Anthropic Plans Supervoting Shares for Founders Before $2 Trillion IPO
TLDR
- Anthropic plans to give CEO Dario Amodei and co-founders a class of stock with extra voting power
- The dual-class share structure is designed to shield founders from outside shareholder pressure
- Dario Amodei currently owns only about 2% of Anthropic
- The company’s CFO has already met with prospective investors ahead of a planned IPO
- Anthropic could be valued at $2 trillion at IPO, up from its last valuation of $965 billion
Anthropic is moving to give its CEO and co-founders supervoting shares before the company goes public. The AI startup wants to protect its leadership from short-term pressure by outside shareholders.
🚨HUGE: Anthropic to give CEO Dario Amodei and its co-founders SUPER-VOTING shares ahead of the potential Wall Street debut, per The Information.
The move would grant Anthropic’s founders greater control despite owning less the 5% combined relatively small ownership stakes,… pic.twitter.com/bDTPOqHNNn
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CEO Dario Amodei and other co-founders would receive a special class of stock that carries more voting power than regular shares. This would be the first time Anthropic’s founders have had this kind of control.
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