On The Horizon

Sam Teo, Acting CEO of Treasure Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGL), joins the WTR On The Horizon podcast to walk through the company's ZCITY Super App and the strategy behind it. Host Joe Brunetto, Director of WTR Horizons and Business Analyst at Water Tower Research, guides the conversation from the founding vision through the platform's dual-sided consumer-and-merchant model, its "coopeti...

In this episode of the On The Horizons podcast, Mike Logozzo, CEO, and Tom Kutzman, CFO of reAlpha Tech Corp. (NASDAQ: AIRE), join host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and WTR Analyst James Kisner. reAlpha is developing an AI-powered homebuying platform designed to coordinate real estate brokerage, mortgage, and title services on a single...

In this episode of On The Horizon , Dr. Siyu Huang, Founder and CEO of Factorial Energy , joins host Tim Gerdeman and WTR analyst Eric Goldstein to discuss why solid-state batteries are finally crossing from lab to road. The conversation covers Factorial's two platforms — FEST® for drones and defense, Solstice for robotics and energy storage — joint development agreements with strategic partn...

In this episode, Christer Rosen, Founder and CEO of Jupiter Neurosciences (Nasdaq: JUNS), and President & COO Alison Silva join Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman and Healthcare Analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss Jotrol, the company’s proprietary micellar formulation of resveratrol engineered to overcome long‑standing bioavailability and tolerability limitations. Jotrol has demonstrated a nine...

ExoZymes (NASDAQ: EXOZ) CEO Michael Heltzen joins Tim Gerdeman and Robert Sassoon in this episode of the On The Horizon podcast to discuss the company’s AI-driven, cell-free biomanufacturing platform and how it aims to overcome longstanding scalability challenges in synthetic biology. The conversation covers the scientific differentiation of its “exozyme” enzyme engineering approach, the commercia...

In this episode of I,  Oren Hershkovitz, CEO of Enlivex , 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 evolved corporate strategy of Enlivex, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company that has pioneered a dual-pillar approach combining traditional drug development with a h...

On this episode of On the Horizon, Gary Atkinson, CEO of Algorhythm Holdings (NASDAQ: RIME), joins host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner. The discussion centers on SemiCab, the company’s AI-driven collaborative optimization platform built to reduce empty truck miles and improve freight network efficiency by turning one-off shipments into continuous, multi-stop flows. Atkinson highlights acceler...

In this episode of the On The Horizon podcast, Tal Jacobson, CEO of Perion Network (NASDAQ: PERI), joins host Tim Gerdeman and WTR's James Kisner to discuss how the repositioned, AI-native Perion is tackling fragmentation in the trillion-dollar digital ad market. Jacobson walks through Perion One — a platform that sits above ad-buying platforms like Google, YouTube, Meta, and TikTok, rather t...

In this episode of the WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast, Rick Pierce, CEO of Decoy Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DCOY), joins Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co‑Founder, and CMO of Water Tower Research, and Robert Sassoon, WTR’s Healthcare Research Analyst. The conversation explores Decoy’s innovative business model for developing peptide‑conjugate antivirals designed to target multiple respiratory viruses. Pi...

In this episode of the WTR Small‑Cap Spotlight, Harrison Gross, CEO of Innovative Eyewear (NASDAQ: LUCY), joins host Tim Gerdeman and technology analyst James Kisner for a deep dive into the future of smart eyewear. Innovative Eyewear develops prescription, safety, and sport smart glasses—and introduced the world’s first smart glasses powered by ChatGPT. Gross explains how voice‑based AI has trans...

Our guest for this episode is Rick Rosenthal, Director of Business Development at Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), where he focuses on helping advisors and wealth managers utilize options-based strategies. He joins Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, for a timely discussion on derivatives positioning in the U.S. small-cap market. Rick explain...

On this week’s episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Peter Flippo, Director, Business Development, at Avantium R&D Solutions (Euronext Amsterdam: AVTX-NL) (US OTC: AVTXF), 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.  Avantium is a technology company...

In this episode of On The Horizon    Patrick Horsman Chief Investment Officer and Josh Kruger Founder of BNB Plus (Nasdaq ticker symbol BNBX), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and CMO of Water Tower Research, along with Dr. John Roy, WTR’s Technology Research Analyst. The conversation explores the digital asset treasury company and its focuse on the Binance ecosystem and its native...

On this week's episode of On The Horizon, Benjamin Slager, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Blue Biofuels (US OTC: BIOF), 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. Slager details the company’s innovative CTS technology, which transforms non-...

On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Arthur Sams , President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Polar Power (NASDAQ ticker POLA), 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. Sams highlights the company's innovative DC power an...

In this episode of WTR On the Horizon , (Vice Chair, Co-Founder & CMO, Water Tower Research) and WTR’s James Kisner speak with Giampaolo Marino , Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Energous (NASDAQ: WATT) , about ambient-IoT wireless power networks, battery-free sensors, and enterprise adoption. Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or at watertowerresearch.com . 

In this episode of the WTR On the Horizon podcast, Bill Alessi , Founder & CEO and Chris Chumas, Chief Strategy Officer, of Alpha Modus Corp (NASDAQ: AMOD) , discusses how the company is transforming in-store retail through its patented AI-driven technology ecosystem designed to enhance real-time shopper engagement and monetization. The conversation covers Alpha Modus’ “super-aggregator” model...

In this WTR On the Horizon , 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-settled payments for B...

In this episode of WTR On The Horizon , Harrison Gross, CEO & Co-Founder of Innovative Eyewear (NASDAQ: LUCY) sits down with host Joe Brunetto to dive into how Innovative Eyewear is redefining what glasses can do—integrating AI, expanding global distribution, partnering with major lifestyle brands, and driving rapid revenue growth.  From Lucyd Armor safety glasses to Reebok® Powered by Lucyd s...

In this episode of WTR On The Horizon , host Joe Brunetto sits down with Brett Pojunis, Chairman and CEO of GPO Plus (GPOX), to explore how the company is transforming the highly fragmented gas station and convenience store distribution market. Brett shares GPOX’s journey from refining its direct store distribution (DSD) model to launching new sales channels, upgrading infrastructure, and leveragi...

We're excited to launch On The Horizon , a new podcast initiative under the "Horizons" platform at Water Tower Research. This series offers candid, short-form conversations with leadership teams from emerging microcap and nanocap companies, giving investors a unique window into their strategy, growth opportunities, and market positioning. Each episode is designed to spark investor d...