Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic, half of Dario Amodei’s stake

What happened

Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic, compared with the 2% stake held by co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, according to Bloomberg. Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic’s Series A round in 2021, when PitchBook data valued the startup at $461 million. Anthropic is widely expected to go public before the end of the year, and top-end estimates put its potential valuation at $2 trillion.

The story so far

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt owns an estimated 1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions of dollars in its 2021 Series A round, according to Bloomberg, as reported by TechCrunch. That would put his holding at about half the 2% stake held by Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei. PitchBook data valued Anthropic at $461 million at the time of Schmidt’s investment. TechCrunch reported that Anthropic is widely expected to go public before the end of 2026, with top-end market estimates putting its potential valuation at as much as $2 trillion.

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