Metro One Telecommunications Inc — Cyborg Score 4/10

Mixed
Mobile Commerce & Retail Software

Strategic Profile

The company enables retailers to quickly and easily put their businesses online and significantly increase customer retention, basket size and lifetime value utilizing a combination of mobile tech, AI and machine learning. Metro One is the parent company of Israel-based Stratford Ltd., which operates Shelfy, a next-gen, instant mobile commerce platform enhanced with a proprietary digital advertising media suite tool.

Cyborg Score Rationale

Metro One operates a niche mobile commerce platform with established technology assets (Shelfy) and ownership structure. However, limited data on current revenue, modest employee base (11-50), and OTC trading status suggest modest market traction. The company shows strategic intent through acquisitions but lacks evidence of substantial scale or recent growth milestones.

Top Insights

  • Acquired by Everest Fund (investment company owned by special situations investor Elchanan Maoz) in December 2018
  • Acquired assets of Israeli tech company Royal App Ltd in March 2021
  • Announced a 1-for-75 reverse stock split effective September 27, 2023
  • Company has entered into a term sheet for proposed merger with Inception XR, dedicated to improving learning and training outcomes through XR technology platform

Named Competitors

  • Appwe — Mobile commerce platform
  • Shopify — Omnichannel retail platform with mobile capabilities
  • Square — Point-of-sale and mobile payments ecosystem

Recent Developments

  • (September 2023) Announced 1-for-75 reverse stock split to consolidate capitalization
  • (March 2021) Acquired Royal App Ltd assets to expand mobile commerce platform
  • (December 2018) Acquired by Everest Fund investment vehicle

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