# Anthropic reportedly prepares enhanced voting shares for co-founders

_Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM EDT · AI, Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Anthropic has been preparing to give CEO Dario Amodei and other co-founders a class of shares with extra voting power, The Information reported. The proposed share class would be arranged ahead of a planned IPO, according to the report.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260818/p32#a260818p32)

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