Mike Krieger

Mike Krieger
Born
Michel Krieger

(1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 38)
São Paulo, Brazil
EducationStanford University (BS, MS)
Known forCo-Founder of Instagram
Spouse
Kaitlyn Trigger
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(m. 2015)​

Michel Krieger (born March 4, 1986) is a Brazilian[1] entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram along with Kevin Systrom, and served as its CTO. During Krieger's tenure as CTO, Instagram's user base expanded from a few million to 1 billion monthly active users.[2]

On September 24, 2018, it was announced that Krieger and Systrom were resigning from Instagram.[3][4]

In May 2024, Krieger announced that he had joined Anthropic as its Chief Product Officer.[5][6]

  1. ^ Mider, Zachary; Frier, Sarah (April 8, 2015). "Getting a Visa Took Longer Than Building Instagram, Says Immigrant Co-Founder". Bloomberg Business. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Constine, Josh (June 20, 2018). "Instagram hits 1 billion monthly users, up from 800M in September". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Newton, Casey (October 15, 2018). "Kevin Systrom on quitting Instagram: 'No one ever leaves a job because everything's awesome'". The Verge. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Newton, Casey (April 17, 2019). "We finally know why the Instagram founders really quit". The Verge. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Pierce, David (May 15, 2024). "Instagram's co-founder is Anthropic's new chief product officer". The Verge.
  6. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (May 15, 2024). "Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder as head of product". TechCrunch.