Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of AI startup Anthropic following a 2021 investment. With Anthropic expected to go public at a potential valuation of up to $2兆, Schmidt's stake could significantly add to his current net worth.
Why it matters
It highlights the immense wealth accumulation and strategic positioning of tech billionaires within the booming generative AI industry.
Eric Schmidt’s fortune is about to get even bigger. The former Google CEO is reported to own about 1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions of dollars in the leading AI lab’s Series A round in 2021, per Bloomberg. The startup was valued at $461 million at the time, according to PitchBook data.
If Bloomberg’s estimate is accurate, Schmidt’s stake is remarkably large compared with the 2% of the company that co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei holds. Anthropic is widely expected to go public before the end of the year, with top-end market estimates valuing the company at as much as $2 trillion. At that valuation, Schmidt would add as much as $20 billion to his net worth, which Bloomberg currently puts at $57.5 billion.
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