Anthropic's seven founders asked for 50.1% of the votes. They own about 14%.
Anthropic's co-founders, including chief executive Dario Amodei, want 50.1% of the vote on most company decisions before a stock market listing.
The Information reported the plan, TechCrunch wrote on 25 September.
Each founder owns about 2% of the company. Together they hold about 14% of the shares. Special voting shares with no economic value would make up the voting difference.
Anthropic was valued at $965 billion in May. On secondary markets, where existing shares change hands, it has recently been valued at $1.5 trillion.
The Long-Term Benefit Trust would continue choosing most of Anthropic's board members. The founders would get three board seats instead of two, while employees would receive stock to break ties on some issues.
Mark Zuckerberg at Meta and Evan Spiegel at Snap hold similar shares with extra voting power. TechCrunch noted that control shared among seven founders is unusual. Shareholders are expected to vote in the coming days.
The report carried no comment from Anthropic.
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