Tooru (TOO), a company focused on the health and wellness sector, announced that the Acquisition of the operating businesses of S-Ventures will complete when dealings in the Company’s Enlarged Issued Share Capital commence at 8.00 a.m. today under the ticker “TOO”.
Tooru is focused on the health and wellness sector and owns a number of operating businesses comprising: Juvela, which operates a gluten free bakery business, Pulsin protein and fibre nutritional products and We Love Purely currently operate in the healthy snacking market with a number of sweet and savoury products, Market Rocket is a trusted digital partner agency for globally recognised Fortune 500 and market-disrupting brands alike. For the 6 months to 30 June 2024, the operating businesses generated net revenues of £7.2 million with a positive EBITDA of £0.8 million. TOO said, “We have a great portfolio of wellness brands alongside an innovative technology company to complement the portfolio. We firmly believe that this stable of brands has significant potential for growth.”
Comment: What the London stock market needs in 2025 are proper companies with proper businesses, and decent growth prospects. This is what TOO is bringing to the table, and one would expect the market to show its appreciation accordingly. The diversity of TOO’s businesses is a highlight.
Nuformix (NFX), a pharmaceutical development company targeting unmet medical needs in fibrosis and oncology via drug repurposing, announced that the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (“ODD”) in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (“IPF”) for tranilast, the active drug substance enabled for inhaled delivery in Nuformix’s NXP002 lead programme.
Comment: Interestingly enough, it was commented on X that making money in small caps these days is as easy as “falling off a log”. This may or may not be the case, but it does help if everyone and their mother seemed to have anticipated today’s NFX news in recent days.
Capital Metals (CMET), a mineral sands company approaching mine development stage at the high-grade Taprobane Minerals Project in Sri Lanka, announced a strategic investment of US$2 million by Ambeon Capital PLC (a Sri Lankan company) together with an option for a period of 45 days for it or its nominated investors (collectively the “Investors”) to invest up to a further US$2 million.
Comment: It would appear that CMET is sitting on a sought after project that is something of a money magnet given its high-grade nature. Given this state of affairs one would expect the stock to be back towards the best levels of last year near 5p in coming months.
Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group (PR1), a pioneering company in AI-driven professional growth services for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), announced that it has integrated cryptocurrency payment options into its online onboarding process. Customers can now enjoy the convenience of transacting with Bitcoin “BTC” and other stable coins, facilitated through a strategic partnership with Coinbase Commerce. This innovation aims to enhance user experience and open additional revenue opportunities to new customers who are native users of cryptocurrency.
Comment: It has to be said that PR1 has been unphased by the market’s treatment of its share price, and continued to bolster its SME offering, a point underlined via today’s news.
Cykel AI (CYK) announced the signing of a commercial agreement with Transpharmation Ltd., a global leader in neuroscience, pain and metabolic disease preclinical contract research. Transpharmation will deploy Lucy, Cykel’s AI recruitment agent, across their UK and North American operations, opening a new revenue stream for Cykel in the pharmaceutical research sector. The agreement includes an initial 12-month term with renewal options for Lucy’s Enterprise plan.
Comment: Hot on the heels of announcing a zeitgeist friendly move into Bitcoin Treasury, CYK arguably goes back to the day job with the signing of the Transpharmation deal.
Smarttech247 (S247), a multi-award-winning provider of AI-enhanced cybersecurity services providing automated managed detection and response (MDR) for a portfolio of international clients, announced a series of contract renewals and expansions at a total value of $4.2 million (€3.7 million) for periods of one to three years. The new contracts will contribute to the growth of Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and reinforce the strength of its VisionX platform for real-time threat detection and response.
Comment: S247 catches the eye with today’s contract announcement, something which underlines the way that the market has persistently under-rated this company, a state of affairs which could be set to change.
Tiger Royalties and Investments (TIR), an investment vehicle focused on incubating technology and mining projects, announced the signing of a £250,000 investment agreement in AROK.VC, an innovative and sentient AI agent. This investment follows the successful incubation of AROK.VC by Tiger, as previously disclosed in the Company’s announcement on 22 January 2025. TIR said “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with AROK.VC and are excited to be the first institutional investor on its innovative platform. AROK’s innovative use of AI in the crypto investment space presents a significant opportunity, and we are confident in its ability to deliver strong returns for our investors.”
Comment: Backed by the great and good of London’s private investor community, it can be seen that TIR is very much getting on with the job in terms of getting the correct real estate in the AI / tech space.
Metals One (MET1), a minerals exploration and development company, announced it has signed a binding term sheet for the conditional acquisition of Mjolner Minerals (Norway) AS (“Mjolner”), the sole owner of the Lillefjellklumpen Project in central Norway (the “Project”). The Project comprises a 20 km² exploration licence hosting high-grade platinum group elements (“PGE”), gold, nickel, and copper mineralisation, and will further the Company’s commodity exposure.
Comment: While there have been plenty of observers of MET1 who have suggested that the rocketing share price is unsustainable, the company has proved its mettle, but finessing the rally with announcements such as today.
Asiamet (ARS) announced that PT BUMA International Group Tbk., previously PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk. (“BUMA”), a 40.2% shareholder in the Company, has agreed to subscribe shares at 0.80 pence raising gross proceeds of approximately £1.9 million (approximately US$2.5 million).
Comment: In December ARS released an updated capital cost estimate delivering an estimated US$58 million saving, and this is still very supportive for the company and its share price.
Blue Star Capital (BLU), the investing company with a focus on blockchain, esports and payments, noted the announcement by SatoshiPay Ltd, its investee company, that Vortex, a decentralised exchange platform incubated by SatoshiPay, designed to enhance global payments by bridging stablecoins with local fiat currencies, has achieved $1 million in transaction volumes since launching in Europe and Brazil, with $507,000 of the total achieved in May 2025.
Comment: It would appear that given that all things crypto have received a significant bump to the upside so far in 2025, BLU’s ship has finally come in at the right time. Hopefully, the investee is a scalable / growing business in the months to come.
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