Allen Smith

Founder & Chief Innovation Officer at DMCG Global - I partner with Web3, SaaS, fintech, e-commerce, business transformation companies recruit, build, & scale their marketing, tech and product teams.

📍 Australia🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2025
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Advisor & Angel Investor
Nov 2025
Specialised Recruitment, HR, and Business Consultancy services across: • Real Estate & Property • Residential & Commercial Property • Development & Project Teams • C-Suite and Executive Leadership • Business Support
Advisor & Angel Investor
Dec 2023
Sometimes, challenging times lead to great inspiration. That’s certainly true for woohooPets and our founder, Renee. At the age of 25, Renee received a cancer diagnosis, and she quickly learned she was not alone. She was shocked to learn there has been a 300% increase in bowel cancer in young people over the last decade, with a similar trend in dogs and cats. Studies have shown that much of this rise can be linked to the processed food in our - and our pets’ - diets. Diving deep into her exploration of nutrition, Renee learned not only how foundational clean nutrition is to our wellness but also how difficult it can be to access whole food products. She began thinking about how important transparency and clean food are to our health and well-being and to our fur buddies. As she took steps to reclaim her vitality, Renee couldn’t help but think of her beloved pup: shouldn’t he have the same attention to his quality of life? With over 12 years in the pet industry, Renee has interacted with thousands of customers and pets. She has seen a consistent need for true single protein products that are simple, affordable, and easy to integrate into existing diets.
early stagePet Services
Board Advisor & Seed Investor
Jan 2022
Australias trusted crypto exchange. Securely buy, sell and trade over 1,000+ coins.
Strategic Advisor & Angel Investor
Aug 2020
Access Volcanic delivers world-class recruitment website design, underpinned by our market-leading SaaS platform. A winning combination that delivers results, whether your priority is attracting candidates or new clients. We boost candidate conversions through delivering an easy and equitable user experience accessible by both humans and search engines. Our recruitment website platform integrates seamlessly with your other recruitment tools for better visibility and efficiencies. We lead the way in recruitment websites and wed love to power your digital candidate journey.
Strategic Advisor & Angel Investor
Aug 2020
**Diversely is now available as part of Access Recruitment solutions. Please head to the Access Volcanic LinkedIn page for future updates.** To find out more about how our data-driven DEI platform and tools are helping thousands of recruitment agencies track, report and attract diversity, head here: https://www.volcanic.com/platform-tour/data-driven-diversity-inclusion?source=google.com This page will continue to be dedicated to The D&Igest podcast, a place for discussion around innovative workplace inclusion solutions and movements with the people making it happen and hosted by Diverselys co-founder, Helen McGuire.
Experience · 8 entries
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Investments (5)
Founder (1)
2025
Advisor & Angel Investor
Nov 2025
Specialised Recruitment, HR, and Business Consultancy services across: • Real Estate & Property • Residential & Commercial Property • Development & Project Teams • C-Suite and Executive Leadership • Business Support
Mentor
Apr 2025
UQ Ventures, covering entrepreneurship and innovation at The University of Queensland. The home of the ilab Accelerator, Idea Hub Unlimited, Social Enterprise and Startup Academy programs. We are here to accompany students, staff and alumni on their entrepreneurial journey.
2023
Advisor & Angel Investor
Dec 2023
Sometimes, challenging times lead to great inspiration. That’s certainly true for woohooPets and our founder, Renee. At the age of 25, Renee received a cancer diagnosis, and she quickly learned she was not alone. She was shocked to learn there has been a 300% increase in bowel cancer in young people over the last decade, with a similar trend in dogs and cats. Studies have shown that much of this rise can be linked to the processed food in our - and our pets’ - diets. Diving deep into her exploration of nutrition, Renee learned not only how foundational clean nutrition is to our wellness but also how difficult it can be to access whole food products. She began thinking about how important transparency and clean food are to our health and well-being and to our fur buddies. As she took steps to reclaim her vitality, Renee couldn’t help but think of her beloved pup: shouldn’t he have the same attention to his quality of life? With over 12 years in the pet industry, Renee has interacted with thousands of customers and pets. She has seen a consistent need for true single protein products that are simple, affordable, and easy to integrate into existing diets.
early stagePet Services
2022
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Jun 2022
DMCG Global is a specialist recruitment agency in the Digital, Marketing, Creative and Technology sectors. Our recruitment Partners have, on average, over a dozen years experience in their chosen field of expertise. Areas and roles we specialise in, and have recruitment Partners globally, and locally, able to assist our clients and candidates - are as follows: Creative & Design Production & Project Management Digital, Products & Services CX, UX & UI AI, Data, Insights & Analytics Web 3, Blockchain & Crypto Build & Development Communication & Media Strategy & Planning Client Services Technology & Digital Engineering Sales & Marketing Operations & Delivery Accountancy & Finance HR & Talent Acquisition We are located with Partners in the following cities: London Amsterdam Berlin Singapore Kuala Lumpur Perth Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Toronto Los Angeles Miami New York We offer our Partners a unique opportunity to join our revolution in Global Recruitment. Our Partners are their own boss, and take the lions share of their billings by having a franchise in their given specialism. Rather than employment, theres no punching in or asking for permission. Unlimited holidays and no fixed hours, fully remote but with great offices in key cities to use if youd like to. Setting up and running your own recruitment business is costly, time-consuming and risky. With DMCG that has all changed, we make getting started frictionless through the power of our global recruitment network. We provide all the things you need from active Clients with Terms of Business agreed, to the Website, LinkedIn Recruiter License, Job Postings, JobAdder Database, CRM, SEO, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Tech support. This a community that all benefits from the sharing of fixed costs on scale. Our Partners have a Marketing Agency to support new business, and Finance to get invoices paid. With DMCG Global, you can be your own boss - but not on your own.
Partner
Jun 2022
Inspired by renowned Brisbane Restauranter & Proprietor Chris Hollingsworth, Adelita is a boutique wine bar in the Wynnum Manly area. Underpinned with a quality share-style tapas of plates featuring modern Australian food with a “contemporary twist”. We will also look to showcase a global selection of wines inclusive of some of up and coming local winemakers. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adelitawinebar/
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