Eric Schmidt poised for major windfall from Anthropic’s public debut
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The former Google CEO's near 1% stake, bought in 2021, could be worth $10 billion or more if Anthropic's IPO lands where investors expect In 2021, Eric Schmidt wrote a personal check worth tens of millions of dollars to a young AI startup called Anthropic . Five years later, that check may be the best investment of his career. Bloomberg reported on October 19, 2026, that the former Google CEO owns a near 1% stake in Anthropic PBC.
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