Eric Schmidt reportedly holds about 1% of Anthropic, roughly half of CEO Dario Amodei's 2%
TechCrunch reported Oct 20, citing Bloomberg, that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt holds roughly 1% of Anthropic while co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei holds about 2%. Schmidt put tens of millions into the 2021 Series A at a $461 million valuation, which would value his stake near $20 billion at a $2 trillion top-end estimate.
TechCrunch reported on Oct 20, citing a Bloomberg estimate, that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt holds about 1% of Anthropic while co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei holds roughly 2%. The gap is about one percentage point, putting Schmidt at roughly half of Amodei's stake. These are media estimates rather than figures officially disclosed by Anthropic or the individuals, and neither Schmidt nor Anthropic immediately responded to a request for comment.
Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic's 2021 Series A. According to PitchBook data, Anthropic was valued at $461 million during that round. If Anthropic lists or is valued at a top-end market estimate of $2 trillion, Schmidt's roughly 1% stake could be worth $20 billion. Bloomberg estimated Schmidt's net worth at about $57.5 billion at the time. The $2 trillion figure is a top-end market estimate, not a realized or confirmed Anthropic valuation.
On sourcing, the roughly 1% Schmidt figure comes from the Bloomberg story TechCrunch linked, whose report is dated Oct 19, while the roughly 2% Amodei figure comes from a Reuters report TechCrunch also linked. The 2021 Series A valuation comes from PitchBook.