Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO, holds a near 1% stake in Anthropic, acquired in 2021 during the Series A round when the company was valued at $461 million. With the company’s upcoming IPO, this stake could be worth between $10 billion and $20 billion based on investor discussions valuing the firm between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion. Anthropic raised $65 billion in its Series H round in May 2026, valuing the company at $965 billion, with major backing from Amazon and Google, which holds approximately 14% of the company. Third quarter 2026 revenue reached $16.8 billion with sequential growth of 45 to 46 percent. Schmidt’s return on investment could reach up to 4,300 times his initial stake in the most favorable scenario.
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