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AGORACOM Talks | Small Cap Weekly Roundup Standout Companies of the Week Ending October 23, 2026 Issued on behalf of all companies mentioned below. @Nextech_AR $NTAR / $NEXCF | What happens when AI starts taking on more of the work behind major events? Nextech3D.ai is bringing its Agentic AI Event Platform to The Event Planner Expo 2026 in New York City, where more than 2,500 event professionals are expected. CEO Evan Gappelberg is scheduled to deliver a keynote on Agentic AI as the company works to integrate Map D and Eventdex into a connected platform designed to help organizers manage events. @HPQ_Silicon $HPQ / $HPQFF | HPQ Silicon's battery business could be heading into a new chapter. Under Project ENDURA, the company is pursuing a standalone U.S. business targeting approximately US$20 million in third-party financing. If completed as contemplated, HPQ would receive US$4.2 million in cash, hold an expected 55% equity interest following financing and earn a royalty on defined NewCo net revenue. A potential future U.S. listing is also being explored. The proposed transaction remains subject to definitive agreements, financing and applicable approvals. @predictivai $PAI | Moving into new international markets is one thing. Finding an established technology partner is another. Predictiv AI subsidiary Shift Technologies has partnered with MillenniumIT ESP, a technology provider with more than 500 customers globally, to expand distribution into Sri Lanka, the UAE and the broader APAC region. Shift's technology is already being piloted with Sri Lanka's National Transport Commission, which regulates approximately 3,200 interprovincial buses. @BacTechGreen $BAC / $BCCEF | What if acidic mine water could become a source of valuable products instead of more waste? BacTech Environmental has filed an Australian provisional patent application for a process designed to recover saleable iron sulphate and reusable sulphuric acid. The proposed technology also targets valuable metals such as indium, gallium and germanium, offering a different approach to treating iron-rich mine water. @FusionAMFN $AMFN | Data centers need reliable electricity, and American Fusion is exploring a model where customers would buy the power rather than the equipment. The company is preparing proposals for at least four additional Texas data center projects while advancing its research facility plans, evaluating financing proposals and preparing for further Texatron testing. These potential power projects remain at the proposal stage, with commercial electricity generation yet to be demonstrated. Watch this week's roundup for more on these company developments. Follow @AGORACOM to discover standout small cap companies. Follow AGORACOM on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast platform.

The best tech can disrupt any industry. Canadian banks are no exception. @Wealthsimple @lejeunesimon have a legitimate shot to get this done within 10 years

BC ELECTION POLLS AND SEAT PROJECTIONS VIA GROK **Polls favour the BC Conservatives—clearly and consistently.**[](<poliwave.com/ca/bc>) Multiple recent surveys (Ipsos, Research Co., Leger, Pallas Data, Forum Research, Angus Reid and others) put the Conservatives at 44-46% among decided/leaning voters versus 39-43% for the NDP and roughly 8-13% for the Greens. Leads range from 3-6 points and hold across most pollsters in the final stretch of the campaign.[](<ipsos.com/en-ca/bc-conservat…>) Aggregators and models (Poliwave, 338Canada, Vote-Scope, The Writ) translate that into strong seat projections: Conservatives in the mid-to-high 50s (majority threshold is 47 of 93 seats), NDP in the low-to-mid 30s, Greens around 2. Probability estimates for the Conservatives winning the most seats run 88-95%, often with majority odds above 85-90%.[](<poliwave.com/ca/bc>) Regional splits matter—Conservatives run strong in the Interior/North, closer in Metro Vancouver, NDP better on Vancouver Island—but the overall pattern is stable and favours the Conservatives heading into today’s vote.

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Small Cap Shoutout: Issued on behalf of @ESGold_Corp $ESAU / $ESAUF Up 16% on 321K Shares Fully Permitted: 1,000-tonne-per-day gold and silver processing facility advancing toward production in Québec. • 4,000+ Metres Drilled: More than 80% of its exploration program complete, with drilling expanding beyond the historic mine. • Two Growth Opportunities: Targeting cash flow from historic tailings while exploring the potential of a much larger mineralized system.

Small Cap Shoutout: Issued on behalf of @wasteenergyx $WAST Up 67% on 3.45M Shares Waste Energy just launched wastetires.com — a website to make legal tire disposal simple. Texas handles nearly 40 million scrap tires a year. Most people still struggle to find a legal drop-off. The site lets you find a location, see the price, book a time, and pay online. Starts at their Midland, TX facility. If it works, Dallas and Houston are next.

The real test of technology happens beyond the presentation. Issued on behalf of @predictivai $PAI Predictiv AI is developing AI solutions for practical business applications, from fleet management to customer communications. The focus is on technology that supports how businesses actually operate.

The road to production involves more than reaching the next milestone. Issued on behalf of @ESGold_Corp $ESAU / $ESAUF • Montauban is advancing toward commissioning • Technical preparation remains an important part of development • Production targeted for 2026 For ESGold, the priority is preparing the project's infrastructure and processing systems for the operational stages ahead.

