Éanna Kelly

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Low-key but lucrative: meet the fintechs on a mission to transform creaky back offices
Analysis
September 11, 2023
Low-key but lucrative: meet the fintechs on a mission to transform creaky back offices
Ideas to upgrade companies’ finance and operations tools are gaining favour with investors
In partnership with: Papaya Global
Nato launches tech accelerator to bring Silicon Valley ethos to Europe’s armies
News
June 16, 2023
Nato launches tech accelerator to bring Silicon Valley ethos to Europe’s armies
The military alliance wants to revamp the continent’s defence forces with €50m a year for more engineers, more software and more AI
Éanna Kelly
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
News
May 25, 2023
Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund
EU’s VC arm bets on Munich-based Alpine Space Ventures, which is targeting a €160m cash pot, to give European spacetech a rocket boost
Éanna Kelly
7 ways to stay ahead of GenAI
Opinion
May 23, 2023
7 ways to stay ahead of GenAI
I won’t give up my job without a fight: here’s how to beat the chatbots
Éanna Kelly
Elkstone closes Ireland’s largest early-stage VC fund at €100m
News
May 18, 2023
Elkstone closes Ireland’s largest early-stage VC fund at €100m
Investment house and backer of three unicorns raises large cash pot for seed and pre-Series A startups
Éanna Kelly
Tech 'broetry' is out of control and needs to be stopped
Opinion
May 8, 2023
Tech 'broetry' is out of control and needs to be stopped
Wishy-washy self-help guff is running wild in startup circles — all the Linkedin haikus have me jaded
Éanna Kelly
Quiz: who said it — Lukas Matsson or Daniel Ek?
Analysis
May 5, 2023
Quiz: who said it — Lukas Matsson or Daniel Ek?
Can you tell Succession’s Swedish billionaire founder from his real-life equivalent?
Éanna Kelly
Can France save the metaverse?
Opinion
May 3, 2023
Can France save the metaverse?
It’s actually only the French metaverse if it’s created in the metaverse region of France. Otherwise, it’s a sparkling virtual world
Éanna Kelly
Startups, I beg you: please stop democratising access to things
Opinion
April 10, 2023
Startups, I beg you: please stop democratising access to things
You can make accessing your crypto app the most undemocratic event ever for all I care
Éanna Kelly
Starting to take off: German rocket maker Isar Aerospace raises $165m
News
March 28, 2023
Starting to take off: German rocket maker Isar Aerospace raises $165m
Fastest growing private launcher in Europe pulls in $330m in VC cash overall and notches biggest global spacetech round so far in 2023
Éanna Kelly
Plastic packaging regulation is coming — here are the startups set to benefit
Analysis
March 3, 2023
Plastic packaging regulation is coming — here are the startups set to benefit
Our new Sifted report profiles the techies in Europe dreaming up guilt free packaging that won’t clog our oceans
Éanna Kelly
I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?
Analysis
February 27, 2023
I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?
I went looking for a plucky aeronaut who can give me the Ryanair treatment
Éanna Kelly
SpaceX challenger raises €40m to build Europe’s first reusable rocket
News
February 1, 2023
SpaceX challenger raises €40m to build Europe’s first reusable rocket
The Exploration Company climbs to new heights, with European spacetech’s biggest ever Series A
Éanna Kelly
Here are the tech companies in Europe with the ‘most flexible’ work options
Analysis
January 26, 2023
Here are the tech companies in Europe with the ‘most flexible’ work options
Hate morning commutes, shared bathrooms and daytime outfits that aren’t your pyjamas? Then this list’s for you
Éanna Kelly
To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors
Analysis
January 19, 2023
To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors
Where’s the European SpaceX? Probably in this list of otherworldly stars
Éanna Kelly
Despite the NFT implosion, artists still believe
Analysis
November 29, 2022
Despite the NFT implosion, artists still believe
Digital assets nosedived this year but creators are looking on the bright side. “I’m fucking really excited about the bear market,” says one
Éanna Kelly
From crop predictions to grain silo tech: meet Europe’s up-and-coming agritech startups
Analysis
September 22, 2022
From crop predictions to grain silo tech: meet Europe’s up-and-coming agritech startups
Including the company that wants to turn the farmer into ‘the Wolf Of Wall Street’
Éanna Kelly
Innovafeed becomes world’s biggest bug business with fresh $260m raise
News
September 20, 2022
Innovafeed becomes world’s biggest bug business with fresh $260m raise
French company grows extra legs with planned US and Asia expansion; Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund leads Series D round
Éanna Kelly
The startup helping over 1m disabled people go online
Interview
September 9, 2022
The startup helping over 1m disabled people go online
French founder Yves Cornu alters the websites of over 500 companies so they can accommodate a wide range of needs
Éanna Kelly
8 under-the-radar Greek companies to keep an eye on
Analysis
August 8, 2022
8 under-the-radar Greek companies to keep an eye on
Techies tip their caps to Greek-founded companies on the rise
Éanna Kelly
My big fat Greek tech hub: 7 ways to boost startups in Greece
Analysis
July 15, 2022
My big fat Greek tech hub: 7 ways to boost startups in Greece
How the Mediterranean country can close the tech gap
Éanna Kelly
Dalma gets paws on €15m for its pet insurance platform
News
June 2, 2022
Dalma gets paws on €15m for its pet insurance platform
Dalma’s Series A investment is the second significant pet tech raise in Europe in less than a month
Éanna Kelly
Going into war armed with NFTs
News
May 12, 2022
Going into war armed with NFTs
Ukrainians swap the horrors of the Russian invasion for an evening in the metaverse
Éanna Kelly
World’s biggest crypto exchange to help hatch French Web3 startups
News
April 13, 2022
World’s biggest crypto exchange to help hatch French Web3 startups
Binance continues its charm offensive in Europe with investment in Station F incubator
Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly

Low-key but lucrative: meet the fintechs on a mission to transform creaky back offices

Nato launches tech accelerator to bring Silicon Valley ethos to Europe’s armies

Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund

7 ways to stay ahead of GenAI

Elkstone closes Ireland’s largest early-stage VC fund at €100m

Tech 'broetry' is out of control and needs to be stopped

Quiz: who said it — Lukas Matsson or Daniel Ek?

Can France save the metaverse?

Startups, I beg you: please stop democratising access to things

Starting to take off: German rocket maker Isar Aerospace raises $165m

Plastic packaging regulation is coming — here are the startups set to benefit

I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?

SpaceX challenger raises €40m to build Europe’s first reusable rocket

Here are the tech companies in Europe with the ‘most flexible’ work options

To the moon: 16 spacetech companies to watch, according to investors

Despite the NFT implosion, artists still believe

From crop predictions to grain silo tech: meet Europe’s up-and-coming agritech startups

Innovafeed becomes world’s biggest bug business with fresh $260m raise

The startup helping over 1m disabled people go online

8 under-the-radar Greek companies to keep an eye on

My big fat Greek tech hub: 7 ways to boost startups in Greece

Dalma gets paws on €15m for its pet insurance platform

Going into war armed with NFTs

World’s biggest crypto exchange to help hatch French Web3 startups