Eric Schmidt reportedly holds 1% stake in Anthropic, per Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports former Google CEO Eric Schmidt owns about a 1% stake in AI firm Anthropic, which could be worth a large windfall ahead of an IPO. Items say Schmidt backed Anthropic in 2021 with tens of millions.

Timeline

1. 20 Oct, 14:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 20 Oct, 14:40 UTCBloomberg reports Schmidt's 1% Anthropic stake
3. 20 Oct, 14:40 UTCReuters carries Bloomberg report on stake

Top sources

• google ceoGoogle Trends
• Eric Schmidt’s Anthropic stake could lift his wealth to nearly $80 billionIndian Television Dot Com
• Google's ex-CEO Eric Schmidt backed Anthropic in 2021 with tens of millions; ahead of IPO, his stake mayThe Times of India
• Eric Schmidt’s 1% Anthropic Stake Set to Pay Massive WindfallBloomberg.com