Proactive - Interviews for investors

HANetf co-CEO Hector McNeil joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to make the case for the Future of Defence Indo-Pacific ex-China UCITS ETF (ISE:QUAD) - which he says is the best-performing defence product in Europe year to date. While European rearmament has grabbed the headlines, McNeil pointed to standout gains from South Korean names like LIG Nex1, Korea Aerospace and Hanwha, alongside structura...

Uranium American Resources CEO William Hunter joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the company has satisfied all preconditions of its share purchase agreement and successfully acquired 100% of the issued shares of JAG Minerals, marking a key step in its growth strategy. Hunter explained that the transaction structure was amended to provide additional financial flexibility, allowing the...

VivoPower International PLC Chief Investment Officer Alex Cuppage joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s latest acquisition in Norway and its role in advancing VivoPower’s transition into AI infrastructure. Cuppage explained that the deal marks VivoPower’s first major acquisition since pivoting toward AI data centers. The acquired asset includes 42MW of operational capacity,...

Fox Tungsten CEO Steve Gray joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the successful completion of a bought deal financing, raising just over $12 million to fund the company’s next phase of exploration. Gray described the raise as a “transformational deal,” marking the largest financing in the company’s history and significantly strengthening its balance sheet. With funding now secured, Fox T...

Oakmount & Partners Ltd MD and CEO Glenn King talked with Proactive’s Stephen about the company’s recent performance, strategic growth initiatives, and its involvement with Intergroup Mining’s anticipated IPO. King outlined how Oakmount, established nearly two decades ago, focuses on private equity opportunities while also operating a fixed income division, helping businesses secure expansion capi...

Digi Power X CEO Michel Amar joined Steve Darling from Proactive yo announce a significant commercial milestone, revealing the company has signed a 24-month bare metal GPU rental agreement with SubQ AI, a next-generation artificial intelligence company. The contract carries an expected value of approximately $19.6 million and is set to commence on May 15, 2026. The agreement marks Digi Power X’s f...

Connecting Excellence Group PLC (AQSE:XCE, OTCQB:XCELF) CEO Scott Ellam joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's latest Bitcoin purchase, funded by a £585,000 equity raise backed by Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back. The acquisition pushed quarterly BTC yield above 11%, with Ellam explaining that growing Bitcoin per share makes the company more attractive to high-performing recruiters w...

Replenish Nutrients CEO Neil Wiens joined Steve Darling from Proactive to outline how the company is tackling global fertilizer supply challenges through localized, biology-based solutions powered by its proprietary ag-tech platform. In the interview, Wiens explained that Replenish Nutrients is focused on producing mineral-based fertilizers using locally sourced inputs, reducing dependence on comp...

Standard Uranium Vice President of Exploration Sean Hillacre joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce the completion of drilling activities at the company’s Corvo Uranium Project in northeastern Saskatchewan. The inaugural winter drill program was designed to test the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Tribeca target areas for basement-hosted uranium mineralization. A total of 2,457 metres was drille...

Amerant Investments Chief Investment Officer Baylor Lancaster-Samuel joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the Amerant Latin American Debt UCITS ETF (RNTA), outlining how the fund offers investors targeted exposure to high-yield Latin American corporate bonds while eliminating currency risk. Lancaster-Samuel said the ETF was designed to solve a common challenge for investors seeking acces...

Volta Metals CEO Kerem Usenmez joined Steve Darling from Proactive’s OTC studio in New York City to discuss the company’s latest developments, including its new OTCQB listing and a resource update from its Springer Rare Earth Element project in Ontario. The company, which is focused on rare earths, gallium, lithium, cesium, and tantalum, is advancing a portfolio of critical minerals projects acros...

BioVie CEO Cuong Do joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s novel approach to treating Parkinson’s disease, focusing on neuroinflammation and insulin resistance as key drivers of the condition. Do challenged the traditional view of Parkinson’s as solely a dopamine-related disorder, explaining that inflammation in the brain may play a more fundamental role. He noted that insuli...

Silver Range Resources CEO Mike Power joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s Drum Project in central Utah, highlighting a significant expansion of its land position. Power explained that Silver Range has increased the project footprint from 7 to 37 Federal Lode Claims through additional staking. The newly acquired ground includes the Rattler Breccia and other pro...

