Mike Krieger

Type: Person

Mike Krieger

As of November 2026, Mike Krieger has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Lenny's Podcast (Dec 2025).

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.

Mike Krieger at a glance
Mentioned in1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026)
First heardDec 2025 on Lenny's Podcast
RoleTech executive / entrepreneur
FieldSoftware engineering; product

Who talks about Mike Krieger on podcasts?

Lenny Rachitsky brought up Mike Krieger; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Lenny's Podcast.

What is Mike Krieger mentioned alongside?

Mike Krieger is most often mentioned alongside Claude, RHF and Tech Sergeant Chen.

Mentioned together: Claude, RHF, Tech Sergeant Chen, Whisper Flow, Devon, Lovable, Grok, Granola, surgehq.ai/blog, Stripe Atlas