime domain awareness, combining renewble powe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , John DeSimone , Chief Financial Officer of Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) , joins hosts Shawn Severson and Doug Lane of Water Tower Research to discuss how Herbalife is entering a new era of growth through digital transformation, personalization, and financial discipline. DeSimone details Herbalife’s accelerating global momentum, including its f...

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast! Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) including: 1) how OPT evolved from wave energy solutions to integrated maritime domain awareness, combining renewble powe...

Send us Fan Mail In this special WTR Consumer Hardlines Symposium , Shawn Severson , Doug Lane , and the Water Tower Research team host two industry leaders to discuss how furniture and home furnishings companies are managing through tariff volatility, inflationary pressures, and shifting consumer demand as they prepare for the next growth cycle. Iv Culp , President and CEO of Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CU...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Anthony Tennyson , CEO and Co-Founder of Solvonis Therapeutics (LSE: SVNS | OTC: SLVNF) , joins host Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company’s mission to transform care for addiction and mental health disorders. Tennyson shares Solvonis’ journey from inception t...

Send us Fan Mail In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sit down with Sparta Commercial Services (OTCQB: SRCO) CEO Tony Havens and WeDev Group CEO Eduardo Filho to unpack Sparta’s pivot from powersports/municipal leasing into fintech and private credit. The conversation centers on Agoge, a trade-finance platform that automates onboarding, compliance, and dollar-s...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) (TSX: WPRT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) Westport’s leading position as a supplier of advance...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Shahin Amini , Head of Investor Relations and Communications at Meren Energy (TSX: MER) , joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Jeff Robertson of Water Tower Research to discuss how Meren’s recent transformation and rebranding reflect its evolution into a full-cycle, cash-generative exploration and production company . Amini details Meren’s high...

Send us Fan Mail In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sits down with PayRio Founder & CEO Aubrey Amatelli to explore how the company delivers compliant digital payments for cannabis and alternative medicine—from its “Digital Debit” solution that replaces legacy cashless-ATM workflows to a broader roadmap spanning CBD, psilocybin, peptides, and ketamine ther...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast , Jason Paltrowitz , Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group , joins hosts Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and Shawn Severson , WTR Co-Founder and CEO. The discussion explores OTC’s expanding global footprint, the surge in cross-border trading activity, and the comp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast , Bhaskar Ragula , CEO and Co-Founder of FatPipe Networks (NASDAQ: FATN) , joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Dr. John Roy to discuss how FatPipe—the inventor of SD-WAN technology—is driving the next evolution of secure networking through innovation, efficiency, and sales expansion.