Anthropic founders seek 50.1% voting control via Palantir-style structure ahead of possible IPO
Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new governance structure that would grant its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% voting control on most corporate matters, provided at least three retain minimum stakes. The move, modeled on Palantir's founder voting trust, comes ahead of a potential trillion-dollar IPO and would preserve founder control despite further dilution of their economic stakes.
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The Information : Sources: Anthropic asks shareholders to approve a Palantir-style structure granting its seven co-founders 50.1% of voting power if three retain minimum stakes — Anthropic is asking shareholders to approve a new corporate structure that would award CEO Dario Amodei and his six cofounders …
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在即将迎来万亿美元级首次 IPO 的关键节点，Anthropic 正在酝酿一项极具争议但极具保护色彩的治理结构调整： 让七位联合创始人在上市后仍保持公司控制权。 The Information 引述知情人士报道，Anthropic 正向股东寻求批准一项全新的公司架构，为 CEO Dario Amodei 以及另外六位联合创始人设立特殊类别股票，使他们在多数公司事务中拥有集体投票控制权。 按照拟议方案， 只要七位创始人至少三人继续持有规定数量的股份，他们将合计拥有 50.1% 的投票权。 也就是说，即便未来 Anthropic 持续融资、发行新股，创始团队的经济持股比例被进一步稀释，他们依然能够掌握公司的重大决策方向。 而 Anthropic 的这一举措，借鉴的正是 大数据分析巨头 Palantir 的「创始人投票信托」（Founder Voting Trust）模式。 极低股权与绝对控制的平衡术 其实，过去十多年，科技公司 IPO 时创始人通过「双重股权结构」锁定控制权并不罕见。像是 Meta 的 Mark Zuckerberg、SpaceX 的 Elon Musk 等均是典型代表，他们都曾通过超级投票权，让创始人在上市后继续掌握公司战略方向。 不过，Anthropic 面临的问题要更为特殊。 Anthropic 成立于 2021 年，由一批 OpenAI 前员工创办，成立之初就将 AI 安全和长期主义放在核心位置， 采用 Public Benefit Corporation（公益型公司） 架构，并设立 Long-Term Benefit Trust（长期利益信托） ，这一信托由非股东成员组成，包括前美联储主席 Ben Bernanke 等人士，主要关注 AI 安全和社会影响问题。目的是，希望在商业利益之外，也考虑 AI 技术可能带来的长期社会影响。 但一旦 IPO 的话，势必会带来新的压力，公开市场投资者通常关注的焦点是收入增长速度、商业化效率、利润水平、股价表现等。而 Anthropic 想要保持技术领先地位，则需要持续投入大规模模型训练、算力基础设施、AI 安全研究…… 两者之间存在天然「张力」。 更为悬殊的是 股权比例与投票权的倒挂 。公开信息显示，首席执行官 Dario Amodei 仅持有 Anthropic 约 2% 的股份，其他联合创始人（包括其妹妹
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Anthropic is asking its shareholders to approve a structure that would give its seven co-founders a combined 50.1% of the vote on most corporate matters.
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