Eric Schmidt's ~1% Anthropic stake traces back to a 2021 Series A bet
VectorWireAI · reddit · 2026-10-22
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt holds roughly a 1% stake in Anthropic, traceable to his Series A investment in 2021. As one of the rare angel-level backers of the AI safety startup at that stage, the early bet has become enormously valuable as Anthropic's valuation has soared.
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