# Anthropic's Seven Co-Founders Ask Shareholders for 50.1 Percent of the Vote Before Listing

Each of the seven holds roughly 2 percent of the equity, and the proposed super-voting share class, modeled on Palantir Technologies' structure, carries no economic value. It lapses only if fewer than three of the founders keep a minimum stake.

- Published: 2026-09-27T06:30:19.445Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-09-27/anthropic-s-seven-co-founders-ask-shareholders-for-50-1-perc
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: markets
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Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a dual-class share structure that would give chief executive Dario Amodei and his six co-founders a combined 50.1 percent of the vote on most corporate matters. The request, first reported by The…

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