In this episode, our host Giovanni Lauricella and our guest Soumya Mahapatra from Essenvia discuss what it is like to be a Co-Founder & CEO, the problem they are solving at Essenvia, SAFEs vs. Convertible note vs. Priced equity rounds, family and friends round for SaaS, how he closed a round in two weeks from his first check, why he did due diligence on his investors, and so much more.Soumya Mahapatra LinkedInEssenvia WebsiteGiovanni Lauricella LinkedInProject Medtech LinkedInProject Medtech Website