Mike Krieger
Co-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
San Francisco, CA
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Mike Krieger co-founded Instagram with Kevin Systrom in 2010 and sold it to Facebook for about $1B in 2012, staying on as CTO until 2018. He co-founded the AI news reader Artifact, sold to Yahoo in 2024, and became Chief Product Officer at Anthropic the same year. He is a Brazilian-born Stanford Symbolic Systems graduate.
Experience
- AnthropicMember of Technical Staffcurrent2024 — present
- ArtifactCo-founder & CTO2021 — 2024
- InstagramCo-founder & CTO2010 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- Meebo, IncUser Experience Designer & Engineer2009 — 2010Mountain View, CA
- Symbolic Systems ProgramAdvising Fellow2006 — 2008
- Stanford UniversityOral Communications Tutor2005 — 2008
- Foxmarks, Inc.Product Development Intern2007
- MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2006
Education
- Stanford UniversityMS, Symbolic Systems - Human-Computer Interaction2007 — 2008
- Stanford UniversityBS, Symbolic Systems (Human-Computer Interaction2004 — 2008
- Stanford UniversityMayfield Fellow2007
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship9Human Computer Interaction2Product Development3User Experience12Mobile Devices9Interaction Design3User Interface6
Languages Portuguese
From Mike's professional profile.
Network4
Alex RigopulosScout
Investor at Harmonix Music Systems
Andrew ParkerScout
General Partner at Spero Ventures
Armaan AliScout
Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Human Capital
Brian RumaoScout
Managing Director at Next Play Ventures
Investors connected to Mike in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- What check size does Mike Krieger write?
- Mike Krieger typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Paths to reach Mike
People who overlapped with Mike at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at InstagramMike: Co-founder & CTO
Roelof Botha2012Advisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberStanford University Graduate School of Business · University of Cape TownDavid Swain2013–2017Chief Marketing Officer at ParadigmSt. Lawrence UniversityIrving Hsu2016–2018Investor at Mayfield FundHarvard University · Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessKevin Weil2016–2018Operator in Residence at Scribble VenturesHarvard UniversityAminata Diallo2018Digital Booster at GreenTec Capital PartnersUniversité Iba Der THIAM de Thiès · Université numérique Cheikh Hamidou KANE (UN-CHK) · University of PennsylvaniaJoelle Maslaton2014–2018Vice President and Venture Partner at Gibraltar VenturesESPM · McGill University
Together at Stanford UniversityMike: Oral Communications Tutor
Ann Miura-Ko2004–2008Co-founding Partner at FloodgatePalo Alto High SchoolBalaji Srinivasan2004–2008Angel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin Casado2004–2008General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzNorthern Arizona UniversityDario Amodei2004–2008Co-founder & CEO of AnthropicCaltechSamir Menon2007–2008Founder & CEO of DexterityIndian Institute Of Information Technology AllahabadPaul Kwan2004–2008Investment Team at General Catalyst
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Together at AnthropicMike: Member of Technical Staff
Together at Meebo, IncMike: User Experience Designer & Engineer
Elaine Wherry2009–2010Advisor at Long Journey VenturesAllison Goldberg2009–2010Managing Partner at Comcast VenturesAbington Senior High School · The Wharton SchoolJoe Horowitz2009–2010Managing General Partner at Icon VenturesColumbia University · The Wharton SchoolJosh Payne2009Co-Founder & General Partner at OpenSky VenturesDuke University - The Fuqua School of Business · Indiana University Bloomington
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia894
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanLecturer, Departments of Statistics and Computer ScienceFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore
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Anthropic mafia37
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reed HastingsBoard MemberFounded NetflixTom BlomfieldMember of Technical StaffFounded Monzo +1Guru ChahalInvestorFounded Avi NetworksKiko WemmerProduct PartnershipsFounded Dandelion HealthBharat MedirattaClaude's Personal ChefFounded AltSchoolSteven SyverudStrategic Product ManagementFounded Sycamore
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Instagram47
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SwainChief Marketing Officer at ParadigmIrving HsuInvestor at Mayfield FundKevin WeilOperator in Residence at Scribble VenturesTao XieInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAminata DialloDigital Booster at GreenTec Capital Partners
+ 41 more
Also worked at Meebo, Inc7
Elaine WherryAdvisor at Long Journey VenturesAllison GoldbergManaging Partner at Comcast VenturesJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon VenturesJosh PayneCo-Founder & General Partner at OpenSky VenturesPatrick MontagueGeneral Partner at GFR FundSandy JenAngel
+ 1 more
Also worked at Stanford University661
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe Superintelligence
+ 655 more
Also worked at Microsoft1,078
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationReed HastingsCo-founder of Netflix
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