Scoop: Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt was an early angel investor in Anthropic
nmasc_ · x · 2026-10-20
A new scoop reveals a quirky detail about Anthropic's cap table: before its Series C, its funding rounds were dominated by super angels and nonprofits rather than traditional VCs. The report names former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as one of the angels who got in early.
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