Mike Krieger

Mike Krieger
Born March 4, 1986
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Residence San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater Stanford University
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Co-Founder of Instagram
Net worth Increase US$100 million (2013)[1]
Spouse(s) Kaitlyn Trigger

Michel "Mike" Krieger (born March 4, 1986) is a Brazilian entrepreneur and software engineer, who is best known as the co-founder of Instagram along with Kevin Systrom. Born in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Krieger moved to California in 2004 to attend Stanford University.[2] At Stanford, where he studied symbolic systems, he met Kevin Systrom.[3] The two of them co-founded Instagram in 2010.[4] He made the updates for Instagram for the first 3 years it was public. He is engaged to Kaitlyn Trigger.

Philanthropy

In April 2015, Krieger announced a partnership with charity evaluator GiveWell, committing $750000 USD over the next two years. The funds are to be allocated to support operations 90% will be allocated to grants identified and recommended through the Open Philanthropy Project process.[5] Kaitlyn, in a blog about the partnership, describes the couple's philanthropic vision as:

We believe that all people deserve a free, vibrant, and productive life. To support this vision, we identify and champion forward-thinking ideas, and help scale solutions that work. To create significant, sustainable change, we are committed to systems-level thinking and rigorous analysis. We advocate collaboration and transparency to engage a broader community and magnify our impact.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Katherine Rushton (2012-01-24). "Who's getting rich from Facebook's $1bn Instagram deal?". The Telegraph.
  2. ↑ Joe Garofoli (2012-01-24). "Steve Jobs’ widow, Instagram founder sitting with Michelle Obama at State of the Union". SFGate.com.
  3. ↑ Somini Sengupta, Nicole Perlroth and Jenna Wortham (2012-04-13). "Behind Instagram’s Success, Networking the Old Way". New York Times.
  4. ↑ Christine Longorio (2012-04-09). "Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Founders of Instagram". Inc. magazine.
  5. ↑ Karnofsky, Holden (23 April 2015). "Co-funding Partnership with Kaitlyn Trigger and Mike Krieger". GiveWell.
  6. ↑ Trigger, Kaitlyn (23 April 2015). "Statement from Kaitlyn Trigger & Mike Krieger: Why We’re Partnering with the Open Philanthropy Project". GiveWell.

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