The busiest part of an event isn't always the beginning. It's when everything starts happening at once. Issued on behalf of @Nextech_AR $NTAR / $NEXCF • Attendees check in, sessions fill up, and networking opportunities emerge • Organizers must manage multiple activities while maintaining a seamless experience • Nextech3D.ai brings registration, engagement, and event management capabilities together within its AI-powered technology ecosystem For enterprise events, success requires more than a smooth start. It requires technology that supports every stage of execution.

BacTech Bugs Eat Rocks… Issued on behalf of @BacTechGreen $BAC / $BCCEF Ecuador remains a cornerstone of BacTech’s development strategy: • Planned 50 TPD owner-operated BACOX® bioleach facility • Management pursuing financing and strategic partnerships • Targeting up to 35,000 oz of gold annually at the planned initial scale • Anticipated 250 TPD expansion targets up to 125,000 oz gold and 250,000 oz silver annually The opportunity: leverage BacTech’s commercial bioleaching experience to advance an owner-operated project in Ecuador.

Data Watts isn’t a single-project company. It’s an investment issuer built to identify opportunities across the technologies and infrastructure powering the digital economy. Issued on behalf of @DataWatts $DWTZ Its strategy includes: • Investing across energy, infrastructure and frontier technology • Targeting opportunities from seed and Series A through listing stages • Looking for companies with strong leadership, clear paths to market and client demand • Using due diligence to evaluate opportunities before capital is deployed • Building exposure across critical resources, clean power, data centers, AI and robotics • Targeting 2–3 year liquidity events as part of its stated investment strategy Rather than betting on one technology, Data Watts is positioning across several pieces of the infrastructure stack behind an increasingly power- and data-intensive economy.

Different businesses have different starting points for AI. Issued on behalf of @fobi_inc $FOBI / $FOBIF • Fobi’s products are designed to work independently or together. • FORTRESS focuses on running private AI within infrastructure the organization owns. • AltID 3.0 focuses on verifying identity across returning customer interactions. • AgenticBrain connects conversations with actions inside existing business systems. • FIXYR, listed as coming soon, is designed to take customer-service requests through to resolution. The broader Flywheel connects these functions while allowing each product to serve a distinct need. @FobiRob @ItsUddeshya

LaFleur Minerals Inc's CEO says the long-term goal, after the first stage, is to grow toward 40,000 to 50,000-plus ounces a year. Issued on behalf of @LaFleurMinerals $LFLR / $LFLRF - CEO describes 40,000 to 50,000-plus ounces a year as a long-term goal - The plan grows the Swanson resource and mill capacity together - Company frames this as the second and third stages of growth beyond initial production Watch the full interview on AGORACOM Hub. agoracom.com/ir/LaFleurMiner…

Owning assets is one thing. Having a strategy for how they could work together is another. Issued on behalf of @LaFleurMinerals $LFLR / $LFLRF LaFleur’s approach brings Swanson and Beacon into the same potential operating plan, with transportation infrastructure supporting the connection between them. The objective isn’t simply to advance a gold deposit or operate a processing facility independently. It’s to evaluate how the company’s assets could function as one mine-to-mill system. For investors, that broader strategy provides another way to look at LaFleur’s development path. With gold above $4,000, execution across the entire system is worth following.

What if AI could take repetitive tasks off your team's plate? Issued on behalf of @predictivai $PAI From managing fleet operations to handling business communications, Predictiv AI is developing solutions designed to support everyday workflows. Less time on routine tasks. More focus on what matters.

LaFleur Minerals Inc is funding its Swanson bulk sample with debt, not a dilutive equity raise. The facility covers mobilizing a mining contractor and pre-stripping costs. It follows about $4 million already invested in refurbishing the Beacon Gold Mill. Issued on behalf of @LaFleurMinerals $LFLR / $LFLRF - Facility pays for mobilizing a mining contractor and pre-stripping work at Swanson - Management says this avoids a dilutive equity raise for shareholders - Follows roughly $4 million already spent refurbishing the Beacon Gold Mill Watch the full interview on AGORACOM Hub. agoracom.com/ir/LaFleurMiner…

Shift, the fleet software company owned by Predictiv AI, just signed a Sri Lankan firm with more than 2,000 completed projects to sell its software. Issued on behalf of @predictivai $PAI Shift is already live in a pilot with Sri Lanka's National Transport Commission. The new partner is MillenniumIT ESP, which will resell Shift's software while Shift provides support. The CEO says Shift wanted a partner to turn opportunities into real deployments. He sees the same model expanding across the UAE and Asia-Pacific.

The future of critical minerals isn’t only about finding more. It can also be about producing differently. Issued on behalf of @CanadaChrome | $CACR Traditional chromium refining has relied on coal. CACR is developing another pathway: • Patented refining technology • Natural gas instead of conventional coal-based methods • Designed to support lower-emission production Same essential mineral. A different approach to how it could be produced.