Anthropic seeks shareholder approval to give CEO Dario Amodei and co-founders 50.1% voting control before IPO

On September 24, 2026, The Information reported that Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, is asking shareholders to approve a new corporate structure that would give CEO Dario Amodei and his six co-founders a combined 50.1% voting power. This move, which emulates Palantir's founder-control model, would apply as long as three of the seven co-founders retain a minimum number of shares. The founders' control would not extend to board elections, and employees would receive special tie-breaker shares. Anthropic, valued at $965 billion, is preparing for a major IPO, possibly after the US midterm elections.