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Eric Schmidt’s 1% Anthropic Stake Set to Pay Huge Windfall

Source: Bloomberg Tech · OCT 19, 2026

Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt owns around 1% of Anthropic PBC thanks to his early investment in the startup, according to people familiar with the matter, setting him up for one of the largest individual windfalls from the company’s imminent public market debut.

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