Shortwave

What is Shortwave?

Shortwave is an email client with AI built into email management, designed to make you more productive and organized. Its features include AI-powered search, personalized email templates, smart reminders, and notifications. The AI executive assistant sorts your emails, identifies what’s most important, and suggests quick replies. Security and privacy are built in, using encryption and authentication to protect your data.

Who created Shortwave?

Andrew Lee is the founder and CEO of Shortwave. The company, Shortwave Communications, Inc., is based in San Francisco, with a mission to boost email productivity using AI technology and thoughtful design. It is backed by investors including Union Square Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Many team members have deep tech backgrounds, having previously worked at Firebase and Google.

What is Shortwave used for?

Shortwave covers a range of email tasks:

• Email management: Keeps your inbox in order with tabs, splits, and bundles.
• Summaries: Automatic summaries give you the gist of every email at the top.
• AI-powered replies: Draft responses with AI help, guided by custom AI prompts.
• Calendar integration: Check availability, send invites, and draft scheduling emails from the AI Assistant.
• Smart search: Describe what you’re looking for instead of using keyword searches; the AI can also answer questions using your email history.
• Ghostwriter personalization: The AI learns your writing style, tone, and personal facts from the emails you send.
• Predictive autocomplete: Smart sentence completions as you type.
• Delivery schedules: Control when emails arrive.
• Spam control: Block and unsubscribe from unwanted messages.
• Todos: Turn emails into actionable tasks.
• Command Palette: Quick actions across the app.

Splits let you organize by important emails, senders, labels, or custom searches, and grouping promotions and newsletters helps you reach inbox zero faster.

Who is Shortwave for?

Shortwave is aimed at:

• Engineers
• Product Managers
• Designers
• CTOs
• Sr. Growth Partners