# Eric Schmidt, Founding Partner

> Eric Schmidt, Founding Partner. 29 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-schmidt (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Partner

# Eric Schmidt

Founding Partner at [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)

Latest rounds

- **Two Delta** Round Oct 2026
- **Gradium** Seed · $100M Jul 2026
- **General Intuition** Series A · $300M Jun 2026

Backs *AI* *Robotics* *Gaming* *Artificial Intelligence*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 29 last Jul 2026
- **Filings:** 7 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 29 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Innovation Endeavors
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Innovation Endeavors** VC firm · US **18** cheques in 12 months **178** all time **5** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 30
- **Led:** 1
- **Disclosed:** $4.9B
- **Active:** 1999–26

2026

- **Two Delta** *Round* *IL* Oct 2026 Joined · +1 investor
- [Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium) *Seed* **$100M** *FR* Jul 2026 Joined · +8 investors
- [General Intuition](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition) *Series A* **$300M** *US* Jun 2026 Joined · +7 investors
- [AMI Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ami-labs) *Round* **$1B** *FR* Mar 2026 Joined · +24 investors

2025

- [Gradium](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradium) *Seed* **$70M** *FR* Dec 2025 Joined · +6 investors
- [Reflection AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflection-ai) *Series B* **$2B** *US* Oct 2025 Joined · +13 investors
- [Periodic Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/periodic-labs) *Seed* **$300M** Sept 2025 Joined · +10 investors
- [Commonwealth Fusion Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/commonwealth-fusion-systems) *Series B* **$863M** *US* Aug 2025 Joined · +27 investors
- [Genesis AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/genesis-ai) *Seed* **$105M** *US* Jul 2025 Joined · +7 investors

2019

- [RealityEngines](https://millionrounds.com/company/realityengines) *Seed* **$5.3M** *US* Jun 2019 Led · +7 investors

2016

- [EverFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/everfi) *Series C* **$40M** *US* Jul 2016 Joined · +2 investors

2015

- [Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data) *Series A* **$9.5M** *US* Oct 2015 Joined · +3 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **11**
- Round **6**
- Series A **5**
- Series B **4**
- Venture **2**

What they backed

AI **8** Robotics **3** Gaming **1** Artificial Intelligence **1** Cleantech **1** Climate Tech **1**

Alongside

- [Khosla Ventures *5*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)
- [Nvidia *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia)
- [Xavier Niel *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xavier-niel)
- [Jeff Bezos *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)
- [Amplify Partners *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners)
- [Coatue *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management)
- [DST *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst)
- [DST Global *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global)

The latest 12 of 30. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **SB Technology, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Civis Analytics, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Insight Brewing Company, LLC** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ANPI Holding, Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Google Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 3 filings · since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **IB3 Networks, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **LANGUAGE ACCESS NETWORK, INC.** Executive Officer, Director since 2008

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Innovation Endeavors

- [**Dror Berman** Founding Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dror-berman)
- [**Ali Jordan** Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-jordan)
- [**Andy Triedman** Staff Product Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-triedman)
- [**Aravind Bharadwaj** Kauffman Fellow *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aravind-bharadwaj)
- [**Bridget Storm** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bridget-storm)
- [**Caleb Appleton** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton)
- [**Davis Treybig** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/davis-treybig)
- [**Harpinder Singh** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/harpinder-singh)

## Hear them before you pitch them

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Eric Schmidt in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 9 Feb 2026 · 31 min 🧬 From VC to Operator: The Career Move Nobody Recommended | Caleb Appleton (Part 3/4) With [Caleb Appleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton) Mentions [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)[Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-schmidt) About this episode In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, we explore Partner at Bison Ventures, Caleb Appleton's journey from venture capital to operations and back again. Caleb shares his experience joining Innovation Endeavors during its spinout from Eric Schmidt's family office, where minimal structure… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Biotech Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/biotech-startups) · 5 Feb 2026 · 30 min 🧬 People Over Place: A Lesson in Career Success | Caleb Appleton (Part 2/4) With [Caleb Appleton](https://millionrounds.com/person/caleb-appleton) Mentions [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors)[Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-schmidt) About this episode "People outweigh challenging environments. A great environment cannot outweigh challenging people." In this episode of The Biotech Startups Podcast, Partner at Bison Ventures, Caleb Appleton returns for Part Two to share how early research experiences in nanotechnology, genome editing, and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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