Oct 3–11, 2026 My Plan
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Ilana Habib

Principal, Cintrifuse Capital

Ilana Habib is Principal at Cintrifuse Capital, a venture fund and innovation hub backing early-stage founders and strengthening the Cincinnati startup ecosystem. She’s spent her career in and around the entrepreneurial ecosystem and loves rolling up her sleeves to support founders and operators. She’s also an avid traveller, taking her camera with her to capture some of the most interesting places on earth.

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StartupCincyTalk

The Money Behind the Startups: A Venture Capital Primer

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Ilana Habib, Cintrifuse Capital

Funding

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Venture capital is one of the most talked-about and least understood corners of finance. In this hour-long session, Cintrifuse Capital's Ilana Habib pulls back the curtain on how VC actually works — where it came from, how it operates today, and where it's headed. You'll learn the incentives that drive both investors and founders, why the industry behaves the way it does, and how to navigate a landscape that's shifting fast. Built for aspiring founders and investors alike, this is a candid, inside look at the deals and dynamics behind the checks

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Student Pitch Competition

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Katie Stratman and Ilana Habib

Student

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Five student teams. Eight minutes each. One Golden Ticket. College founders from across the region gather to pitch live to a panel of judges for a spot in Builder Fellows: $10,000 to work on their venture full-time next summer, plus classroom instruction from the Cintrifuse Capital team. Come watch the next generation of Cincinnati founders make their case.

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