Anthropic is seeking shareholder approval for a governance structure that would give CEO Dario Amodei and six co-founders a combined 50.1% voting power on most corporate matters after an IPO. The arrangement would remain effective if at least three founders continue holding minimum stakes. Each of the seven founders currently holds approximately 2% of the company, while the proposed shares would provide enhanced voting power without additional economic rights. The structure resembles founder control arrangements used by companies including Palantir and is intended to preserve governance influence after a public listing. Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust would retain authority to elect a majority of board members, founder board seats would increase from two to three, and employees would receive tie-breaking voting rights on specific matters. The founders have pledged to give away 80% of their wealth, a commitment Amodei announced in January while warning that AI-driven wealth concentration could destabilize society. Anthropic was valued at $965 billion in May and recently reached a $1.5 trillion secondary-market valuation, which its upcoming IPO is expected to reflect.