Niamh Donnelly is the Co-founder and CTO of Akara, a company that has been featured on TIME's Best Inventions List (2025). Her contributions to innovation were recognized with the Top Rising Innovator Award by the European Commission. Akara was also part of the Techstars_ LA Healthcare cohort 24.

Donnelly's career history includes roles as a Computer Vision Engineer at Swan and a Machine Learning Specialist at Krisolis. She is also a Founders Pledge Member.