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Anthropic, the AI firm behind Claude, is gearing up for a potential September IPO and is secretly planning to give its founders—especially CEO Dario Amodei—supervoting stock to lock in control as the company goes public. With less ownership than typical tech founders, this move lets them shield their vision from shareholder pressure. They’re also keeping their trustee-led governance structure intact, where non-shareholder trustees elect most board members—a rare setup they’re trying to cement before going public. Details are still murky, but the goal is clear: maintain their unique leadership model amid the chaos of an IPO.

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