Eric Schmidt holds about 1% of Anthropic from his early bet

The former Google chief's 2021 Series A investment could be worth up to around $20 billion if Anthropic's IPO hits the top of expectations Eric Schmidt owns about 1% of Anthropic , the AI company behind the Claude models, according to Bloomberg. The stake traces back to his investment in the company’s Series A round in 2021. Bloomberg reported the holding on October 19, 2026. Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and Alphabet, reportedly put tens of millions of dollars into Anthropic’s Series A. That round valued the company at $461 million. Anthropic reached a private valuation of $965 billion after a funding round in May 2026. Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering, and investor sentiment points to a possible valuation somewhere between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion.

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