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Anthropic's seven founders seek majority vote before its IPO

TechCrunch · 25 Sep 2026 · Connie Loizos

TechCrunch reports Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve special shares that would give CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders 50.1% of votes on most company matters once it goes public. Each founder owns roughly 2% of the company, and the shares carry no extra economic value.

Why it matters. If you build on Claude, the people who set its direction would stay the same after a public listing.

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