Lindy Fishburne is executive director of Breakout Labs and senior vice president for investments at the Thiel Foundation, which is based in San Francisco. She has a deep understanding of what it takes to make it through the early days in business, having managed two startup companies through rapid growth and eventual sale. Fishburne created Breakout Labs' novel, revolving fund model to accelerate innovation and redefine how early-stage companies are funded and the role philanthropy can play. In the last three years, Breakout Labs has supported 22 companies across advanced technology fields, and the portfolio has proceeded to raise five times in follow-on capital. Fishburne holds an A.B. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin.