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Eric Schmidt

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 31 cheques on record.

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86%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 31 on record
Since the last cheque7days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$130MRounds led1 of 31Sole investor2 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 87%
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Eric Schmidt highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Eric Schmidt, KBE, Executive Chairman and CEO of Relativity Space, is best known for his pivotal role in the growth of Google as Chairman and CEO.From their own website
Type
Company
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first31 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    DuloSeed · US · Pulse 2.0$130MWith 11 others
  3. Oct
    Two DeltaSeed · IL · Google News searchUndisclosedWith 1 other
  4. Jul
    GradiumSeed · FR · TechCrunch$100MWith 8 others
  5. Jun
    General IntuitionSeries A · US · Golden Egg Check$300MWith 11 others
  6. Mar
    AMI LabsFR · TechCrunch$1.0BWith 24 others
  7. 2025

    5 rounds

  8. Dec
    GradiumSeed · FR · TechCrunch$70MWith 6 others
  9. Oct
    Reflection AISeries B · US · Crunchbase News$2.0BWith 13 others
  10. Sept
    Periodic LabsSeed · TechCrunch$300MWith 10 others
  11. Aug
    Commonwealth Fusion SystemsSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$863MWith 27 others
  12. Jul
    Genesis AISeed · US · TechCrunch$105MWith 7 others
  13. 2019

    1 round

  14. Jun
    RealityEnginesSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.3MLed
  15. 2016

    1 round

  16. Jul
    EverFiSeries C · US · Fortune$40MWith 2 others
  17. 2015

    2 rounds

  18. Oct
    Periscope DataSeries A · US$9.5MWith 3 others
  19. May
    Fly BLADESeries A · US$6.0MWith 5 others
  20. 2014

    1 round

  21. May
    Urban EnginesUSUndisclosedWith 6 others
  22. 2013

    4 rounds

  23. May
    WibiDataSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$18MWith 4 others
  24. Apr
    UpstartSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.9MWith 6 others
  25. Apr
    Civis AnalyticsUSUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Apr
    PeekVenture · US$500KWith 6 others
  27. 2012

    4 rounds

  28. Apr
    Planetary ResourcesSeed · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  29. Feb
    WibiDataSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  30. Jan
    DailyWorthSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 5 others
  31. Jan
    PeekSeed · US · bits.blogs.nytimes.com$1.4MWith 5 others
  32. 2011

    4 rounds

  33. Aug
    MashapeSeed · US · gigaom.com$1.5MWith 12 others
  34. Jun
    ICON AircraftVenture · US · finsmes.com$25MWith 8 others
  35. Jun
    SpongecellUS · techcrunch.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Mar
    AmpriusSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$25MWith 1 other
  37. 2010

    2 rounds

  38. Nov
    ArtsySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 16 others
  39. Apr
    ProsperSeries D · US · americanbankingnews.com$15MWith 1 other
  40. 2006

    1 round

  41. Feb
    inDplayUS · dmwmedia.comUndisclosedSole investor
  42. 1999

    1 round

  43. Mar
    HipboneSeed · US$750KWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Urban EnginesBought by GoogleUndisclosedSept 2016
inDplayBought by Ascent Media CorporationUndisclosedSept 2008
HipboneBought by KANA SoftwareUndisclosedJan 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Eric Schmidt. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Khosla VenturesVC firm8rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm6rounds togetherNVIDIACompany5rounds togetherJeff BezosAngel4rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm4rounds togetherRam ShriramVC firm4rounds togetherXavier NielVC firm4rounds togetherAmplify PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherDST GlobalPrivate equity3rounds togetherJack DorseyAngel3rounds togetherAccelVC firm2rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Eric Schmidt put money into.

Gradium$100M · Jul 2026General Intuition$300M · Jun 2026Periodic Labs$300M · Sept 2025Genesis AI$105M · Jul 2025EverFi$40M · Jul 2016

Quick answers about Eric Schmidt

What does Eric Schmidt invest in?

Eric Schmidt invests most often at Seed and Series A (72% of the rounds on record).

How active is Eric Schmidt?

31 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Eric Schmidt invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dulo (Seed, Oct 2026), Two Delta (Seed, Oct 2026) and Gradium (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Eric Schmidt's cheques?

The median round it joins is $130M.

Does Eric Schmidt lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 31 investments on record (3%).

Where does Eric Schmidt invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and France (10%).

Is Eric Schmidt investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Eric Schmidt invest alongside?

Most often Khosla Ventures (8 rounds together), SV Angel (6 rounds together) and NVIDIA (5 rounds together).

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