In this discussion, Chris Waller, founder and CIO of Plural Investing, a graduate of Oxford and the value investing program at Columbia Business School, provides insights into his approach to value investing in #smallcap stocks. Specifically, he discusses his fund strategy, which focuses on finding 7-8 significant investment ideas over a 3 to 5-yea…

SumZero had the opportunity to sit down with Raj Shah and Cullen Rose, co-founders of Stoic Point Capital Management.Stoic Point manages two concentrated strategies: Stoic Onshore/Offshore is a long/short fund focused on #small- and #midcap North American securities. Stoic Point Alpha Capital is a long-biased fund focused on unique asymmetric oppor…

In this invigorating discussion, SumZero founder and CEO Divya Narendra had the opportunity to chat with Ted Rosenthal, the founder of TMR Capital. A prolific contributor to SumZero, Ted started TMR right out of college 4 years ago, and shares his insights on current opportunities in the market, and how he has positioned his fund to seize upon them…

In this extensive interview, Joe Bergera, CEO of Iteris, a leader in the Smart Mobility Infrastructure Management industry, discusses various aspects of the company. Topics covered include the financial prospects of the company, the valuation metrics, their 2027 fiscal plans, and the future of the Smart Mobility Infrastructure Management Market. He…

In this week's episode, SumZero sits down with the CEO of Sandstorm Gold Royalties, Nolan Watson, and the Founder and Portfolio Manager of White Falcon Capital Management to talk about the Gold Royalties business, the investment case for SAND, and much more. Find more at www.sumzero.com0:00 Introduction and Disclaimer7:45 Stream vs. Royalty busines…

SumZero had the opportunity to sit down with David Bastian and Michael Cooper, co-founders of Kingdom Capital Advisors.KCA's#investment strategy is designed to provide investors access to their actively-managed portfolio of #smallcap and #microcap #equities. KCA concentrates its portfolio in a limited number of high-conviction value investments.For…

SumZero had the opportunity to sit down with Christopher Godfrey, founder and managing partner of Headwaters Capital Management. HCM's #investment strategy is designed to deliver tax-efficient, long-term capital appreciation by focusing on high quality small and mid-capitalization #stocks that have the opportunity to generate durable revenue and ea…

SumZero had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Piderit Hernandez, founder and managing partner of DPH Capital. Daniel and DPH employ a heavily #contrarian, #fundamental approach to global equity investing.We spoke through his long thesis on META and future opportunities for monetization within the Family of Apps, as well as FSLR, a short idea …

00:46: Jan looks back on his ERII thesis2:38: ERII revenue growth5:07: Intro to Biovica7:47: Biomarker test for cancer detection – it's importance and accuracy9:51: Biovica Sales strategy11:49: Biovica background and basics13:05: Biovica potential15:17: Discussion around any plans for fundraising18:02: Vicore Pharma – background and opportunity21:0…

In this discussion, SumZero has the opportunity to sit down with Rajeev Agrawal, Fund Manager and Managing Partner of DoorDarshi India Fund. Rajeev chats through the broader opportunity in India and then breaks down his thoughts on two opportunities – Ujjivan Financial and CSB Bank. Timestamps:5:54: India Macro7:30: Finding good management8:33: Raj…

In this interview, long-time short seller Ben Axler of Spruce Point outlines his thesis on $PERI.

Adam Wilk, CIO and Founder of Greystone Capital Management breaks down his investment thesis on one of his newest positions, Sylogist.

Chris McIntyre, CIO and Founder of McIntyre Partnerships – a small and mid cap focused value fund – walks through his theses on OneSpaWorld ($OSW) and Sphere Entertainment ($SPHR) and why he sees very asymmetric risk reward profiles on both investments.

In a wide ranging discussion with legendary value investor Mohnish Pabrai, we hear about his investments in Reysas, Brookfield, his thoughts on position sizing and concentration as well as Big Tech and how ChatGPT (and others) might disrupt the space.For more access to investment discussions and actionable investment research, join the SumZero inve…

Jeffrey Edell, former chairman of Myspace, is the CEO of MeWe, a social platform with over 20 million users worldwide. MeWe is in the process of transitioning to a decentralized model built on Polkadot and will soon be the world's largest social platform built on the blockchain. Rabia Iqbal is the founder of Nural Capital, a crypto-focused fund of …

In this fascinating conversation, we learn from Roli Saxena, Founder of Drona Capital, how she finds companies that she can invest in and hold ... forever. Drona Capital is a long-only equity fund, seeking to invest in high-quality businesses available at a discount to their intrinsic value. Investment decisions are based on the company's historica…

