Why Sentra Exists
A founder-led perspective on the AI governance gap and why Europe moves first.
The AI Governance Gap
AI systems are no longer experimental tools. They influence hiring decisions, financial risk assessments, legal reviews, and healthcare recommendations. Yet most companies lack a structured governance layer to manage this new workforce.
The gap is not technical. Engineering teams can build AI systems. The gap is organizational: who owns AI governance? How do you document systems? How do you classify risk? How do you answer procurement questions?
This gap compounds with every AI system deployed. Fragmented documentation. Inconsistent risk assessment. No audit trails. When enterprise customers or regulators ask basic questions, companies scramble to assemble answers from Slack threads and wikis.
Sentra exists to close this gap. We provide the control layer for AI systems—structured, auditable, and procurement-ready.
Why Europe Moves First
The EU AI Act is the first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI systems. It requires documentation, risk classification, and governance for high-risk AI applications. This is not bureaucracy—it is structural inevitability.
European companies selling to enterprise customers already face procurement scrutiny. Questions about AI governance are not hypothetical—they are blocking deals. Sales cycles extend. Legal reviews stall. Customers demand transparency.
Europe moves first because the regulatory environment demands it. But this is not a European problem. Enterprise customers globally are adopting similar procurement standards. AI governance is becoming table stakes for B2B sales.
Sentra is built for this reality. We start with EU compliance because it represents the highest standard. But our infrastructure is designed for global enterprise procurement.
Why Structured Oversight Matters
AI systems are not static software. They evolve. Models are updated. Providers change. Decision logic shifts. Without structured oversight, companies lose visibility into what is running in production.
This is not a monitoring problem. Monitoring tells you if a system is running. Governance tells you what the system does, who owns it, and how it influences decisions. These are fundamentally different questions.
Structured oversight means:
- Registry: A centralized inventory of all AI systems in production.
- Risk Classification: A framework for assessing impact and regulatory requirements.
- Decision Logging: Audit trails for AI-influenced decisions.
- Governance Reports: Procurement-ready documentation on demand.
Sentra provides this structure. Not as a compliance checkbox, but as infrastructure for managing the synthetic workforce.
Our Approach
Calm, Not Hype
We do not sell fear. AI governance is not about preventing catastrophe—it is about structured management of systems in production. We build infrastructure, not narratives.
Vendor-Neutral
Sentra does not train models on your data. We do not compete with your AI systems. We provide the governance layer on top of your existing infrastructure—OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, or custom models.
EU-First, Globally Relevant
We start with EU compliance because it represents the highest standard. But our infrastructure is designed for global enterprise procurement. AI governance is not a regional issue—it is a structural requirement for B2B sales.
Founder-Led
Sentra is built by founders who have faced procurement scrutiny. We understand the gap between technical capability and enterprise requirements. Our design partner program reflects this: direct founder access, structured feedback loops, and shared learning.