Category: SaaS
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Looking back: Vitalhub (VHI.T) doubled on our articles, then went 10x in the years since
Back in 2018, I wrote often about a medtech company called Vitalhub (VHI.T). Essentially, they were at the starting point of what we now know as TELE-MEDICINE. Here’s me, back before it moved to the big board: We talked these guys up and the stock doubled. Then it drifted because people didn’t really get telemedicine’s…
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NetraMark Holdings (AIAI.C): Failed FDA trials cost billions, NetraAI may prevent them
I see a lot of company pitches in my job. I also see a lot of AI pitches. I don’t see a lot of good ones of each. Last week I chatted with the folks behind NetraMark Holdings (AIAI.C) and I’ve rarely moved so swiftly from “Okay, so what’s actually new here” to “Why haven’t…
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Digital Twinning, and how EdgeTI (CTRL.V) is a serious story you’ve never heard of
I first heard the term ‘digital twin’ in 2019, in connection with a high performance computing company I was associated with that was running a project for Boeing. The aerospace giant, at the time, was considering building a filthy fat production line that would dwarf all that came before it, but didn’t want to spend…
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Plurilock (PLUR.V) lands $19 million deal, largest in their history
Yesterday, just before noon Pacific, Plurilock Security (PLUR.V) was halted on the TSX-V. The reason for the halt was left unsaid, but this morning the company dropped its news and, yeah, worth the wait. Plurilock Security Inc. has won a record $19.3-million (U.S.) cybersecurity contract with a semiconductor company listed in the S&P 500 index,…
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The Plurilock (PLUR.V) rip is over: But is that the end of the play?
Regular readers know all about the Plurilock (PLUR.V) story, but for the uninitiated, here’s the short version: Canadian infosec tech company with AI-based ‘continual ID check’ IP, dozens of big US and Canadian clients bringing in $70m+ in annual revs Long undervalued due to low margins and weird local aversion to tech deals on the…
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Sparc AI: Revolutionizing Drone Technology with GPS-Free Autonomous Flight
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday technology has advanced significantly over the past decade, but few innovations are as promising or groundbreaking as Sparc AI. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Sparc AI is pioneering a new frontier in drone technology, focusing on target acquisition systems that function in GPS-denied environments. In a recent interview…
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The Plurilock Security (PLUR.V) all-star lineup keeps growing
Canada-based information security company Plurilock Security (PLUR.V) has been adding new bodies around the board room with almost monotonous regularity of late, and today they added another to what’s beginning to look like an all-star lineup. [Supply chain and distribution expert Brian] Aebig is a 35-year veteran of the IT (information technology) industry, having served…
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So I was wrong: Plurilock doesn’t do $40m in revs. They do $70m.
Government work is a cyclical business, and it turns out one financial quarter isn’t always like the next. So when, late last week, I told you this, I was, well, wrong. Here’s what we do know: Plurilock earns a decent CAD $43.6 million a year in revenue based on the last quarter financials, which doesn’t include the…
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Alset Capital (KSUM.V): Bringing on big partner and setting up advisory board
Alset Capital Inc. has announced a strategic partnership through its investee company, Vertex AI Ventures Inc., with Nom Nom AI Inc., a leader in AI data engineering and automation, for a collaboration that aims to drive significant innovation and efficiency in data management and AI services. No no, trust me, I get it – that’s…
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Good Gamer Entertainment (GOOD.C) up 93% with switch to municipal AI software concept
In late 2021, the team behind market awareness/online marketing group Native Ads ventured into their own e-sports deal through the creation of Good Gamer Entertainment (GOOD.C). It, well, wasn’t a smash. To be fair, not many e-sports deals have been a smash. Most chased a sector everyone thought was going to be hot, but which struggled…
