MarketLink International · Founded 2006
MarketLink International.
Senior advisory to growth-stage companies. Independent board service.
I'm David Smith. Boards and CEOs bring me in on the commercial and governance questions where the answer is not obvious and the cost of getting it wrong is significant. MarketLink is my practice: the larger track is consulting on US market entry, fundraising and corporate development; the smaller track is non-executive director and advisory board roles, anchored in the IoD Ireland Diploma in Company Direction with Distinction. Eleven years in Silicon Valley, twenty-five in Dublin, four hundred companies since 2006.
Track one · Consulting
Consulting
US market entry, fundraising, M&A advisory and CEO coaching for growth-stage technology companies. Cumulative figures since 2006: over €200m in resulting client sales, over €125m raised, over $400m in M&A advisory.
See the consulting practice →Track two · Board
Board
Independent Non-Executive Director and advisory board roles, built on the IoD Ireland Diploma in Company Direction with Distinction. Available for a small number of new board positions each year.
See the board profile →Institute of Directors Ireland: Diploma in Company Direction, with Distinction · Stanford Graduate School of Business: Leadership4Growth (audited) · Huawei President's Consulting Award 2026.