# Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/eric-schmidt-reportedly-owns-about-half-as-much-of-anthropic-as-ceo-dario-amodei/)
> **Author**: Marina Temkin (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported



## Full Coverage
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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