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Phil Tran

Executive Startup Founder & CEO specializing in digital health and nicotine reduction devices

HabitHaloIndiana University Kelley School of BusinessFishers, IN6 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site

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Venture/accelerator operator with experience at Newchip Accelerator (Austin) and Boomerang Venture Studios, focused on high-volume sourcing and qualifying founders and building an investor network through automated LinkedIn/email outbound and events. Known for translating outreach into founder–investor meetings, running structured discovery, and using rubric/risk grading to drive go/no-go decisions while maintaining strong post-meeting feedback loops.

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Key Strengths

  • #1 ranked analyst (out of 8) at Newchip Accelerator; most founder–investor introductions
  • High-volume founder sourcing and qualification (met ~100 founders per quarter)
  • Built investor book via outbound; ran 10-minute thesis calls to profile investors
  • Strong two-sided relationship management (privacy protection, attendance confirmation, post-pitch debriefs and feedback loops)
  • Structured founder discovery and evaluation (problem/solution, moat, traction, milestones, fundraising, founder attributes/red flags)
  • Experience making investment pipeline decisions using rubric and risk grading; comfortable saying no based on thesis/moat

Reference Highlights

Moderately Recommended
  • fearless about contacting new people
  • high persistence in outreach and follow-up
  • strong relationship-building and rapport
  • able to put people at ease (informal/casual style)
  • effective at telling the story of his product
  • raised over ~$600K for his startup
  • leveraged networks to access additional introductions
  • drives meetings to clear action items and ownership
  • diligent about securing definitive dates/times and next steps
  • keeps stakeholders informed via follow-up emails

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Experience

Campus President & MentorSide Hustle Highschool · Oct 2024 – Presentpart-time
Founder & CEOHabitHalo · Aug 2020 – Mar 2026
Entrepreneur-In-ResidenceBoomerang Venture Studios · Aug 2023 – Mar 2026
Investor Relations AnalystNewchip Accelerator · May 2021 – Dec 2021
Product ManagerGlimpulse · May 2020 – Aug 2020
Marketing & Operations InternAscension Ventures · Jan 2020 – Apr 2020internship

Education

Indiana University Kelley School of Businessbachelor, Business (Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation, Marketing, Business Analytics) (2021)

Awards

  • 3 Pitch Competition Wins
  • #1 Ranked Analyst at Newchip
  • 2nd Place Indiana State Economics Quiz Bowl
  • Hudson & Holland Scholar - Hutton Honors College
  • Hudson & Holland Scholarship (Full Academic Tuition)
  • Provost Scholarship (Full Academic Tuition)
  • OVPDEMA Scholarship (Full Academic Tuition)
  • HIEP Scholarship (Full Academic Tuition)
  • IES Scholarship (Full Academic Tuition)

Languages

English

Publications

1 publication

Nicotine reductionVaping researchBehavioral interventions

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Phil TranExecutive Startup Founder & CEO specializing in digital health and nicotine reduction devices