Michel Krieger (born March 4, 1986) is a Brazilian[1] 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.[2] After that, he co-launched two more products, "Rt.live" and Artifact, with Systrom. Since 2024, he has been at Anthropic.
Life and career
Krieger was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and moved to California in 2004 to attend Stanford University.[3] While at Stanford, where he majored in symbolic systems, he crossed paths with Kevin Systrom, and together they co-founded Instagram in 2010.[4]