Anthropic seeks Palantir-style founder voting bloc ahead of IPO — 50.1% control on ~2% economics

What's going on? The Information reports that Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a special share class awarding CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders — including Daniela Amodei — collective 50.1% voting power on most corporate matters, provided at least three of the seven retain a minimum shareholding. The structure explicitly emulates Palantir’s Founder Voting Trust (Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Stephen Cohen). Board elections stay with the Long-Term Benefit Trust, which still appoints a majority of the seven-seat board; founder-appointed seats rise from two to three. Founder shares add voting power only (no extra economics), held via an LLC — framed as compatible with the founders’ pledge to give away most of their wealth despite tiny stakes (Amodei ~2%). Context: May valuation $965B; TI previously reported a ≥$1.5T IPO ask, with timing now more likely late October/November than this month. The company remains a public benefit corporation.

Why it matters: Tiny economics, outsized control — a public-markets template for a frontier lab that wants founder voting without founder-sized equity, while keeping the LTBT on the board majority. The Palantir comp makes the governance ask legible to IPO investors; the caveat is that the plan is not yet approved.

Caveats: Reporting is people-familiar; shareholder vote sought in coming days, not done. Exact minimum-share thresholds, LLC splits, and how employee tie-breaker stock interacts with LTBT/founder blocs are undisclosed.

Source: The Information — Anthropic Seeks Palantir-Style Voting Control for Seven Co-Founders Ahead of IPO