Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about a 1% stake in Anthropic, giving him roughly half as much of the leading artificial intelligence lab as co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei. Schmidt secured this holding after investing tens of millions of dollars during Anthropic's Series A funding round in 2021, at a time when the startup was valued at $461 million according to PitchBook data.
With Anthropic widely expected to potentially go public and market estimates soaring up to $2 trillion, Schmidt's substantial holding could significantly expand his current $57.5 billion net worth by billions of dollars. Since stepping down as Google's chief executive in 2011, Schmidt has actively invested in the tech sector through entities like Tomorrow Ventures and Innovation Endeavors Management, building a diverse portfolio of artificial intelligence bets that also includes Mistral, General Intuition, and Reflection AI.
This massive financial positioning highlights the growing convergence of veteran tech leadership capital and foundational artificial intelligence lab growth.