Schmidt Reportedly Holds About 1% of Anthropic Shares, Set to See Wealth Surge Ahead of IPO
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According to Bloomberg's October 2026 report, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic's Series A round in 2021, when the company was valued at $461 million. The report says he now holds about 1% of Anthropic shares, nearly half of the 2% held by CEO Dario Amodei. Anthropic is expected to go public before the end of the year, with a maximum estimated valuation of up to $2 trillion, at which point Schmidt's wealth could increase by as much as $20 billion. No further developments have been reported.
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- TechCrunch · AIEric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
According to Bloomberg, Eric Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic's Series A round in 2021, when the company was valued at $461 million, and now holds about 1% of the company—nearly half the 2% stake held by CEO Dario Amodei. Anthropic is expected to go public by the end of the year at an estimated valuation of up to $2 trillion, at which point Schmidt's net worth could rise by as much as $20 billion.
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