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Eric Schmidt reportedly holds 1% stake in Anthropic, valued at billions

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Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, reportedly holds a 1% stake in the AI company Anthropic, acquired through a multi-million dollar investment in its 2021 Series A funding round. This stake is significant, being about half the size of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's 2% holding. With Anthropic's potential IPO valuing the company at up to $2 trillion, Schmidt's investment could add billions to his net worth. Schmidt has also invested in other AI ventures, including Mistral AI, through his investment firms. AI

IMPACT Highlights significant personal investment in AI companies, potentially influencing market dynamics and future funding rounds.

RANK_REASON Significant investment news from a high-profile individual in a major AI company.

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Eric Schmidt reportedly holds 1% stake in Anthropic, valued at billions

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. dev.to — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Hacks.gr ·

    Google's Eric Schmidt reportedly owns 1% of artificial intelligence company Anthropic

    <p>New analysis from Bloomberg reveals that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt holds approximately 1% of Anthropic.</p> <p>The stake originates from a multi-million dollar investment during the company's 2021 Series A round.</p> <p>This holding, alongside other AI-focused investments…

  2. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Marina Temkin ·

    Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei

    The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported.

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg repo

    Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/eric -schmidt-reportedly-owns-about-half-as-much-of-anthropic-as-ceo-dario-amod…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/eric-schmidt-reportedly-…
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg re

    🤖 Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported. 📰 Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence | TechCrunch 🔗 Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/eric-schmidt-…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/eric-schmidt-reportedly-…

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