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Inbox Management for Founders: From 200 Emails a Day to 5 Texts

Inbox management for founders shouldn't be a daily chore that eats into building time. You receive 200+ emails a day, but only 5-10 genuinely need your attention. The rest are notifications, newsletters, and CC threads that create the illusion of being busy without moving anything forward. Sifta automates the entire triage process and delivers only what matters — via iMessage.

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Sound Familiar?

You spend 45 minutes every morning just sorting email before you can start working on what actually grows the company.

The mental overhead of an unread count climbing past 100 creates anxiety that follows you into meetings and deep work sessions.

You've tried inbox zero, email batching, and VIP filters — none of them stick because your priorities change faster than rules can keep up.

How Sifta Fixes This

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Sifta connects to your Gmail or Outlook inbox and automatically categorizes every incoming email — investors, customers, candidates, team, and noise — using AI that adapts to your behavior.

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The 5-10 emails that actually need you are delivered as text messages with summaries. The rest are archived cleanly so your inbox never feels overwhelming.

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No rules to maintain, no labels to create, no daily sorting ritual. Sifta runs in the background and only interrupts you when it should.

What You Get

Go from 200 daily emails to 5-10 actionable text alerts

Eliminate the morning email sorting ritual entirely

Reduce inbox anxiety with a system you can actually trust

Reclaim 5+ hours per week currently lost to email processing

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from Gmail's built-in categories? +

Gmail categories are static labels. Sifta uses AI that learns your behavior — who you reply to, what you prioritize, how your focus shifts. It also delivers alerts via text, which Gmail categories can't do.

What happens to emails Sifta archives? +

They stay in your mailbox archive — fully searchable and accessible. Nothing is deleted. The archive is just cleaned up so your primary inbox shows only what needs attention.

Can Sifta handle my inbox during fundraising? +

Fundraising is when founders need Sifta most. Investor communications are automatically prioritized, and Sifta adapts to the increased volume of deal-related emails.

How long until Sifta learns my preferences? +

Basic prioritization works immediately from your setup preferences. Behavioral learning kicks in within the first week and improves continuously as you interact with your inbox.

Stop managing your inbox. Let Sifta manage it for you.

Sifta is in early access at $49/month. Works with Gmail and Outlook — setup takes 2 minutes.