Balkar Sivia is the founder of White Falcon Capital Management. The fund's mission is to compound capital on a risk adjusted basis with a value investing philosophy drawing inspiration from the teachings of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. In this interview, Balkar discusses his zero management fee structure and goes in depth on Diversey Holdings…

In a wide ranging discussion with legendary value investor Guy Spier, we hear about his biggest mistake, why he is fascinated by rating agencies, his positions in India Energy Exchange and Care Ratings and his current thoughts on Credit Suisse.For more access to investment discussions and actionable investment research, join the SumZero investment …

SumZero recently sat down with Hugh Dyus of Navis Jockey fund to follow up on our conversation with him regarding investments in China from 7 months back. Mr. Dyus is a Partner of Navis focused on listed equity investment and fund management activities. He is the Portfolio Manager and an Investment Committee member for Navis’ listed equity funds. H…

This week, we are joined by Andy Woltman and Chip Hodgkins, co-founders of Statera Capital, to discuss their private approach to commercial litigation finance. As previously covered on SumZero Headlines, litigation finance is a mature industry in Western Europe and Australia and growing rapidly in the US. With only 25% penetration in the US and ove…

Ben Griffith of Miri Capital Management covers names you have probably never heard of in regions most investors shy away from. Over years of refining his strategy, Griffith has developed his own brand of friendly activist investing for emerging markets like Turkey, Bangladesh, Poland, and Vietnam to name a few. Where most investors see deficiencies…

This week, we are excited to share a conversation with Warren Fisher, Founder/PM of Manole Capital Management on the digital payment tools and digital asset exchanges reshaping the commerce and banking landscapes. Contactless payment, online shopping, and buy-now-pay-later are all fintech concepts that exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic with no …

This week, we sat down with Eric Gregg, founder/PM of Four Tree Island Advisory to get into the nuts and bolts of semiconductors and wafer fabrication equipment (WFE). Although WFE is less followed and certainly less research, Gregg encourages active investors to pay attention to these underlying semi components and their manufacturers. Increased c…

This week, we sat down with Scott Preston, founder and CEO of Maven Group LLC, to dissect the GameStop saga and provide the fundamentally-driven narrative not being covered by major media outlets. According to Preston, who has held GME intermittently over the past decade, GameStop is a sound business with several growth opportunities and innovative…

This week, we sat down with Gary Brode of Deep Knowledge Investing to unpack his HCA thesis amidst an ongoing pandemic and the Supreme Court confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. How are HCA revenues up with hospital admissions and ER visits down? Brode discusses the joint catalysts of increased patient acuity and imminent changes to the Affordable Ca…

This week, we are pleased to share a conversation on the uranium opportunity with SumZero's #2 Energy Analyst, Will Thomson. Prior to founding Massif Capital in 2016, Thomson worked as a strategic adviser for NATO in Afghanistan and earned his Masters in Government from Harvard. In today's conversation, we discuss the political, environmental, and …

Last week, we discussed the strengths and weaknesses of Bitcoin with crypto funds, Permian Capital Management and WealthMark LLC. Josh Kernan and Ian Del Balso of Permian Capital introduce several other digital assets & technologies including Basic Attention Token (BAT) and the Brave browser, which sits atop the Ethereum blockchain. With over 10M m…

This week, we discuss a Singaporean stock capturing major investor attention, Sea Ltd. and growth opportunities in the online gaming sector. Brian Oh, founder/PM of Saiga Capital, focuses exclusively on gaming equities and shares his macro insights and top picks headed into 2020.

This week, we are joined by Oliver Harris and his team at UK-based Montreux Capital to discuss their specialist healthcare portfolio and the sector-wide implications of Brexit proposals on labor, tax code, and immigration.

Peter Galgay, CIO of Amitell Capital, joins us to take up the other side of the ongoing Burford Capital debate. Galgay and his team have spent years researching litigation finance as an asset class and are invested in a close competitor, IMF Bentham. Galgay draws comparisons between IMF and Burford and outlines investors' discomfort with Burford ac…

Artem Fokin of Caro-Kann Capital responds publicly to the Muddy Waters case against Burford Capital, as one of the most vocal bulls on the name. He unpacks all salient claims - from accounting irregularities to ethical concerns which have resulted in a 50% price drop since early August.

SumZero’s CEO Divya Narendra sits down with Albert Meyer of Bastiat Capital to parse Harry Markopolos’ fraud claims against GE and his insights on the stock from a forensic accounting perspective.