Steve Kahng

Bio

Steve had a very close working relationship with 4C, having worked directly with the team since 1993 as founder and CEO of a key portfolio company, Power Computing. In 1993, Steve co-founded Power Computing Corporation with the support and backing of Elserino Piol and the 4C team. The company was the largest and most successful Macintosh personal computer clone maker, reaching a $500 million annual sales run rate in 3 1/2 years. Steve served as president and CEO of the company, and made a significant personal investment in the company. 4C held two Board seats and was the lead investor in the firm. Other investors included Kleiner Perkins, ASCII Ventures, and LG Electronics. The company was sold to Apple Computer in 1998. Prior to founding Power, Steve served as president and CEO of Up To Date Technology, a computer industry consulting firm focusing on engineering, operations, manufacturing and development projects for major industry players, including Compaq, Motorola, Digital Equipment Corporation, and the three largest Korean computer manufacturers. In the early 1980's, Steve was actively involved with the development of an IBM-compatible mainframe computer at STC Computer Research. He began his career at IBM as a design engineer on the successful new IBM 3080 series of mainframe computers.