Ilana Habib
Principal @ Cintrifuse Capital | former operator, failed founder, current early-stage VC & angel investor
- Role
- Principal, Direct Investments at Cintrifuse Capital
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ilana Habib
Principal at Cintrifuse Capital, where I work with early-stage founders and fund managers to help build the next wave of innovation in the Cincinnati region and beyond. I’ve spent my career in and around the venture ecosystem and love rolling up my sleeves to support my favorite humans: founders and operators. I also am an active angel investor. Before Cintrifuse, I was an MBA Associate at Impellent Ventures, a pre-seed and seed venture fund, and spent five years at Mainstay (fka AdmitHub), where I helped scale AI-powered tools that have supported 15M+ students on their college journeys. I also took a swing at building my own company, which aimed to support early-career professionals and made it to the finals of Booth’s Social New Venture Challenge. I celebrate my failures as a founder; skinned knees teach the best lessons. I’m especially excited by people solving problems they\'ve experienced themselves and those creating company cultures of both humility and hustle. Building something interesting? I\'d love to hear about it!
Experience
Principal, Direct Investments
Aug 2025 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE)
2015 — 2016
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2023 — 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Comparative Media Studies, Literature
2011 — 2015
Skills
- Digital Darkroom
- Microsoft Word
- Leadership
- Curriculum Design
- Powerpoint
- Market Research
- Microsoft Office
- Educational Technology
- Internet Culture
- Microsoft Excel
- Photography
- Final Cut Pro
- Social Media
- Instructional Design
- Traditional Darkroom
- Photoshop
- Teaching
- Slide Decks
- Research
- Python
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Event Planning
- Studio Lighting
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