# sounak senapati

> A curious Lawyer. Ex-Strategic GC at a Series A EV truck company, now CoS at a pre-Series A robotics startup. Ships code, closes deals, and owns everything in between.

## Profile
- Name: sounak senapati
- Handle: @sounak
- Currently: Building Associate
- Location: Bengaluru
- Portfolio: https://www.logr.life/sounak
- Avatar: https://logr-uploads.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/e93252db-93b6-43ea-a844-c933a643625f.JPG
- x: https://x.com/SenapatiSounak
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sounak-senapati/

## About
Sounak Senapati is a lawyer who builds. Three years out of law school, he's served as Strategic General Counsel at Tresa Motors (Series A, EV trucks) and is currently Chief of Staff at Armatrix Automations (pre-Series A, industrial robotics), building the entire legal, commercial, and operational function from zero at both companies. Across his career he's supported close to $20M in fundraising, closed $1.8M+ in revenue, built 100+ patent and trademark portfolios, won two landmark legal cases, and shipped a GPT contract engine that cut review time by 99% and saved ₹31L+ annually. He holds five provisional patents of his own, including one for 4bits, a personal AI storage device he prototyped. Beyond his day job, Sounak is building Associate, building a full law firm of AI workers in your pocket for 1.5 million Indian solo advocates, small legal teams, and inhouse teams. He also runs Auxilium, a 4,000+ member legal jobs network with a 68% open rate on AI-summarised weekly briefs. He's done pro bono counsel for 15+ national-level athletes on endorsement contracts, image rights, and IP strategy. And he's a national-level cyclist, State Bronze Medalist cyclist, and youth record holder cyclist who once captained both the football and cycling teams at his University.

## Timeline
A reverse-chronological record of work, milestones, talks, side quests, and writing.

### Graduated Law School
- Date: May 2023 (2023-05-01)
- Type: milestone, work
- Highlight: yes
- Details: Graduated from KIIT School of Law with BBA LLB and IP Honours, ranked in top 5 percentile.

### Co-founded Bubl
- Date: Sep 2022 (2022-09-01)
- Type: work, side quest
- Details: Co-founded a multi-asset investment startup in Bangalore, delivering personalized risk indicators and securing key partnerships.

### Strategic General Counsel at Tresa Motors
- Date: Jul 2023 (2023-07-01)
- Type: work
- Highlight: yes
- Details: Joined Tresa Motors and built entire legal function from scratch, closing Seed and Series A rounds.

### Left Tresa Motors
- Date: Jun 2025 (2025-06-01)
- Type: work
- Details: Departed after two years, having built legal and commercial backbone for Tresa and Machani.

### Chief of Staff at Armatrix Automations
- Date: Jul 2025 (2025-07-01)
- Type: work
- Highlight: yes
- Details: Joined pre-Series A industrial robotics startup, closed $1.8M+ in revenue and supported fundraising.

### Started Associate
- Date: Apr 2026 (2026-04-01)
- Type: work, side quest
- Highlight: yes
- Details: Building a full law firm in your pocket for 1.5 million Indian advocates.
- Link: Website (https://tryassociate.com/)

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