Vet a client before
you sign the SOW.
Ninety-second background checks on prospective clients, contractors, and counterparties. Before you invoice them, before you sign their NDA, before you take their wire. Built for the people who don't have a compliance team.
No card. No signup. About 90 seconds per Quick Vet.
Most solo operators get burned at least once.
It happens the same way every time. A new client appears, the work looks reasonable, the money sounds real, and you're busy. You skip the diligence step because there isn't a process — just a Google search and a gut check.
Then the invoice goes unpaid. Or the company turns out to be dissolved. Or the principal has a string of pending federal litigation you'd have spotted in two minutes if you knew where to look.
Sentinel exists for the gap between "I trust my gut" and "I can afford a $25,000 investigations firm." It's the same primary-record check Kroll runs, structured for someone who has 90 seconds and $49 a month.
Four moments
it pays for itself.
Pre-engagement client check
A new client wants to wire a deposit. Run a Quick Vet on their company and the principal before you take it.
Subcontractor vetting
Bringing in a subcontractor for an enterprise project. Confirm they're who they say they are before they touch your client's data.
Counterparty NDA review
About to sign an NDA with a stranger. A 90-second vet tells you whether the entity is operational, properly formed, or sanctioned.
Speaking gig + sponsorship
Asked to speak at a conference, accept a sponsorship, or join an advisory board. Quick Vet the org first.
Quick Vet · $49 / month
Five Quick Vets per month. One-page reports. Verdict, top three signals, confidence rating, one concrete next step. Most solos don't need more than that.
Not a chatbot.
An analyst with a method.
The moat isn’t the data sources — those are public records anyone can pay for. It’s the discipline the agent applies to them. Four habits that separate Sentinel from a search wrapper.
What it actually looks like.
A redacted excerpt from a Standard DD on a prospective acquisition target.
Executive Summary
VERDICT — Proceed with Conditions. Subject entity is operational, properly formed, and revenue-generating. Two material red flags warrant indemnification carve-outs in the SPA before close.Top Red Flags
▸ [VERIFIED] Pending Delaware Chancery suit (C.A. No. 2025-████) — fiduciary duty claim filed Jan 2026 by minority LP. Material to deal value.▸ [REPORTED] Founding partner referenced in 2023 FT investigation re: undisclosed related-party transaction at prior firm. Not independently confirmed.▸ [REPORTED] Two senior departures in last 6 months — pattern, not single event.Positive Signals
▸ [VERIFIED] Clean across OFAC, UK HMT, EU consolidated, UN sanctions.▸ [VERIFIED] No PEP exposure on principals (3 individuals screened).▸ [VERIFIED] Audited financials available — Big-4 reviewer, clean opinion FY24.Confidence
Overall: High (84%) — primary records accessible, ownership chain mapped to UBO. Limiting factor: one offshore vehicle (Cayman) with restricted disclosure.Recommended Next Steps
1. Counsel review of C.A. No. 2025-████ filings before LOI2. Direct reference call w/ 2 of 3 departing seniors3. Cayman UBO walk-through via local counsel_Depth scales to stakes.
Not the other way around.
A bouncer doesn’t need a 60-page institutional report. A $50M acquisition isn’t safe with a one-pager. Sentinel listens for the decision behind the request and calibrates accordingly.
- §Verdict-first summary
- §Top 3 signals — red, amber, green
- §Confidence rating
- §One concrete next step
- §Structured executive brief
- §Findings by category
- §Ranked red flags + positives
- §Recommended diligence path
- §Structured brief +
- §Deep narrative + timeline
- §Jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction
- §UBO mapping · litigation · media
- §Risk matrix · open leads
- §Bring your own data feeds
The questions
we hear most.
I'm a solo. Can I really afford this and is it worth it?+
$49/month is one billable hour. If it catches one bad client — saving you an unpaid invoice, an awkward refund, or a reputational mess — it pays for the whole year. The vet itself takes 90 seconds; the math is straightforward.
Can I just use ChatGPT for this?+
ChatGPT will hallucinate sources and tell you what you want to hear. Sentinel labels every claim VERIFIED, REPORTED, INFERRED, or UNCONFIRMED, cites real records (OFAC, OpenSanctions, SEC EDGAR, court records), and flags common-name false positives. The discipline is the product.
Is this FCRA compliant if I want to vet a candidate I'm hiring?+
No. Sentinel is not a Consumer Reporting Agency and is not for hiring, firing, credit, insurance, or housing decisions. Use it for client vetting, vendor reviews, counterparty checks — not employment screening.
One vet. Ninety seconds.
No card. No signup. No retainer. Run a free Quick Vet right now — see what Sentinel pulls up before you commit to anything.