Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

Megarounds back with a bang in January with highest monthly deal count since 2022
Analysis
February 6, 2025
Megarounds back with a bang in January with highest monthly deal count since 2022
Investment ticks up after tepid six months; a record month for ‘AI agent’ startups; healthtech the early 2025 pacesetter
Federico Scolari, Jonathan Sinclair and Éanna Kelly
Mushroom coffins, dog wakes and ‘digital smells’: the weirdest VC deals of the year
Analysis
December 27, 2024
Mushroom coffins, dog wakes and ‘digital smells’: the weirdest VC deals of the year
The most unusual companies to receive investor backing in Europe. Bonus material: best startup names and most over-used tech jargon of 2024
Éanna Kelly
Allica Bank tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
December 5, 2024
Allica Bank tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Fintechs make a strong showing in Sifted's first Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
Paris mobile app publisher Kovalee tops Sifted’s France leaderboard
News
November 14, 2024
Paris mobile app publisher Kovalee tops Sifted’s France leaderboard
Launching today, the Sifted 50: France is the sixth in a series of rankings tracking Europe’s fastest growing startups
Éanna Kelly
Hard pivot: Ukraine’s tech workers face the ultimate test
Analysis
November 4, 2024
Hard pivot: Ukraine’s tech workers face the ultimate test
Russian threat has forced defence tech up the agenda in Europe
Éanna Kelly and Zosia Wanat
In eastern Europe, success keeps breeding success
Analysis
November 1, 2024
In eastern Europe, success keeps breeding success
Skype set in motion a flywheel that has kept spinning in the region
Zosia Wanat and Éanna Kelly
xFarm raises €36m to build superapp for farmers
News
October 9, 2024
xFarm raises €36m to build superapp for farmers
The Swiss-Italian company, which aims to offer loans and insurance to farmers, hails Series C round as Europe’s biggest “smart farming” deal to date
Éanna Kelly
Car subscription startup Finn tops Sifted Leaderboard of Germany’s fastest-growing startups
Analysis
October 1, 2024
Car subscription startup Finn tops Sifted Leaderboard of Germany’s fastest-growing startups
Launching today, the Sifted 50: Germany is the fourth in a series of regional rankings
Éanna Kelly
Dream casting: the actors we want to see play Europe’s top founders
Analysis
September 6, 2024
Dream casting: the actors we want to see play Europe’s top founders
Probably not coming to a theatre near you...
Éanna Kelly, Freya Pratty, Tom Nugent and Daria Dmytrenko
Founder photos: have tech folk finally figured out how to pose normally?
Analysis
August 30, 2024
Founder photos: have tech folk finally figured out how to pose normally?
It’s been a year of alarmingly sane startup pictures — with some great exceptions
Éanna Kelly
Merch wars: Why spacetechs are moonlighting as lifestyle brands
Analysis
August 21, 2024
Merch wars: Why spacetechs are moonlighting as lifestyle brands
It's the sign of an industry that takes itself less seriously than it once did
Éanna Kelly
Italy climbs tech table
Analysis
August 7, 2024
Italy climbs tech table
The country boasts nearly half of the 50 fastest-growing companies in southern Europe.
Éanna Kelly
Why making fun of VCs is good for (almost) everyone
Analysis
July 29, 2024
Why making fun of VCs is good for (almost) everyone
A long hard look at the serious subject of VC trolling
Éanna Kelly
Looking for the next $1bn idea? You might find it here
Opinion
July 12, 2024
Looking for the next $1bn idea? You might find it here
Seven Sifted reporters make their best startup pitches
Éanna Kelly
London GenAI company V7 tops Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 ranking
News
June 25, 2024
London GenAI company V7 tops Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 ranking
AI tools dominate Sifted’s annual ranking of most promising B2B SaaS startups
Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair
Spacetechs search for Nato’s front door
Analysis
May 3, 2024
Spacetechs search for Nato’s front door
We attend a Nato gathering in Toulouse to explore how the military alliance can adopt more spacetech
Éanna Kelly
This man wants to serve you a Michelin-starred meal in space for €170k
Interview
May 2, 2024
This man wants to serve you a Michelin-starred meal in space for €170k
Vincent Farret d’Astiès bets on French panache to lift his luxury tourist balloon above rivals
Éanna Kelly
Ireland’s full of tech talent — but not enough of it is working for startups
Analysis
April 23, 2024
Ireland’s full of tech talent — but not enough of it is working for startups
Dogpatch Labs CEO Patrick Walsh gives his read on the Irish tech scene and argues for more policy levers to pull talent out of Big Tech jobs
Éanna Kelly
Megarounds make a comeback in Europe
Analysis
April 12, 2024
Megarounds make a comeback in Europe
There were 42 rounds over $100m in Q1, the most since Q2 2022, and climate tech startups scored the big cheques
Jonathan Sinclair, Federico Scolari, Shubham Jaipuria and Éanna Kelly
15 spacetech startups set to lift off, according to investors
Analysis
February 1, 2024
15 spacetech startups set to lift off, according to investors
We discover the young European companies following in SpaceX’s contrails
Éanna Kelly
Are these the next Irish unicorns?
Analysis
November 21, 2023
Are these the next Irish unicorns?
Three startups joined the $1bn+ club in Ireland last year — who’s next?
Éanna Kelly
Flying vehicles and a fintech rally: October’s spooky seed wrapup
Analysis
November 13, 2023
Flying vehicles and a fintech rally: October’s spooky seed wrapup
Whisper it, but are we seeing a mini tech revival?
Éanna Kelly and Shubham Jaipuria
The European spacetechs with the fastest-growing teams
Analysis
November 10, 2023
The European spacetechs with the fastest-growing teams
The startups putting eyes and rockets in the sky — and creating jobs on the ground
Éanna Kelly
Founder pics: the good, the bad and the mad
Analysis
November 8, 2023
Founder pics: the good, the bad and the mad
The latest in an occasional series where Sifted thinks too much about photos
Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly

Megarounds back with a bang in January with highest monthly deal count since 2022

Mushroom coffins, dog wakes and ‘digital smells’: the weirdest VC deals of the year

Allica Bank tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

Paris mobile app publisher Kovalee tops Sifted’s France leaderboard

Hard pivot: Ukraine’s tech workers face the ultimate test

In eastern Europe, success keeps breeding success

xFarm raises €36m to build superapp for farmers

Car subscription startup Finn tops Sifted Leaderboard of Germany’s fastest-growing startups

Dream casting: the actors we want to see play Europe’s top founders

Founder photos: have tech folk finally figured out how to pose normally?

Merch wars: Why spacetechs are moonlighting as lifestyle brands

Italy climbs tech table

Why making fun of VCs is good for (almost) everyone

Looking for the next $1bn idea? You might find it here

London GenAI company V7 tops Sifted’s B2B SaaS Rising 100 ranking

Spacetechs search for Nato’s front door

This man wants to serve you a Michelin-starred meal in space for €170k

Ireland’s full of tech talent — but not enough of it is working for startups

Megarounds make a comeback in Europe

15 spacetech startups set to lift off, according to investors

Are these the next Irish unicorns?

Flying vehicles and a fintech rally: October’s spooky seed wrapup

The European spacetechs with the fastest-growing teams

Founder pics: the good, the bad and the mad