CEO Transition for Khosla-Funded Transonic Combustion

Transonic Combustion, a California-based startup working on a fuel-injection system that could help gasoline (and someday biodiesel) cars hit 100 MPG, has hired Brian Ahlborn to replace founder Mike Cheiky as president and CEO. Cheiky, a serial inventor who devised Transonic’s core technology, has begun work on a cellulosic biofuels venture set to remain in stealth until mid-2009. Transonic said today Cheiky will stay on as director and technical advisor for the 2-year-old startup, which has backing from Khosla Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Venrock.

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