Anthropic plans to grant seven founders 50.1% voting rights to retain control after IPO.

BlockBeats news, September 25, according to The Information, Anthropic is seeking shareholder approval for a special equity structure, planning to grant CEO Dario Amodei and six other co-founders a combined 50.1% voting rights, to ensure the founding team can maintain control after the company goes public. The arrangement requires at least 3 founders to continue holding a minimum proportion of company shares.

It is reported that Anthropic's seven founders currently each hold about 2% of shares, and the new equity will not grant additional economic benefits, only increasing voting rights. Meanwhile, Anthropic's long-term benefit trust will still be responsible for electing most board members, the number of founder director seats will increase from 2 to 3, and employees will also receive shares that can break ties on certain matters.

Anthropic was valued at $96.5 billion in May this year, and its recent secondary market valuation has risen to approximately $1.5 trillion, and its proposed IPO is expected to reference this latest valuation.