# Brian Behlendorf

> Brian Behlendorf is a angel investor at Open Source Security Foundation backing Travel. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Open Source Security Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-source-security-foundation)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2008
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbehlendorf
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/brianbehlendorf

Brian Behlendorf is a General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation of The Linux Foundation and he was the Co-founder and Director of The Apache Software Foundation. He attended the University of California, Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Private Social Networking | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dopplr | Dopplr is an online service that lets frequent travelers share future travel plans with friends and colleagues. It also reminds you of friends and colleagues who live in the cities you're planning to visit. The name "Dopplr" comes from Christian Doppler, a 19th Century scientist who came up with what's now known as theDoppler effect. The company claims that Dopplr's users have already shared 110 million kilometers (70 million miles) of trips to over 2000 cities around the world. |  | Angel | Sep 14, 2008 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Open Source Security Foundation

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

The non-profit software foundation working to solve security problems in the open source supply chain.

2 contacts available at Open Source Security Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Behlendorf | General Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-behlendorf |
| David Wheeler | Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-wheeler |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Behlendorf invest in?

Brian Behlendorf invests primarily in Travel and Private Social Networking startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brian Behlendorf last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Behlendorf closed in Sep 2008. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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