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Mike Krieger

InvestorFounder

Chief Product Officer (moved into new 'Labs' division, Jan 2026) at Anthropic · Cofounder at Instagram

San Francisco, CA

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedInstagram

30 Under 30 2015 · Consumer Technology

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Elaine WherryunlockedMike: together at Meebo, Inc (2009–2010)
×2Mike: together at Forbes 30 Under 30 2015 · Consumer Technology
×2Mike: together at Forbes 30 Under 30 2013 · Consumer Technology
×4Mike: together at Instagram

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.

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Chief Product Officer (moved into new 'Labs' division, Jan 2026) at Anthropic

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Anthropic's investors · 106

3Comma CapitalLisbon7BC Venture CapitalSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAlpha FundsOdessaAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAlphabetMountain ViewAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2025Altra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksArtisanal VenturesTiburonAser VenturesLondonAurum Venture PartnersPleasantonAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2025Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksBlackstonesince 2025Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksBuilders + BackersCapital GroupLos Angeles · since 2026Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2025Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Cold Start VenturesNew YorkCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksDragon CapitalFremontDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026Emerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEverybody Ventures$100K checksFactorial FundsSan FranciscoFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Firestreak VenturesFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026FriedomMiami BeachFTX Fundsince 2022Galdana VenturesBarcelonaGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Gestio CapitalLondonGICSingapore · since 2025Goose Valley VenturesStockholm · $870K checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksICONIQSan Francisco · since 2025ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksInvesdorBerlinIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKaleida CapitalSan DiegoKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLakeside CapitalTampa · $100K – $250K checks · since 2024LaunchBay CapitalLondonLevel2 VenturesAmsterdam · $200K – $5.4M checksLG Technology VenturesSilicon ValleyLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025LIONHEART VENTURESSan FranciscoM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksManhattan WestLos AngelesMarketX VenturesMastrySan FranciscoMech VenturesLas VegasMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksMentha PartnersMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Moonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersDallasMyAsiaVCSeattleNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNTT Venture CapitalMenlo ParkNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Ossian CapitalMiamiPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksQatar Investment AuthorityDoha · since 2025Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRapid ScaleLas VegasRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Samsung Catalyst FundSan JoseSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026Sk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSanta ClaraSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023SquareOne CapitalMiamiSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Teachers' Venture GrowthToronto · $50M – $250M checksTouring CapitalSan FranciscoTowerBrookLondonTPGSan Francisco · since 2025Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityVaranium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiVentioneers CapitalOakvilleWAGMI VenturesWealthUnion$10K checks

Co-founders at Anthropic

DADario Amodei
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO
DADaniela Amodei
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President
TBTom Brown
Tom BrownCo-founder
JCJack Clark
Jack ClarkCo-founder & Head of Policy
JKJared Kaplan
Jared KaplanCo-founder & Chief Science Officer
COChris Olah
Chris OlahCo-founder & Interpretability Research Lead
SMSam McCandlish
Sam McCandlishCo-founder & Chief Architect
BMBenjamin Mann
Benjamin MannFounder

Cofounder at Instagram

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Instagram's investors · 6

Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checksBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2026Torch CapitalNew York · $750K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Instagram

KSKevin Systrom
Kevin SystromCoFounder

Experience

  1. AnthropicMember of Technical Staffcurrent2024 — present
  2. ArtifactCo-founder & CTO2021 — 2024
  3. InstagramCo-founder & CTO2010 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  4. Meebo, IncUser Experience Designer & Engineer2009 — 2010Mountain View, CA
  5. Symbolic Systems ProgramAdvising Fellow2006 — 2008
  6. Stanford UniversityOral Communications Tutor2005 — 2008
  7. Foxmarks, Inc.Product Development Intern2007
  8. MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2006

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship9Human Computer Interaction2Product Development3User Experience12Mobile Devices9Interaction Design3User Interface6

Languages Portuguese

From Mike's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Ample FoodsBetterhalfBlue Bottle CoffeeCodeCraftersCodegenElevenLabsEven.comFigmaFutureGenevaGranolaHoneycombincident.ioIndabandKitsplit_NO BETALatitudLocket LabsLoftLoomMiragemmhmmOpbeatOpenlatticeOpenlayerPitchPolyworkPortola PharmaceuticalsPREFERProof TradingScaleScale AISoshSpatialStudioSyngThe Browser CompanyTitanUdioYoz Labs

Per curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Mike Krieger

Mike Krieger, Instagram CoFounder & Anthropic CPO: Where Will Value Be Created in an AI World?|E1265

20VC with Harry Stebbings

Anthropic's CPO on what comes next | Mike Krieger (co-founder of Instagram)

Lenny's Podcast

Anthropic's Labs Lead On Fable's Capabilities + Building AI-Native Products — With Mike Krieger

Alex Kantrowitz

Enterprise & AI | Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer, Anthropic & Jeetu Patel

Cisco

How AI Starts Doing the Work in 2026 with Anthropic CPO Mike Krieger

The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News

30-Minute Masterclass on Product Thinking | Instagram Co-Founder & Anthropic CPO, Mike Krieger

EO

Network3

Andrew ParkerScout
An unabashed tech geek living in Hawaii
Armaan AliScout
Co-Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner at Human Capital
Brian RumaoScout
Managing Director at Next Play Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Krieger?
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.
Where does Mike Krieger work?
Mike Krieger is Cofounder of Instagram and Chief Product Officer (moved into new 'Labs' division, Jan 2026) at Anthropic.
What check size does Mike Krieger write?
Mike Krieger typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Mike Krieger found?
Mike Krieger founded Instagram.
What companies has Mike Krieger invested in?
Investments tracked here include Ample Foods, Betterhalf, Blue Bottle Coffee, CodeCrafters, Codegen, ElevenLabs, Even.com, Figma, Future, Geneva, Granola, Honeycomb, and 27 more.
Where did Mike Krieger go to school?
Mike Krieger studied at Stanford University (MS, Symbolic Systems - Human-Computer Interaction); Stanford University (BS, Symbolic Systems (Human-Computer Interaction); Stanford University (Mayfield Fellow).
What podcasts and interviews feature Mike Krieger?
Tracked appearances include "Mike Krieger, Instagram CoFounder & Anthropic CPO: Where Will Value Be Created in an AI World?|E1265", "Anthropic's CPO on what comes next | Mike Krieger (co-founder of Instagram)", "Anthropic's Labs Lead On Fable's Capabilities + Building AI-Native Products — With Mike Krieger", and 3 more.

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