The company was created and launched in October 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

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Multidisciplinary courses at Stanford worked for two earlier graduates, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the founders of Instagram.

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In October 2010, Stanford University graduates Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched a new iPhone application, Instagram, yet another oddly named technology start-up in a crowded field of hopefuls.

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