Anthropic Founders Lock in 50.1% Voting Power Ahead of Record IPO

Anthropic is seeking shareholder approval for a dual-class voting structure that would grant its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% voting power ahead of an anticipated late-2026 initial public offering, drawing parallels to Palantir's founder-control framework. CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders—including his sister Daniela Amodei, who serves as president, along with Tom Brown, Jared Kaplan, Sam McCandlish, Jack Clark, and two others—each own approximately 2% of the company, yet the proposed structure would hand them decisive control over most shareholder votes and strategic decisions once the firm lists publicly.