Sentry Beta Launch: AI Email Shield for SMB Founders

Published: 2026-02-09
Author: Alexey Anshakov
Category: Product Launch
Tags: #Sentry #EmailSecurity #SMB #Beta #AI

You Wasted 16 Minutes Today Sorting Spam

Tomorrow you'll waste 16 more. That's 69 hours this year — almost two full work weeks — you'll never get back. [^1]

And that's just time. 43% of SMBs get hit by phishing this year. Average cost? $25,000-$50,000 per attack. [^2] One bad click wipes out a quarter's profit.

Your inbox is a liability. Sentry turns it into a fortress.

The Problem: Email is Broken for Business

If you run a business, your email is public. And if you can find it, so can scrapers, bots, and attackers — thousands daily.

The cost is brutal:

  • Time Waste: Office workers spend 16 minutes/day (80 min/week, 69 hours/year) sorting spam [^1]
  • Security Risk: 43% of SMBs are hit by phishing yearly, with average breach costs of $25k-$50k per attack [^2]
  • Opportunity Cost: Founders lose 1-4 hours/day in email chaos instead of building [^3]

Manual filtering doesn't scale. Traditional spam filters miss sophisticated attacks. Gmail filters spam after it hits your inbox. Superhuman triages it. Hey screens it.

Sentry kills it before you ever see it.

The Solution: Pre-Inbox AI Shield

Sentry works like Cloudflare for email — a protective layer between the internet and your real inbox:

  1. MX Proxy Layer: Your real inbox stays hidden behind secure aliases
  2. AI Filtering: Pre-inbox spam/phishing detection (no manual sorting)
  3. Smart Quarantine: AI reviews uncertain emails, you approve/reject with one click
  4. Priority Aliases: Create unique addresses for contacts/projects (e.g., inbox+investor.john@sentry.wr.io)

Real Impact:

  • ✅ Saves ~1.5 hours/week on email triage (69 hours/year average)
  • ✅ Blocks $25k+ phishing losses before they reach your team
  • ✅ Zero inbox clutter — only verified emails land in your real inbox

Activity Log: Your Email Command Center

Sentry Activity Log Dashboard This is what 69 hours of your life looks like when you get it back.

The Sentry dashboard gives you full visibility:

  • Real-time filtering — see what's blocked, quarantined, or delivered
  • AI confidence scores — understand why each decision was made
  • One-click actions — whitelist, blacklist, or forward with a single tap
  • Audit trail — complete history of all email decisions

Who Should Join Beta?

This beta is for:

  • SaaS founders getting 50+ cold emails/day
  • Agencies with public contact forms
  • Anyone who's been phished or almost phished
  • People who value their time at more than $0/hour

NOT for:

  • Personal email only (use Gmail)
  • Enterprise IT teams (we're SMB-first)
  • Anyone happy with their current setup

Beta perks:

  • Free access during beta period
  • Direct feedback channel to the founding team
  • Shape the product roadmap
  • Lifetime 50% discount when we launch pricing

Get Started in 2 Minutes

  1. Sign up: https://auth.wr.io/sign_up
  2. You'll be auto-redirected to your Sentry dashboard
  3. Create your first alias and start filtering

Questions? Email me at inbox+alexey-anshakov.general@sentry.wr.io

FAQ

How is this different from Gmail's spam filter?

Gmail filters spam after it reaches your inbox. Sentry filters before — your real inbox never sees the noise. Plus, we use AI trained specifically for business email patterns (cold outreach, phishing, BEC attacks).

Do I need to change my email provider?

No. Sentry works with any email provider (Gmail, Outlook, custom domains). You just point your MX records to us (or use aliases without MX changes).

Is my data secure?

Yes. We're built on Cloudflare's infrastructure with end-to-end encryption. We never store email content — only metadata for filtering decisions. Full SOC 2 compliance planned for Q2 2026.

Sentry vs. The Competition

Feature Gmail Superhuman Hey Sentry
Pre-inbox filtering ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅
AI phishing detection ⚠️ Basic ⚠️ Basic ❌ ✅ Advanced
Hidden real inbox ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅
Works with any provider ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
Time saved/week 0 ~30min ~45min ~90min

Technical Architecture

For the technically curious, here's how Sentry works under the hood:

  1. MX Proxy: Your domain's MX records point to Sentry's infrastructure
  2. AI Pipeline: Gemini 2.0 analyzes sender reputation, content patterns, and behavioral signals
  3. Decision Engine: Emails are routed to inbox, quarantine, or spam based on confidence scores
  4. Delivery: Clean emails are forwarded to your real inbox via SMTP

Open Source: We're planning to open-source the AI filtering logic in Q2 2026.

What's Next?

Roadmap for Q1 2026:

  • ✅ Beta launch (Feb 2026)
  • 🔄 Mobile app (iOS/Android)
  • 🔄 Team management & shared aliases
  • 🔄 API for custom integrations
  • 🔄 Slack/Teams notifications

Join the beta and help us build the future of email security.

Sign up now →

[^1]: Kaspersky: Employees lose around two business days per year sorting spam

[^2]: Heimdal Security: Small Business Cybersecurity Statistics

[^3]: Reddit: How many hours do you spend daily managing email?