Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic
Original title: Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
Bloomberg says that 2021 Series A stake could add up to $20 billion at a $2 trillion IPO valuation.
Bloomberg reports that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt owns about 1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions in its 2021 Series A, when PitchBook valued the company at $461 million. CEO Dario Amodei is said to hold 2%. Anthropic is widely expected to go public before year-end, with estimates as high as $2 trillion. Schmidt and Anthropic did not immediately comment.
Unconfirmed: The ownership share and IPO valuation are Bloomberg and market estimates, and neither Schmidt nor Anthropic commented.
- PitchBook valued Anthropic at $461 million in the 2021 Series A.
- Bloomberg currently estimates Schmidt’s net worth at $57.5 billion.
- He invests through Tomorrow Ventures, Innovation Endeavors Management, and Hillspire.
- Other named AI bets include Mistral, General Intuition, and Reflection AI.
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The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported.
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