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Mike Krieger

Brazilian entrepreneur and software developer

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    Born 1986
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Updated 2026-08-18

Michel Krieger is a Brazilian entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Kevin Systrom, and served as its chief technology officer (CTO) until 2018. During Krieger's tenure as CTO, Instagram's user base expanded from a few million to 1 billion monthly active users. After that, he co-launched two more products, "Rt.live" and Artifact, with Systrom. Since 2024, he has worked at Anthropic.

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Source confidence75.0
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