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Who is Cami Clark? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife approached Jeffrey Epstein to fund porn venture
Cami Clark, wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, drew attention for seeking funding from Jeffrey Epstein over a decade ago.
Cami Clark, the wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, has drawn fresh attention after emails in the Jeffrey Epstein files showed she approached the disgraced financier about funding a porn business venture more than a decade ago.
Clark has largely stayed out of the public eye despite her close ties to some of Silicon Valley's most influential figures. But a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal has detailed her unusual career, her relationship with Amodei and her behind-the-scenes influence around Anthropic.
A Forbes report on Cami Clark separately examined emails in the Epstein files and reported that Clark sought Epstein's backing for one of her early ventures.
Who is Cami Clark?
Clark is an entrepreneur who married Amodei in 2022. She met him in 2014, when he was working as a researcher, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Before her relationship with Amodei, Clark dated former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. WSJ reported that Clark later helped bring Schmidt into Amodei's orbit, with Schmidt becoming an early investor in Anthropic.
Clark herself has pursued several business ventures, including companies focused on women's health and technology. Her career has taken her through real estate, entrepreneurship and Silicon Valley's investor circles.
Yet she has maintained a remarkably low profile. The Wall Street Journal reported that little information about Clark is available online and that efforts have been made to remove references to her from the internet.
What was Cami Clark's connection to Jeffrey Epstein?
Clark met Epstein in 2011 through literary agent John Brockman, according to emails from the Epstein files reviewed by the Journal and Forbes.
Brockman introduced Clark and her business partner Michelle Capocefalo to Epstein as they were seeking funding for an early venture. Clark subsequently communicated directly with Epstein about her plans.
In 2012, Clark contacted Epstein again and asked whether he remained interested in investing in her business. According to the emails reported by Forbes, she also discussed another venture involving women's health and technology.
The correspondence shows that Epstein was willing to consider some of the business ideas Clark presented to him, but there is no indication in the records cited by Forbes that he ultimately invested in her ventures.
Their correspondence continued beyond the investment discussions. Clark invited Epstein to a housewarming party, and the two later connected on LinkedIn, according to the Journal.
The contact took place after Epstein had already pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 and been required to register as a sex offender.
The records described by Forbes and the Journal do not establish that Clark participated in Epstein's criminal activities or that she was accused of wrongdoing.
Clark's early venture was a 'luxury porn' startup
Before her work in technology and her relationship with Amodei, Clark and business partner Michelle Capocefalo reportedly launched Eddice, a venture that sought to produce what they described as more polished, upscale adult entertainment. According to The Wall Street Journal report the company promoted itself as “intellectually promiscuous,” while its website featured titles including Lady Porn Day and Orgasm, Inc.
Clark later approached Epstein about backing the venture. In a follow-up email after their 2011 introduction, she sent him the script or treatment for four planned films, including American Girl in Paris, describing the material as “a little nsfw,” according to the emails reported by the Journal and reproduced by the New York Post.
A year later, Clark again pitched Epstein on investing. When he initially did not remember her, she reminded him that they had a “free luxury porn company.” Epstein responded that he remembered, but ultimately declined the investment, saying he “can’t do sex TV.”
The venture appears to have been part of Clark's broader entrepreneurial career before she became closely associated with Silicon Valley's technology and investment circles. The records cited by the Journal and Forbes do not indicate that Epstein ultimately funded the porn business.
How did Clark become connected to Dario Amodei?
Clark met Amodei years before Anthropic became an AI powerhouse.
Amodei had previously worked at OpenAI before leaving with other researchers and co-founding Anthropic in 2021. His company went on to develop Claude, one of the leading competitors in the generative AI market.
Clark does not hold a formal position at Anthropic. Still, the Wall Street Journal reported that people familiar with the company view her as a sounding board and strategic adviser to Amodei. She has also helped him build relationships with investors and other influential figures.
Her proximity to Amodei has become more significant as Anthropic has grown rapidly and prepared for a potential public offering.
Why Clark’s Epstein connection is drawing scrutiny
The renewed focus on Clark comes as Anthropic enters a crucial phase of its expansion.
The company is reportedly preparing for a potential IPO that could value it at an extraordinary level, putting Amodei among the most closely watched executives in the technology industry.
That has brought greater attention to the people around him, including Clark and the role she has played outside Anthropic's formal corporate structure.
For Clark, the Epstein files have brought an old chapter of her entrepreneurial career back into the spotlight. The documents show that she knew Epstein, communicated with him and sought his potential financial backing. They do not, by themselves, demonstrate criminal conduct by Clark.
