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Anthropic’s founders seek voting control ahead of IPO
Publisher description: Anthropic is asking its shareholders to approve a structure that would give its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% of the vote on most corporate matters.
TechCrunch | Sep 25, 2026 | Connie Loizos
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Anthropic’s founders want to stay in charge after the company goes public. According to The Information, the company is asking shareholders to approve a structure “in the coming days” that would give CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders special shares carrying a combined 50. 1% of the vote on most corporate matters, as long as at least three of them keep a minimum stake. The new shares carry no extra economic value, but they’d preserve the group’s control once the company starts trading publicly.
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