Brazilian entrepreneur and software engineer (born 1986)
Mike Krieger
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Born
| Michel Krieger
(
1986-03-04
)
March 4, 1986
(age 38)
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Education
| Stanford University
(
BS
,
MS
)
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Known for
| Co-Founder of
Instagram
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Spouse
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Kaitlyn Trigger
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m.
2015)
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Michel Krieger
(born March 4, 1986) is a Brazilian 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.
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On September 24, 2018, it was announced that Krieger and Systrom were resigning from Instagram.
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[3]
In May 2024, Krieger announced that he had joined
Anthropic
as its Chief Product Officer.
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[5]
Life and career
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Krieger was born in
Sao Paulo
, Brazil, and moved to California in 2004 to attend
Stanford University
.
[6]
While at Stanford, where he majored in
symbolic systems
, he crossed paths with Kevin Systrom, and together they co-founded Instagram in 2010.
[7]
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Krieger and Systrom had the idea of building a check-in app, before they made it exclusive to pictures. During the early days, most of the engineering and user experiences were developed solely by Krieger. One of the stories related to Instagram’s early days that Krieger recalled is:
One time I woke up and there was an email saying that the site went down, and I was like, who fixed it? Shane, did you fix it? Kev, did you fix it? No. And eventually on the terminal, you press up and you get to see what was the last thing you typed. So, apparently, at 3:30 in the morning I somehow managed to, in a completely drunken state, revive Instagram. That’s how much we were struggling in those days.
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After Instagram was acquired by
Facebook
, Krieger was committed to building and growing Instagram independently.
[10]
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On April 18, 2020, Krieger teamed up with Systrom again to launch Rt.live, their first collaborative product since leaving Facebook. Rt.live served as an up-to-date tracker of how fast
COVID-19
was spreading in each US state.
[12]
On January 31, 2023, Krieger and Systrom launched
Artifact
, an AI-powered news app, on the
App Store
and
Google Play
.
[13]
[14]
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They announced the shut down of their app in January 2024.
[16]
On May 15th, 2024, Krieger announced that he was joining Anthropic as its Chief Product Officer.
Philanthropy
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In April 2015, Krieger announced a partnership with charity evaluator
GiveWell
, committing US$750,000 over the next two years. The funds are to support operations, with 90% allocated to grants identified and recommended through the
Open Philanthropy Project
process.
[17]
In 2021, the Krieger's helped fund the opening of the
Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
(ICA SF) in
Dogpatch
, alongside funds from Pamela and
David Hornik
; and Deborah and
Andy Rappaport
.
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Personal life
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Krieger married Kaitlyn Trigger in 2015.
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References
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"Instagram hits 1 billion monthly users, up from 800M in September"
.
TechCrunch
. June 20, 2018
. Retrieved
October 25,
2019
.
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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
.
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Newton, Casey (April 17, 2019).
"We finally know why the Instagram founders really quit"
.
The Verge
. Retrieved
October 5,
2021
.
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Pierce, David (May 15, 2024).
"Instagram's co-founder is Anthropic's new chief product officer"
.
The Verge
.
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Wiggers, Kyle (May 15, 2024).
"Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder as head of product"
.
TechCrunch
.
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Joe Garofoli (January 24, 2012).
"Steve Jobs' widow, Instagram founder sitting with Michelle Obama at State of the Union"
.
SFGate.com
.
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Christine Longorio (April 9, 2012).
"Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Founders of Instagram"
.
Inc. magazine
.
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Somini Sengupta
, Nicole Perlroth and Jenna Wortham (April 13, 2012).
"Behind Instagram's Success, Networking the Old Way"
.
New York Times
.
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Keynote: Instagram Founders Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger | SXSW 2019
, April 2019
, retrieved
October 25,
2019
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"Mike Krieger on Instagram: "I love the story behind Donuts Damari (@donutsdamari). The founders, Carolina and Mariana, started their company a year ago, and deliver…"
"
.
Instagram
. Archived from
the original
on December 24, 2021
. Retrieved
October 25,
2019
.
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"Mike Krieger on Instagram: "Today, Instagram announced a set of new products at the #f82018 conference, including integrations with other apps like @spotify, a new…"
"
.
Instagram
. Archived from
the original
on December 24, 2021
. Retrieved
October 25,
2019
.
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"Instagram founders launch COVID-19 spread tracker Rt.live"
.
TechCrunch
. April 18, 2020
. Retrieved
April 19,
2020
.
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Team, Artifact (February 23, 2023).
"Artifact: Now Open to Everyone"
.
Artifact News
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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Peters, Jay (February 22, 2023).
"Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram's co-founders, is now open to all"
.
The Verge
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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"Instagram Co-Founders Introduce Artifact, an AI-Powered News App"
.
CNET
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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Peters, Jay (January 12, 2024).
"Instagram's co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app"
.
The Verge
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
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Karnofsky, Holden (April 23, 2015).
"Co-funding Partnership with Kaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger"
. GiveWell.
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"Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson is reuniting land, people and song"
.
Financial Times
. October 25, 2022
. Retrieved
November 20,
2022
.
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Bravo, Tony (July 19, 2022).
"Exclusive: Bay Area couple gifts $1 million to new Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco"
.
Datebook,
The San Francisco Chronicle
. Retrieved
November 20,
2022
.
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"San Francisco will greet a new Institute of Contemporary Art"
.
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
. September 8, 2021
. Retrieved
November 20,
2022
.
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"Kaitlyn Trigger: A Nerd After Our Own Hearts"
.
W Magazine
. August 11, 2015
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
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Popescu, Adam (March 16, 2017).
"A Couple's Secrets, Not Found on Instagram"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
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