Inference Advisory

Strategic communications for companies that move fast.

We help technology companies earn media coverage, build credibility, and control their narrative at the moments that matter most.

Track Record

Built on outcomes, not promises.

6
Clients subsequently acquired
15+
Years in tech communications
50+
Technology companies represented
Selected Clients

Companies our team has represented.

PointyAcquired by Google
VoysisAcquired by Apple
WorkvivoAcquired by Zoom
Ethyca
Encord
Intercom
Stripe
NewsWhipAcquired by Storyful
Manna
Dott
Kota
VoxProAcquired by Telus
BoundlessAcquired
Dogpatch Labs
Dropbox
WeWork
Ecosystem

Platform partners.

We work alongside the funds and organisations that support high-growth technology companies.

Elkstone
Frontline Ventures
Dogpatch Labs
Bessemer
Selected Results

What we delivered.

Pointy

From unknown Irish startup to CNBC and BBC Business Live

Positioned Pointy's founder as the voice of local retail technology. Secured live broadcast appearances across three continents before the Google acquisition.

CNBC, BBC Business Live, Cheddar, Forbes
Workvivo

Category leader narrative from seed to Zoom acquisition

Built the "taking on Microsoft" story that became the company's media identity. Sustained coverage across business and tech press throughout growth phase.

TechCrunch, Fortune, Forbes, Business Insider
Ethyca

Positioned as the authority on data privacy during peak GDPR debate

Secured broadcast appearances on European and US networks. Founder became a go-to source for journalists covering privacy regulation.

France 24, Euronews, TechCrunch, Harvard Business Review, VentureBeat
Manna

40+ pieces of coverage in 72 hours around Series B announcement

Managed the full media strategy for Manna's $50M raise including crisis and public affairs around drone regulation.

BBC, TechCrunch, The Verge, CNBC, Irish Times, Wired
Broadcast

We get clients on camera.

Most agencies promise press releases. We prepare founders for live broadcast and place them on networks that move markets.

CNBC appearance
CNBC
Pointy founder on US retail technology and the future of local commerce
BBC Business Live
BBC Business Live
Live studio appearance covering Irish ecommerce and the Pointy platform
Cheddar appearance
Cheddar
Product demo and founder interview on getting retail products online

Also placed clients on France 24, Euronews, Newstalk, and RTE.

Media Reach

Where we have placed coverage.

BBC News CNBC Forbes Bloomberg TechCrunch Harvard Business Review The Verge Wired Financial Times New York Times Sifted Reuters CNN The Guardian Wall Street Journal Fortune Business Insider Fast Company Axios Mashable Vice NBC CBS France 24 Euronews Cheddar Yahoo Finance Digiday Adweek Associated Press VentureBeat

Newsletters & Creators

Seb Johnson The Rundown AI Superhuman Bearly AI
What We Do

Services.

Media Relations

Journalist relationships, story placement, and ongoing press office for technology companies at every stage.

Strategic Communications

Messaging frameworks, narrative development, and communications strategy for fundraising, launch, and expansion.

Executive Positioning

Founder profiles, op-ed placement, broadcast preparation, and thought leadership programmes.

Crisis Communications

Rapid response, media training, regulatory communications, and reputation management.

Executive Communications

Owned channel strategy across LinkedIn, newsletters, and direct platforms. Building founder visibility beyond earned media.

Market Entry

Media strategy for companies entering new markets. Local credibility from day one.

We have had the pleasure of working with Mark over the past 9 months or so, and I can happily say he is one of the most effective and thoughtful PR professionals I’ve come across.

Whether navigating high-stakes media moments or shaping long-term communications strategy, Mark brings a great mix of creativity, strategic insight, positive influencing and calm execution. He understands how to tell a story that resonates and also has that crucial ability to balance ambition with realism, pushing for the best outcome while staying grounded in what’s achievable.

Mark is truly an extension of our team, not just delivering press coverage but building credibility, trust, and momentum. I’d recommend Mark without hesitation to any team looking to elevate their profile and sharpen their message.

Eoghan Huston

Eoghan Huston
Chief Finance & Strategy Officer, Manna Air Delivery

Mark provided Spanish Point Technologies with excellent strategic communications advice and PR services during a crucial growth phase for our company. His support on both strategy and daily execution was invaluable. Mark’s agency team are good communicators, solution-oriented and take the time to understand the wider goals of senior management in order to achieve a great end result. Looking forward to continuing our work together!

Laura Greene

Laura Greene
Head of Marketing @ Spanish Point Technologies

Mark is an incredibly impactful and well networked PR leader. His ability to understand what readers want to hear, craft stories and use his relationships through Europe and the US to land them, is always impressive.

Luke Mackey

Luke Mackey
CEO @ Kota

Who We Are

The team.

Mark O'Toole

Mark O'Toole

Founder & Managing Director

15 years in tech communications. Former 150 Bond. Has represented companies from pre-seed to acquisition across fintech, AI, SaaS, and deeptech.

