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  1. Armas Clifford " Mike " Markkula Jr. ( / mɑːrˈkuːlə /; born February 11, 1942) [1] is an American electrical engineer, businessman and investor. He was the original angel investor, first chairman, and second CEO for Apple Computer, Inc., providing critical early funding and managerial support.

  2. Aug 21, 2023 · With the late Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Apple Inc.'s co-founders, dominating the tech world for decades, it’s easy to overlook the vital role played by a lesser-known figure: Mike Markkula.

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  3. Sep 1, 1997 · Mr. Markkula, serving one of his stints as Apple's chairman, was the one who originally gave the computer scientist Jef Raskin the go-ahead to start designing the Macintosh computer in...

  4. Armas Clifford “Mike” Markkula, B.S. EE ’64 and M.S. EE ’66, began as a Hughes Aircraft engineer, doing classified work on the Lockheed YF-12 interceptor.

  5. A millionaire retiree from Intel, Mike Markkula was an angel investor in Apple, actually the first investor in the company, who put $250k of his own money in the company in 1977 (roughly equivalent to $1 million today).

  6. Interviewed by John C. Hollar on 2012-05-01 in Mountain View, CA X6501.2012 ©Computer History MuseumApple Computer would likely not exist today were it not f...

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  8. Jan 12, 2012 · How Mike Markkula met Steve Jobs financed Apple Computer. Clip from the documentary "Somethineg Ventured"

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