Anthropic announced the creation of a Founder LLC, a vehicle holding a single Class F share that grants the seven co-founders 50.1% of voting power on key decisions, including board elections, ahead of its public listing. The founders, led by CEO Dario Amodei and President Daniela Amodei, will retain structural control despite the arrival of Class A shareholders. The company maintains its Delaware Public Benefit Corporation status, allowing directors to weigh interests beyond shareholder value maximization, and has explicitly warned that its safety mission could hurt Class A stock performance. Anthropic also established a Long-Term Benefit Trust, with former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke as a trustee, and the founders pledged to direct 80% of their equity to charitable causes. Valued at approximately $965 billion as of May 2026, the company confidentially filed for a US IPO in June 2026.
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