Matt Cortland

Matt Cortland

Technology & Strategy

CTO and AI strategist. Builds the systems, analytics, and content infrastructure behind every campaign.

Aka Large

Aka Large

Senior Communications Consultant

Experienced media relations specialist. Manages day-to-day journalist outreach, pitch campaigns, and coverage tracking.

Conferences & Events

Where we operate.

Active across the conferences and communities where technology companies build visibility.

Slush Web Summit Money 20/20 Viva Technology HumanX HLTH Shoptalk SXSW
Case Study

Pointy.

Acquired by Google

Positioned Pointy's founder as the go-to voice on local retail technology. Secured live broadcast appearances on CNBC, BBC Business Live, and Cheddar before the Google acquisition.

CNBC
CNBC
Live appearance on US retail spending through local retailers
BBC Business Live
BBC Business Live
The Inside Track feature on Irish ecommerce startup
Cheddar
Cheddar
Product demo and founder interview

Coverage type: Broadcast / Founder positioning / Market entry

Case Study

Encord.

Built the media narrative for Encord's AI data annotation platform. Secured founder profile coverage, thought leadership placements, and trade press positioning across the AI and computer vision space.

TechCrunch Encord
TechCrunch
AI-powered medical imaging and data annotation coverage
Forbes Encord
Forbes
Founder profile and company feature
Harvard Business Review Encord
Harvard Business Review
Thought leadership on AI and automation

Coverage type: Founder profile / Thought leadership / Trade press

Case Study

Workvivo.

Acquired by Zoom

Built the "taking on Microsoft" narrative that became Workvivo's media identity. Sustained coverage from seed stage through to Zoom acquisition across business and tech press.

TechCrunch Workvivo
TechCrunch
Workvivo's plans to take on Microsoft in employee experience
Forbes Workvivo
Forbes
How Workvivo is helping to keep virtual workforces engaged
Business Insider Workvivo
Business Insider
17 startups driving the work-from-home revolution
Fortune Yahoo News TechRepublic Fast Company Digiday

Coverage type: Category positioning / Funding announcement / Thought leadership

Get in touch

Let's talk.

If you are planning a launch, raising a round, entering a new market, or need to get your story right, we should have a conversation.

m@inferencehq.com

Dublin // London

© Inference Advisory

Inference Advisory

Strategic communications
for companies that move fast.

We help technology companies earn media coverage, build credibility, and control their narrative at the moments that matter most.

Track Record

Built on outcomes, not promises.

6
Clients subsequently
acquired
15+
Years in tech
communications
50+
Technology companies
represented

Including work at 150 Bond and Inference Advisory

Selected Clients

Companies our team has represented.

Pointy
Acquired by Google
Voysis
Acquired by Apple
Workvivo
Acquired by Zoom
Ethyca
Encord
Intercom
Stripe
NewsWhip
Acquired by Storyful
Manna
Dott
Kota
VoxPro
Acquired by Telus
Boundless
Acquired
Dogpatch Labs
Dropbox
WeWork

Ecosystem

Platform partners.

We work alongside the funds and organisations that support high-growth technology companies.

Elkstone
Frontline Ventures
Dogpatch Labs
Bessemer

Selected Results

What we delivered.

Pointy
From unknown Irish startup to CNBC and BBC Business Live
Positioned Pointy's founder as the voice of local retail technology. Secured live broadcast appearances across three continents before the Google acquisition.
CNBC, BBC Business Live, Cheddar, Forbes
Workvivo
Category leader narrative from seed to Zoom acquisition
Built the "taking on Microsoft" story that became the company's media identity. Sustained coverage across business and tech press throughout growth phase.
TechCrunch, Fortune, Forbes, Business Insider
Ethyca
Positioned as the authority on data privacy during peak GDPR debate
Secured broadcast appearances on European and US networks. Founder became a go-to source for journalists covering privacy regulation.
France 24, Euronews, TechCrunch, Harvard Business Review, VentureBeat
Manna
40+ pieces of coverage in 72 hours around Series B announcement
Managed the full media strategy for Manna's $50M raise including crisis and public affairs around drone regulation.
BBC, TechCrunch, The Verge, CNBC, Irish Times, Wired

Broadcast

We get clients on camera.

Most agencies promise press releases. We prepare founders for live broadcast and place them on networks that move markets.

CNBC appearance
CNBC
Pointy founder on US retail technology and the future of local commerce
BBC Business Live
BBC Business Live
Live studio appearance covering Irish ecommerce and the Pointy platform
Cheddar appearance
Cheddar
Product demo and founder interview on getting retail products online

Also placed clients on France 24, Euronews, Newstalk, and RTE. [Mark to add more]

Media Reach

Publications where we have placed coverage.

