Mike Krieger
Chief Product Officer (moved into new 'Labs' division, Jan 2026) at Anthropic
San Francisco, CA
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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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 · 92
3Comma CapitalLisbon7BC Venture CapitalSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAlpha 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 PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksBeyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksBlackstonesince 2025Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksBuilders + BackersCapital GroupLos Angeles · since 2026Cisco InvestmentsSan JoseCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Cold Start VenturesNew YorkCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDST 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 BeachGaldana 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 checksHOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksICONIQSan Francisco · since 2025ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKaleida CapitalSan DiegoKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLakeside CapitalTampa · $100K – $250K checksLaunchBay CapitalLondonLG Technology VenturesSanta ClaraLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025LIONHEART VENTURESSan FranciscoMadrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksManhattan WestLos AngelesMastrySan FranciscoMech VenturesLas VegasMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksMentha PartnersMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersDallasMyAsiaVCSeattleNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNTT Venture CapitalMenlo ParkNVIDIASanta ClaraOssian CapitalPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksQatar Investment AuthorityDoha · since 2025Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRapid ScaleLas VegasRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamSamsung Catalyst FundSan JoseSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSquareOne CapitalMiamiSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Touring CapitalSan FranciscoTowerBrookLondonTPGSan Francisco · since 2025Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityWAGMI VenturesWealthUnion$10K checks
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Co-founders at Anthropic
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Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO
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Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President
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Tom BrownCo-founder
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Jack ClarkCo-founder & Head of Policy
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Jared KaplanCo-founder & Chief Science Officer
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Chris OlahCo-founder & Interpretability Research Lead
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Sam McCandlishCo-founder & Chief Architect
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Benjamin MannFounder
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
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship9Human Computer Interaction2Product Development3User Experience12Mobile Devices9Interaction Design3User Interface6
Languages Portuguese
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Mike KriegerMike 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
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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 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.
- 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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