Metavesco Reassesses Epic Labor Growth Strategy Amid AI Insights and 37% Revenue Increase

Metavesco, Inc. announced that its wholly owned staffing subsidiary Epic Labor, Inc. generated $419,111 in revenue during the first quarter of 2026, representing a 37.2% increase compared to $305,488 in the same period of 2025. This significant growth comes as the company is reassessing its previously announced expansion strategy that targeted 98 branches and $125-$135 million in run-rate revenue by 2029. The company is now questioning whether this capital-intensive, footprint-driven growth model remains the highest-value use of its resources given the rapidly changing operating environment.

The strategic reassessment is informed by the company's experience with an AI-powered virtual staffing pilot announced in June 2025 in Gainesville, Georgia. While this initiative did not advance to full deployment due to projected start-up costs, it generated meaningful insights into which components of the staffing model are viable candidates for AI-driven execution. These learnings, combined with the company's more recent hands-on experience building Vesco Ventures and I.R.A., its AI-powered Investor Relations Agent and the flagship product of Metavesco's OTCfi ecosystem, have meaningfully sharpened management's view of where AI can create durable operational leverage within Epic Labor's business model.

Ryan Schadel, CEO of Metavesco, stated that while Epic Labor's fundamentals are strong and the quarter proves the model works, AI is fundamentally changing what's possible in staffing and across every industry. He noted that the Gainesville pilot taught the company that certain parts of the business can absolutely be run by AI, and between what was learned in Gainesville, what is being built with Vesco Ventures, and what has been proven with I.R.A., the company now has a clearer picture of what that looks like in practice. The central question has shifted from whether to grow Epic Labor to whether the highest-velocity path to value is opening branches one by one or whether AI-native operating models unlock something much bigger, much faster.

The company is conducting a full strategic review of its entire portfolio with this lens, which will identify where to double down, where to find partners or buyers, and where to make the hard call to move on. Schadel emphasized that the company is not interested in managing a portfolio of businesses that don't fit where the company is going, stating there is too much opportunity to spend resources on ideas that can't 100x. The company expects to provide additional detail on the strategic review and any resulting actions as they develop. More information about potential factors that could affect the business and financial results is included in the company's filings on otcmarkets.com.