Eric Schmidt’s Anthropic stake reported at about 1%, roughly half of CEO Dario Amodei’s share

Bloomberg estimates that Eric Schmidt owns about 1% of Anthropic, a figure that would place his stake at roughly half the 2% reportedly held by Dario Amodei, the company’s co-founder and CEO.

Schmidt’s investment in Anthropic was made during the company’s 2021 Series A round, when Anthropic was valued at $461 million, according to PitchBook data cited by Bloomberg.

If Anthropic achieves a public valuation at the top end of current market estimates—up to $2 trillion—Schmidt’s 1% stake could be worth as much as $20 billion, Bloomberg reported.

Anthropic is widely expected to go public before the end of 2026, a move that would provide a clearer picture of the company’s ownership structure and valuation.

Schmidt has been an active investor in AI since leaving his role as Google CEO in 2011, deploying capital through entities including Tomorrow Ventures, Innovation Endeavors Management, and his family office, Hillspire.

His other AI-related investments include stakes in Mistral, General Intuition, and Reflection AI, reflecting a broader bet on the sector’s growth.