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Eric Schmidt's early Anthropic stake poised for major IPO windfall

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Bloomberg reports that Eric Schmidt, who owns about 1% of Anthropic PBC from an early Series A investment of tens of millions of dollars, is positioned to gain one of the largest windfalls from the company's upcoming IPO. The former Google CEO's stake stems from his early backing of the AI startup.

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    Sources: Eric Schmidt, who owns ~1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions in its Series A, is poised to have one of the largest windfalls from its IPO (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : Sources: Eric Schmidt, who owns ~1% of Anthropic after investing tens of millions in its Series A, is poised to have one of the largest windfalls from its IPO — Former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt owns around 1% of Anthropic PBC thanks to his early investment in the startup …

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