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According to Bloomberg, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt holds about a 1% stake in Anthropic. TechCrunch AI reported on October 21, 2026 that Schmidt participated in Anthropic's Series A funding round in 2021, investing tens of millions of dollars; this stake is about half of the 2% held by co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei. The report also said Anthropic is widely expected to go public before the end of the year, with a maximum valuation expected to reach $2 trillion, at which point the value of Schmidt's stake could increase by as much as $20 billion; neither Schmidt nor Anthropic immediately responded to requests for comment. The next day, Fortune AI reported, citing people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, that if Anthropic goes public at a target valuation of $2 trillion, this stake could be worth $20 billion; the report said Schmidt was introduced to Dario Amodei by Cami Clark and participated in Anthropic's $124 million Series A funding round in 2021, when the company was valued at $461 million. There have been no further developments so far.
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Oct 22
Fortune AI
Eric Schmidt holds a 1% stake in Anthropic, potentially worth $20 billion after IPO
According to Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt holds a 1% stake in Anthropic, and if Anthropic goes public at a target valuation of $2 trillion, this stake could be worth $20 billion. Schmidt was introduced to Dario Amodei by Cami Clark and participated in Anthropic's $124 million Series A financing in 2021, when the company was valued at $461 million; after the financing on May 28 this year, its valuation had reached $965 billion. Anthropic's revenue in the first half of this year was $16.3 billion, compared with $1.1 billion in the same period last year, while its loss in the same period was $80.7 billion, of which $72 billion came from accounting accruals for the appreciation of financing instruments such as convertible bonds.
Oct 21
TechCrunch AI
Bloomberg says Schmidt holds about 1% stake in Anthropic
According to Bloomberg, former Google CEO Schmidt participated in Anthropic's Series A funding round in 2021, investing tens of millions of dollars, and currently holds about 1% of the company. The report says this proportion is about half of the 2% held by co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei; Anthropic is widely expected to go public before the end of the year, with a maximum valuation expectation of $2 trillion, at which point the value of Schmidt's stake could increase by as much as $20 billion. Neither Schmidt nor Anthropic immediately responded to requests for comment.