Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
October 1, 2026
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Digital health companies make strong showing in Sifted's third Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
Opinion
September 30, 2026
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
The Swedish founder on her love of sleep masks, the Daily AI Brief and bike rides with husband and AI luminary Anton Osika
Éanna Kelly
AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me
Analysis
September 30, 2026
AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me
A Dutch startup’s chatbot brought my ‘eau de LLM’ fragrance to life — can it waft its way into the perfume world?
Éanna Kelly
Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators
Analysis
September 30, 2026
Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators
Think you know Sifted’s journalists? Well, you don’t. Not really. But that’s about to change
Éanna Kelly
Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’
Interview
September 29, 2026
Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’
The Irish drone maker recently relocated himself and the bulk of his operations to Tulsa. He reflects on how his dreams of leading the delivery market in Europe fell to earth
Éanna Kelly
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Opinion
September 25, 2026
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Harry Stebbings, Henry Hayes, Nick Clegg and the other speakers I’m looking forward to seeing
Éanna Kelly
‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?
Analysis
September 23, 2026
‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?
Fuse Energy boss Alan Chang says the tech is helping him achieve "the ultimate meritocracy" — but some are sceptical that AI can do this job well
Éanna Kelly
N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'
Pro
Interview
September 22, 2026
N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'
Jan Oberhauser on the surge in demand for AI agents and how companies can now do more with a much lower headcount
Éanna Kelly
What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts
Analysis
September 16, 2026
What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts
Is a suit overkill? Patagonia fleece still king? What about branded merch? I’ve got answers
Éanna Kelly
‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
Pro
Interview
September 16, 2026
‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay
The Czech fintech — which topped the recent Sifted DACH & CEE ranking — is filling the small-business lending gap
Éanna Kelly
ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising
News
September 14, 2026
ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising
ETH Robotics Club president Declan Shine wants his human-like bot to be a ‘lighter, friendlier and squishier’ home robot than rivals
Éanna Kelly
The dos and don’ts of a team offsite: Candle making, line dancing, no hard booze
Interview
September 9, 2026
The dos and don’ts of a team offsite: Candle making, line dancing, no hard booze
German AI company Voize shares what worked well on its recent away day for 140 employees
Éanna Kelly
Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups
News
September 9, 2026
Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups
Lausanne-based founders of Fusionality targeting sector of massive investment
Éanna Kelly
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
News
September 9, 2026
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
The platform is the fastest-growing startup across DACH and CEE
Éanna Kelly
‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech
Interview
September 2, 2026
‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech
Michelle Cotter is closing a €1m pre-seed round for Juritas, inspired by the ‘oozing ambition’ she saw at both companies
Éanna Kelly
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
Pro
Leaderboard
September 2, 2026
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
A flying ferry, a data platform, an AI aid for public tenders and a countertop garden all make gains on last year
Éanna Kelly
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
Leaderboard
September 1, 2026
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
The diagnostics clinic is the Nordics’ fastest-growing startup of 2026
Éanna Kelly
Should tech events ban Meta’s smart glasses?
Analysis
August 26, 2026
Should tech events ban Meta’s smart glasses?
The popular specs — which critics call "pervert glasses" — have divided a normally pro-tech crowd
Éanna Kelly
Who are Europe’s ‘top’ VCs? Claude and ChatGPT have some left-field picks
Pro
Analysis
August 21, 2026
Who are Europe’s ‘top’ VCs? Claude and ChatGPT have some left-field picks
New research reveals which investors are out-competing the world's biggest players on AI recommendations
Éanna Kelly
OpenAI clarifies ‘acquisition’ offer for Irish teen's startup idea was a joke
News
August 19, 2026
OpenAI clarifies ‘acquisition’ offer for Irish teen's startup idea was a joke
AI giant tells Irish Independent it will not pursue decentralised internet idea
Éanna Kelly
Lessons from Ukraine on keeping up morale
Analysis
August 12, 2026
Lessons from Ukraine on keeping up morale
The country's tech workers face extraordinary challenges every day. Seven tell Sifted how they keep going
Éanna Kelly
Sweaty, insane, cracked: Decoding the language of founder praise
Analysis
August 5, 2026
Sweaty, insane, cracked: Decoding the language of founder praise
A field guide to the increasingly absurd language founders and investors use to praise one another
Éanna Kelly and Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Zurich-based Exclaim Robotics comes out of stealth, raises $4.95m
Pro
Exclusive
August 4, 2026
Exclusive: Zurich-based Exclaim Robotics comes out of stealth, raises $4.95m
Veteran roboticist Helen Oleynikova will lead startup, which will develop repair robots for hyperscale data centres
Éanna Kelly
What the CEO of Irish unicorn Tines learned from its AI overhaul
Pro
Analysis
July 31, 2026
What the CEO of Irish unicorn Tines learned from its AI overhaul
Eoin Hinchy says his software company was “destined for the scrapheap” unless it made its platform "AI-native"
Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly

Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi

AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me

Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators

Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’

5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit

‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?

N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'

What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts

‘If you don’t have defaults, you’re not taking enough risks’: William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay

ETH Zurich students build ‘first Swiss humanoid’, eye fundraising

The dos and don’ts of a team offsite: Candle making, line dancing, no hard booze

Ex-Google DeepMind duo raise €3.2m to build software for fusion startups

Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking

‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech

The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard

Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking

Should tech events ban Meta’s smart glasses?

Who are Europe’s ‘top’ VCs? Claude and ChatGPT have some left-field picks

OpenAI clarifies ‘acquisition’ offer for Irish teen's startup idea was a joke

Lessons from Ukraine on keeping up morale

Sweaty, insane, cracked: Decoding the language of founder praise

Exclusive: Zurich-based Exclaim Robotics comes out of stealth, raises $4.95m

What the CEO of Irish unicorn Tines learned from its AI overhaul