IXICO PLC (LSE:IXI, OTC:PHYOF, FRA:PYPB) CEO Bram Goorden joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss a strong first half, with revenues up 23% to £3.9 million and gross margin expanding to 53%. Growth has been driven by new contract wins, extensions and rising demand for analytics across late-stage Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and rare CNS trials. The order book hit a multi-year high of £18.1 milli...

Medicus Pharma CEO Dr Raza Bokhari joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has submitted an Orphan Drug Designation application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for SkinJect® as a treatment for basal cell carcinoma in patients with Gorlin Syndrome. Bokhari explained that the submission represents a strategic expansion of the SkinJect program into a high unmet-need...

Active Energy Group PLC (AIM:AEG, OTCID:AEUSF) CEO Paul Elliott talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s rapid progress in energising new sites and building a scalable, cash-generating energy platform. Elliott highlighted the early success of the Ghummud site, which was brought online ahead of schedule, demonstrating the company’s ability to execute efficiently and repeatedly ac...

Genflow Biosciences Ltd (LSE:GENF, OTCQB:GENFF, FRA:WQ5) CEO Dr Eric Leire joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss a landmark collaboration with Acuitas Therapeutics, the lipid nanoparticle specialist whose technology underpinned some of the most successful COVID-19 vaccines ever made. Leire described it as one of the most significant partnerships Genflow has signed, giving the company acces...

Rome Resources PLC (AIM:RMR, FRA:33R) CEO Paul Barrett joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss a busy period for the DRC-focused explorer, combining a consolidation of ownership across its key assets with a fresh £1.2 million fundraise. Barrett explained that agreed terms to increase stakes in both Kalayi and Mont Agoma to around 80% are largely share-based - effectively cashless - while del...

Tooru PLC (AIM:TOO, FRA:73N) CEO Scott Livingston talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the deal to buy Mylky BV, a Dutch e-commerce business that sells small home appliances enabling consumers to make their own plant-based milks, and how it fits into the company’s broader growth strategy. Livingston outlined how Mylky has achieved rapid success, growing to €9 million in revenue within jus...

HANetf co-CEO Hector McNeil joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to make the case for the Drone UCITS ETF (LSE:DRON), targeting what he estimates will be $150 billion of drone spending between now and 2030. McNeil explained that modern conflicts have turned drones into a dominant force — low-cost, scalable, and increasingly decisive on the battlefield. But the opportunity extends beyond defence, wit...

Purepoint Uranium Group CEO Chris Frostad joined Steve Darling from Proactive to report strong results from the company’s winter 2026 drill program at the Nova Discovery, part of the Dorado Joint Venture Project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. Purepoint, operator of the 50/50 joint venture with IsoEnergy, completed 5,210 metres of drilling across nine holes within the Nova Zone. The program suc...

1911 Gold Corporation CEO Shaun Heinrichs joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on progress at the True North mine, highlighting key milestones in the company’s dewatering and rehabilitation efforts. Heinrichs reported that the dewatering program has reached approximately four metres below Level 26, enabling crews to begin rehabilitation work on that level. Dewatering to the bot...

Frontier IP Group PLC (LSE:FIPP, FRA:8WT) CEO Neil Crabb joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss a landmark €211 million Italian state-backed grant awarded to portfolio company 2D Photonics - equivalent to around 22p per Frontier share on a proportional basis. The funding will finance a pilot plant capable of manufacturing graphene-based photonic chips at scale using 200mm wafers, marking th...

Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC (AIM:QBT, FRA:BYA1) CEO Francesco Gardin joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's £500,000 placing and what it unlocks strategically. Gardin explained the raise was deliberately modest to limit dilution, while ensuring the company has firepower for near-term opportunities, including Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas and ongoing discussions with ASIC m...

Botala Energy Ltd (ASX:BTE) CEO Kris Martinick joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss a pivotal moment at the company's Serowe CBM Project in Botswana — the spudding of well 3.5B, its first true production well. Martinick explained that years of groundwork — reservoir modelling, desorption testing and a network of dewatering wells — are now complete, making 3.5B the critical step from prepa...