BBC News
CNBC
Forbes
Bloomberg
TechCrunch
Harvard Business Review
The Verge
Wired
Financial Times
New York Times
Fortune
Sifted
Business Insider
VentureBeat
Fast Company
Mashable
Vice
Axios
Adweek
NBC
CBS
France 24
Euronews
Cheddar
The Guardian
Reuters
Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Finance
Digiday
CNN
Associated Press

Newsletters & Creators

Seb Johnson
The Rundown AI
Superhuman
Bearly AI

What We Do

Services.

Media Relations

Journalist relationships, story placement, and ongoing press office for technology companies at every stage.

Strategic Communications

Messaging frameworks, narrative development, and communications strategy for fundraising, launch, and expansion.

Executive Positioning

Founder profiles, op-ed placement, broadcast preparation, and thought leadership programmes.

Crisis Communications

Rapid response, media training, regulatory communications, and reputation management.

Executive Communications

Owned channel strategy across LinkedIn, newsletters, and direct platforms. Building founder visibility beyond earned media.

Market Entry

Media strategy for companies entering new markets. Local credibility from day one.

We have had the pleasure of working with Mark over the past 9 months or so, and I can happily say he is one of the most effective and thoughtful PR professionals I’ve come across.

Whether navigating high-stakes media moments or shaping long-term communications strategy, Mark brings a great mix of creativity, strategic insight, positive influencing and calm execution. He understands how to tell a story that resonates and also has that crucial ability to balance ambition with realism, pushing for the best outcome while staying grounded in what’s achievable.

Mark is truly an extension of our team, not just delivering press coverage but building credibility, trust, and momentum. I’d recommend Mark without hesitation to any team looking to elevate their profile and sharpen their message.

Eoghan Huston

Eoghan Huston, Chief Finance & Strategy Officer, Manna Air Delivery

Mark provided Spanish Point Technologies with excellent strategic communications advice and PR services during a crucial growth phase for our company. His support on both strategy and daily execution was invaluable. Mark’s agency team are good communicators, solution-oriented and take the time to understand the wider goals of senior management in order to achieve a great end result. Looking forward to continuing our work together!

Laura Greene

Laura Greene, Head of Marketing @ Spanish Point Technologies

Mark is an incredibly impactful and well networked PR leader. His ability to understand what readers want to hear, craft stories and use his relationships through Europe and the US to land them, is always impressive.

Luke Mackey

Luke Mackey, CEO @ Kota

Who We Are

The team.

Mark O'Toole
Mark O'Toole
Founder & Managing Director
15 years in tech communications. Former 150 Bond. Has represented companies from pre-seed to acquisition across fintech, AI, SaaS, and deeptech.
Matt Cortland
Matt Cortland
Technology & Strategy
CTO and AI strategist. Builds the systems, analytics, and content infrastructure behind every campaign.
Aka Large
Aka Large
Senior Communications Consultant
Experienced media relations specialist. Manages day-to-day journalist outreach, pitch campaigns, and coverage tracking.

Conferences & Events

Where we operate.

Active across the conferences and communities where technology companies build visibility.

Slush
Web Summit
Money 20/20
Viva Technology
HumanX
HLTH
Shoptalk
SXSW

Get in touch

Let's talk.

If you are planning a launch, raising a round, entering a new market, or need to get your story right, we should have a conversation.

m@inferencehq.com

Dublin // London

Case Study

Pointy.

Acquired by Google

Positioned Pointy's founder as the go-to voice on local retail technology. Secured live broadcast appearances on CNBC, BBC Business Live, and Cheddar before the Google acquisition.

CNBC
CNBC
Live appearance on US retail spending through local retailers
BBC Business Live
BBC Business Live
The Inside Track feature on Irish ecommerce startup
Cheddar
Cheddar
Product demo and founder interview

Coverage type: Broadcast / Founder positioning / Market entry

Case Study

Encord.

Built the media narrative for Encord's AI data annotation platform. Secured founder profile coverage, thought leadership placements, and trade press positioning across the AI and computer vision space.

Encord AI
TechCrunch
AI-powered medical imaging and data annotation coverage
Encord founder
Forbes
Founder profile and company feature
Encord AI
Harvard Business Review
Thought leadership on AI and automation

Coverage type: Founder profile / Thought leadership / Trade press

Case Study

Workvivo.

Acquired by Zoom

Built the "taking on Microsoft" narrative that became Workvivo's media identity. Sustained coverage from seed stage through to Zoom acquisition across business and tech press.

TechCrunch Workvivo
TechCrunch
Workvivo's plans to take on Microsoft in employee experience
Forbes Workvivo
Forbes
How Workvivo is helping to keep virtual workforces engaged
Business Insider Workvivo
Business Insider
17 startups driving the work-from-home revolution
Fortune
Yahoo News
TechRepublic
Fast Company
Digiday

Coverage type: Category positioning / Funding announcement / Thought leadership

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