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importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-09-25T15:40:03Z

Anthropic Founders Pursue Super-Voting Shares to Maintain Control Pre-IPO

Anthropic's founders plan to secure voting control through super-voting shares ahead of their IPO, ensuring 50.1% voting power collectively under specific conditions. This structure mirrors strategies used by other tech leaders but emphasizes a group approach despite founders holding only 2% equity each.

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.

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